Americans for Informed Democracy

Re-Create a Buzz Cuts Event on Your Own Campus

Emily Renzelli’s Toolkit: “Believing, Understanding, Giving”

1. Believing
Contact on-campus outreach center/civic engagement center for help planning your campaign

Use our Campus Campaign Organizing Toolkit to get some ideas, click HERE.

Get students to sign a petition showing support for Malaria and publicly present it to your governor/representative/senator

2. Understanding
Organize civil discussions about Malaria through a panel or “teach-ins” about Malaria, click HERE for our toolkit.

Host a party and get “Malaria nets” to put on people…can’t leave until they recite a fact about Malaria. Have a scavenger hunt with small bugs and give prizes to people who find them

3. Giving
Get pledges from friends and family

Have a bake sale on campus or in the community

Send all proceeds to AID to donate to Nothing But Nets (every $10 will provide a family with a mosquito net that could save their lives)

Alison Case’s Toolkit: “Knitting for Nets”

1. Find a local knitting/crocheting club/organization
Create presentations to educate knitters about malaria

Ask them to donate products to your cause

2. Hold “teach-ins” and recruit people to knit/crochet scarves/hats
For several weeks organize a weekly knitting/crocheting event

Serve food

Show a movie

3. Sell the finale products
Sell each scarf/hat for $10 a piece at a well-advertised event

Include an information sheet about Nothing But Nets and malaria.

4. Send proceeds to AID to be donated to Nothing But Nets

Katie Boyce-Jacino and Toni Zosherafatain’s Toolkit: “Malaria Awareness Week”

1. ADVERTISE
Place educational and eye-catching displays in high traffic areas with statistics and info about Malaria and Nothing But Nets.

List the week’s events (date, time, place, free food, etc)

2. Educate your campus about malaria
Have a panel discussion with professors that have done research on Malaria

Hold Teach-ins at club events or classes about malaria and Nothing But Nets

Have a film screening of ‘Malaria: Fever Wars' or ‘Missing Out,’ click HERE for our toolkit

3. Have a bake sale or other creative way to raise money
Make yummy treats to sell

Give out info about malaria

4. Host a party with a Greek or themed house
Have a suggested donation of a few dollars

Get a well know DJ or band to perform

Ask other clubs to help fund the event

Get “Malaria nets” to put on people and don’t let them out until they recite a fact about Malaria.

Have a scavenger hunt with small bugs and give prizes to people who find them

5. Send proceeds to AID to be donated to Nothing But Nets

Other Fundraising Ideas:

1. Beach Volleyball Tournament

2. 5k to Fight Malaria

3. Faculty Basketball Game (Faculty, Staff and Coaches played a competitive game while student fans cheered them on. Fans participated in the game by donating $2 to their team of choice and in doing so raising the score by 2 points)

Other Ways to Take Action:

– Our Campaign Strategy toolkit

– Get students to sign a petition pledging their support for Malaria and present it to your governor/senator/representative, find the petition template HERE

– Set up a lobbying meeting with your representative, see our lobbying toolkit

– Organize a rally, see our rally toolkit

Want other resources on rallying, lobby visits, call-in days and more on health issues? Click here.

Questions? contact courtney@aidemocracy.org or (410) 982-8773