50 ways to save amphibians!

Things you can do:

1. Ask 5 friends and 5 family members to sign the Amphibian Ark petition.
2. Write 5 letters in support of frogs – letters to the newspaper editor and to local and national government leaders
3. Collect $5.00 pledges from 5 people and run a 5K to raise funds
4. Purchase 5 frog ringtones from the Amphibian Ark ringtones page.
5. Invite 5 friends to build a Certified Wildlife Habitat in their backyards that creates homes for amphibians - http://www.nwf.org/backyard/
6. Invite 5 friends to become FrogWatch volunteers - http://www.nwf.org/volunteer/
7. Donate 5% of your economic stimulus check
8. Collect your loose change for 5 weeks and donate it to Amphibian Ark
9. Organize a 5-mile Ribbit Ride – a family bike ride through the country listening for frogs in your area
10. Organize an eating contest at your town’s annual summer picnic and challenge players to eat 5 funnel cakes with proceeds going to Amphibian Ark
11. Hold a garage sale and donate 5% of your earnings
12. Read 5 frog books this summer to your child
13. Take your child, and four of his or her friends, to the amphibian exhibit at your zoo
14. Bring your lunch to work for 5 days and donate $5.00 per day from the money saved
15. Invite friends and family to participate in a Miniature Golf Marathon – teams of 5 receive $.50 pledges for every hole completed in 5 hours
16. Fuel for Frogs – you and 5 friends pump gas and wash windshields at your local gas station for 5 hours with donations benefiting Amphibian Ark
17. Learn the differences between the 5 major amphibian types: frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians
18. Bike to work for 5 days and donate the gas money saved to Amphibian Ark
19. Gather groups of 5 people to solicit donations and petition sign-ups at grocery stores, churches, etc.

Things your child can do:

20. Have a lemonade stand to raise $5.00 and serve “frog juice” by using green food coloring
21. Have a bake sale with frog shaped cookies to raise $5.00
22. Hold a car wash with 5 friends and wash 50 cars for $5.00 per car
23. Have a Sidewalk Chalk Art Show - draw pictures of your 5 favorite frogs with 5 friends and invite your neighbors to view for $.50 per person
24. Ask your parents for five additional chores – one per week – and donate $5.00 earned
25. Work with your teacher to hold a classroom Leap-a-thon on May 19, National Frog Jumping Jubilee Day, with each classmate leapfrogging 50 times and collecting pledges from family and friends for each leap
26. Do chores around the house to raise $5.00
27. Create an amphibian trivia contest and invite 5 families to play
28. Have a yard sale with old toys and clothes that are no longer used and raise $5.00
29. Create a 5 for Frogs 5-month summer calendar and sell to family and friends for $5.00
30. Have a guessing game jar and fill it with candy to raise $5.00
31. Have a pajama party day where classmates pay $.50 to wear pajamas to school to raise $50.00
32. Go door-to-door collecting aluminum cans or plastic bottles, take your items to the recycling center, and raise $5.00 for Amphibian Ark
33. Have a La-Z-Boy day and raise $5.00 by selling tickets for one lucky teacher to spend an entire day of teaching from a La-Z-Boy chair
34. Have a student/faculty 5-on-5 basketball or volleyball tournament to raise money
35. Raise $5.00 with a Swim-a-thon and collect donations for every lap

Things your company can do:

36. Pay $5.00 to wear jeans at work with the company matching 50% of the funds
37. It’s 5:00 Somewhere Hoppy Hour – Ask employees to donate $5.00, $15.00, $25.00, or $50.00 for a ‘hoppy hour’ with drinks and appetizers
38. Hold a corporate 5-person golf scramble for $150.00 per person
39. Have a corporate bowling night with 5 frames of crazy bowl and 5 frames of regular bowl with proceeds going to Amphibian Ark
40. Host a trivia night with teams of 5, a 50/50 raffle, and one category of fun frog trivia
41. Have a ‘kiss the frog’ booth at the corporate picnic with senior executives kissing real or toy frogs following every $5.00 raised for Amphibian Ark
42. Shed 5 pounds by giving up coffee/ sweets/etc and what normally would have been spent on these items can go to Amphibian Ark; the company then matches the total weight loss of all employees in dollars
43. Arrange a corporate casino night with a $5.00 door donation and have tables with 5 card draw and $.05 slots
44. Hold a Corporate Olympics Field Day Challenge with frog-themed games like jump rope, sack races, hop scotch, long jump, and hurdles; employees can make $5.00 donations to Amphibian Ark
45. Host a Battle of the Bands with a $5.00 door charge and the proceeds will benefit Amphibian Ark
46. Organize a Crock Pot hop where employees bring in their favorite crock pot dishes; other employees will pay $5.00 to judge with proceeds going to Amphibian Ark
47. Host a corporate movie night and charge $5.00 per person to benefit the frogs
48. Have a frog-themed ice cream social and charge $5.00 for all the tasty treats one can eat
49. Ask employees to have their children create “save the frog” posters and display them in your lunchroom
50. Host a wine tasting event with a $5.00 admission and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Amphibian Ark

Sending your funds to Amphibian Ark:
You can easily send the funds you raised to Amphibian Ark by clicking on the icon below to make a payment through PayPal. If you are making a donation on behalf of someone else, please click the "Add special instructions to seller" link on the confirmation page and type the person's name who you would like to honor.

If you want to make donations by check please make your check payable to CBSG/Amphibian Ark and send it to:

Amphibian Ark
c/o IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group
12101 Johnny Cake Ridge Road
Apple Valley, MN 55124, USA

(952)997-9800 / fax: (952)997-9803

or to arrange other forms of payment contact Elizabeth Townsend elizabeth@cbsg.org from the office of the IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group.

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