Fundraising Facts

In 1987, an 18-year-old freshman named Mike Hayes funded his education by asking 2.8 million people for one penny.

Evanston Township High School in Illinois played Justin Bieber's 'Baby' as a fundraiser between classes. Students had to pay to stop it. $1,000 was collected in 3 days.

The Hollywood Sign was falling apart by 1978. One letter had crashed down the hillside and it read "HuLLYWO D." Hugh Hefner held a Playboy Mansion fundraiser. Nine donors each paid $27,700 for a letter. Alice Cooper claimed an O in honor of Groucho Marx. Gene Autry took an L. Andy Williams funded the W. That rebuilt sign is the one you see today.