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Top Macaroni March Fundraising Ideas

Not sure where to start? These simple ideas turn everyday moments into meals for families under pressure.

Fill a Freezer Challenge

Set yourself a goal to raise enough to fill a Bellyful freezer with as many meals as possible, at $20 a meal. Share your goal and track your progress as donations come in.

Meal Pledge

Ask sponsors to donate a set amount for each comfort meal you make during March - mac & cheese optional but encouraged. Get the kids involved and teach them some new recipes!

Bake for Bellyful

Share baking with friends, whānau, or colleagues and invite donations to support families through Macaroni March. Go big - make it a workplace-wide effort.

Pasta Drive

Collect packets of pasta for your local Bellyful branch and invite people to donate alongside it.
A simple way to support meals in your community.

Comfort Food Club

Host a lunch or dinner where everyone brings their favourite comfort food and donates koha. Easy and comforting!

The Great Macaroni Count

Fill a clear jar with uncooked macaroni and invite people to donate to guess how many pieces are inside. You could offer a small prize!

Skip One, Share One

Pick one regular treat - a coffee, takeaway, or lunch out - and choose to skip it once (or a few times) during March. Donate the money you would have spent .

Give Instead of Gifts

If you have a birthday, anniversary, or celebration in March, ask friends and whānau to donate to your Macaroni March fundraiser instead of giving presents.