The Fundraising Solution for Schools!
The health. moves. minds.®, powered by Booster fundraiser is designed to teach students critical life skills — kindness, respect, philanthropy, advocacy — and to demonstrate the importance of daily physical activity and giving back to the community.
This is more than just another fundraiser — SHAPE America and Booster make it a whole experience! Through exciting events, valuable life lessons and reward systems, health. moves. minds. motivates students and families to achieve their best, unlocking your school’s full fundraising potential.
The health. moves. minds. fundraiser helps you:
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Achieve more funds for your health and PE program;
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Raise critical dollars to support school-wide projects and initiatives;
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Expand your donor base to reach more supporters;
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Engage the entire school community; and
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Build a kinder, healthier school culture.
Raise Funds for Your Health & PE Program AND the Entire School
When you choose to lead a health. moves. minds. fundraiser, your entire school community benefits:Booster will waive the standard program setup fee when you choose to lead a health. moves. minds. fundraiser;Your school will receive at least 50%* of funds raised (deposited in school bank account );You/your school’s health and physical education teacher will receive a Gopher gift card valued at 5% of funds raised by your school PLUS a $250 bonus match — courtesy of Booster — which will be added to your gift card.
School-Wide Incentives A health. moves. minds. fundraiser helps health and physical educators incorporate critical life skills into their classes and allows schools to address mental health topics while reinforcing the importance of physical activity school-wide. In addition to the positive benefits for students and schools, the fundraiser builds school-wide financial capacity to make large projects and initiatives a reality. Your school will receive at least 50%* of funds raised (deposited in school bank account). Raise $5,000 or more and get a special banner for your school. *Of the total amount of funds raised, twenty percent (20%) cover service fees, including 1:1 coaching support, teacher materials (e.g., toolkit, posters), and incentive prizes for fundraising. An additional fifteen percent (15%) of funds raised cover platform fees. Donors have the option to cover the platform fees when making donations online, reducing the 15% platform fee and making it possible that your school could receive as much at 60-63% back.
Teacher Rewards
When you plan and implement a health. moves. minds. fundraiser, you’ll be seen as a leader in your school community. Plus, a percentage of funds raised will be specifically earmarked for your health and physical education program!Teachers get access to free health. moves. minds. lessons and activities.You/your school’s health and physical education teacher will receive a Gopher gift card valued at 5% of funds raised by your school PLUS a $250 bonus match — courtesy of Booster — which will be added to your gift card!If you raise $2,000 or more, you’ll receive a FREE one-year SHAPE America Basic Professional Membership.Earn additional incentives from your participating state health and physical education association! Contact your state association to learn what state member benefits are available when your school holds a health. moves. minds. fundraiser.
Student Rewards
A health. moves. minds. fundraiser provides resources to health and physical education teachers to guide their students and school community to make positive health choices — emotionally and physically — creating lifelong positive health behavior skills.Students will be motivated by the fundraiser’s collectibles and physical activity-focused prizes, which are sure to keep them healthy and active with friends and family!
Importance of Promoting Physical Education and Physical Activity
The health. moves. minds. fundraiser provides lessons, activities and community-building ideas that help students live their best lives.By prioritizing physical activity and health in schools, health. moves. minds. addresses concerns and cultivates an environment that enhances students’ academic potential and overall success. It’s a holistic approach to nurturing both the body and the mind!Inspire healthy habits, fuel active minds, and teach young people to thrive physically and emotionally with health. moves. minds. Students, parents and the entire school community will love this program!SHAPE America has a library of free health. moves. minds. lessons and activities available for grades K-12.
Character Skill: Focus
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There are many ways a person can choose to focus. One of those ways, or skills, you can use is called Better Breathing, or deep breathing. Better Breathing is learning to take deep breaths so that it feels like it goes way into your stomach — making your belly poke out. With Better Breathing, the key is to breathe in slowly and quietly and breathe out slowly and quietly. The action of breathing in and our quietly tells our brain to help our body relax. Your heart rate will start to slow down and will help you focus better. Better breathing is a great skill because it can be done anytime, anywhere!
Character Skill: Self-Awareness
We all feel emotions and can feel many different emotions in one day. No emotion is bad! Being self-aware is being able to pay attention to our feelings and our thoughts. Once we can identify a feeling, we can make a healthy and safe choice to take care of our mind and body. For this activity, you will learn another skill to help when you're feeling big feelings as well as putting self-awareness into action with a parachute!
