How to Set up a Facebook Fundraiser:
- a. On your computer, Click Fundraisers in the left menu of your News Feed.
OR b. On your mobile device, Click the 3 lines at the top of the screen (if you don’t see “fundraisers”, click on “see more”). - Click Raise Money.
- Select “Friends of Ocean Academy” (Some good people in Tulsa set up the non-profit organization to benefit OAHS)
- Give your fundraiser a name such as “Help keep Ocean Academy afloat since tourism-based funding is gone”
- Download and add the attached photo. (Fundraisers with a photo are more successful)
Right click or long hold to download the photo. - Add this text (or your own version. A personalized introductory sentence can help your friends hear your personal appeal):Ocean Academy on Caye Caulker, Belize, needs your help. A tourism-based economy has disappeared overnight, during high season, affecting all sources of funding.
1) Government funding has been reduced by 19% so funding can shift to feed the jobless.
2) Families are no longer able to pay school fees (no school is free in Belize).
3) The tourism-based school business, Bike with Purpose, had to close when borders closed.
By raising $385 per student (130 students), we can keep Ocean Academy afloat and cover four months of school fees for all students. This means families can focus on food and shelter and teachers can focus on online learning.Check out this short video: https://youtu.be/JuCXDxLlJZ0Your contribution will make an impact, whether you donate $5 or $500. Every little bit helps! - Choose an amount: Any amount helps! $385 funds school fees and education costs for one student from March-June.
- When you complete these steps, Facebook will prompt you to post on your page and add a related comment or post. You may choose to download the video below (right click, save as) and upload to your page. The video will help to draw more attention to your fundraiser.
- Share & invite friends to your fundraiser.
- For more information, click here to check out this page from Facebook.
*Note that fundraisers (creating and donating) are limited to certain countries (such as the U.S., Canada, and European countries).
Local donations may be made in Belize at Atlantic Bank: #100299151, Ocean Academy.
Please send an image of the receipt to admin@oaseatide.com or
What’s App to: 667-2787 so we may thank you and credit it to a particular student if you wish.
Optional
- Right click or long hold the video below to download it to your computer or device. Then upload the video to a post on your Facebook page to help spread the word about Ocean Academy High School and your fundraiser.