Identify the Baby Photo Contest

Employees bring in a favorite baby picture, writing their name on the backside.  Pictures are numbered and posted on a bulletin board.  Employees purchase a chance to match co-workers with baby pictures.  When purchasing a chance, give the purchaser a numbered sheet with blanks to write their guesses.  Have them put their own name at the top and turn in.  Employee with the greatest number of correct guesses wins a prize! 

Penny War

It can take place between departments at your organization.  Start by placing collection buckets in each department.  Foster competition by making pennies positive points, while silver coins and bills are negative points.  Promote sabotage as well by encouraging competing departments to fill opponents’ buckets with bigger coins and bills.  All the while, more money is being raised.

Guess How Many

Fill a jar with M&M’s, jelly beans, etc.  Whoever comes closest to the actual number of items gets to take the jar home with them.  However, each guess will require a donation.

Chili Cook-off

Employees sign up to bring homemade chili for lunch at the office.  For those who just want to help, ask them to bring napkins, utensils, and bowls.  Donations such as breadsticks, cheese garnish, sour cream, and beverages may also be added to the luncheon.  Spice up the event by encouraging a western theme with employees dressing up in cowboy hats and bandanas.  Bowls of chili are sold for a set price such as $2 a bowl.

Catch the Spirit

Arrange a kite-decorating or kite-flying competition.  Hold awards for the smallest, largest, most creative, highest flying kites.  Create office displays with kites, windsocks and mobiles.  Afterwards donate exhibit items to a youth related agency.  Order a kite shaped cake to celebrate the start or finish of the campaign.

Shave the Boss’s Head

Employees attempt to reach company goal.  If they succeed or exceed the goal, the boss agrees to shave off his or her hair (mustaches and beards also option for men).  Create a chart to keep track of set company campaign goal.  Have a photo image or drawing of boss without hair at the top, displaying the results of reaching goal; or show progress posters with the slow removal of hair as the employees get closer to the goal.  Employees who make contribution are given the opportunity to vote on whether or not the CEO will have to shave.  Host a celebration party with the boss shaving his or her head/mustache/beard at the event.

Team Chia Pet Contest

Employees will need to divide into teams and choose a team captain.  Each team will care for and provide food, clothing and shelter for their Chia pets (sun lamps, Rapid Grow, and sweet-talking are all fair game).  Judges will need to be chosen for the contest; results can be announced at a closing luncheon, winning team receives an extra hour added to one of their lunch hours.

Bake Sale

Encourage everyone in the office to bring in baked goods and then hold a sale.

“The Biggest Loser” Team Weight Loss Contest

Develop teams (4-10 people) of employees willing to lose pounds for profits.  Each team member pays a fee (a United Way contribution) to enter the competition.  At the start date, all employees weigh-in and record their starting weight (honor system may be used).  Pick an ending date for the final weigh-in.  The team that together loses the most pounds wins.  Employees may choose to weigh themselves at various times throughout the competition to brag to competing teams, encouraging competition.  Elect a team captain to tally final weight loss results of the team.  Give the winning team a lunch out as their reward!