Schools compete for votes to win cash and muffins

New Zealand schools can be in the running to earn up to $7,000 in prizes for some much needed school supplies thanks to Muffin Break.  
 
It’s the fourth year of the Muffin Break Great Bake Sale online community support programme.
 
The winning school and runner-up can raise up to $4,000 by selling 1,000 muffins at $4 each. All profits raised on the day go directly to the schools and can be used at their discretion. There is also a cash card worth $3,000 for the major winner and a $1,000 cash card for the runner up.
 
Muffin Break marketing manager Gemma Fitzsimons says last year two-thirds of New Zealand schools took part in the programme.


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“School budgets are always tight and it can be really tough getting funding for any sought after extras for their students. That’s why we invented the Muffin Break Great Bake Sale - to provide a friendly competitive way for teachers, students, parents and relatives to support their favourite school.”
 
Leigh Primary School principal Julie Turner says the entire school was absolutely thrilled to win the 2014 Muffin Break Great Bake Sale as it enabled it to buy another basketball system for the playground.
 
“I would definitely recommend schools participate – it’s a great way to bring the community together and the amazing prize enables the winning school to spend its fundraised money in the way it thinks best.
 
“We want to thank Muffin Break for all their support of our little school – it was such an awesome prize.”
 

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How it works
The Muffin Break Great Bake Sale runs from 19 October to 16 November on the Muffin Break Facebook page where registered schools compete for votes.
 
Families and friends are encouraged to vote for their chosen school. The votes are weighted to account for school size. Every school has a genuine opportunity to win as the winners are the schools with the highest ratio of votes per pupil.
 
Muffin Break says last year 65 per cent* of New Zealand schools took part in the Great Bake Sale fundraising competition. Eight thousand votes were cast, a 45 per cent increase on 2013.
 
*According to Muffin Break’s database of New Zealand schools.


Website: muffinbreak.co.nz