Each high school will be assigned to a zone on the beach and each high school must provide two Zone Captains. Middle schools may elect to work with the high school in the middle school’s innovation zone. Buses will be provided upon request to take participants from the high school to their beach zone.  Actual clean up should start at 9:00 am and last until 11:00am The school’s Zone Captains must publicize the event, pick up needed equipment, keep an accurate record of participants and produce a written report on the results of their school’s clean up effort.

Wacky Olympics                                                                        March

This project is a fundraiser for the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.  High schools will enter Wacky Olympic Teams and Host individual events.  Middle schools will enter teams.  The entrance fee for high school teams is $100 per team and for middle schools it is $50 per team.  A different high school is selected  each year to act as a host.  The games are versions of various party ice-breakers and silly games.  A school may enter more than one team.

School Beautification Event (Middle Schools only)                         Anytime

The middle school student council selects a convenient day and organizes a school wide clean-up or similar event. The project could also involve painting, planting shrubs and trees, etc.

BCASC Food Drives                                                October/November/December

Field of Food                                                                        October

A massive food drive sponsored by Volunteer Broward. Non perishable food will be delivered to Lockhart Stadium.

Souper Bowl of Caring                                                January February

Souper Bowl of Caring is a national initiative to aid the hungry.  During this event a school may elect to hold an Empty Bowls event.

Interscholastic Penny Wars                                    December/January/February

A “penny wars” competition between schools to raise money for a charity.  The charity recipient is voted on by the BCASC each year. Pennies count positive points, silver and paper count negative points.

Cure Finders                                                                                    Anytime

Each school can select a fundraising event from the kit provided by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  All proceeds will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to be used for promoting awareness, developing therapies and ultimately a cure.

Serving Our Seniors                                                                        Anytime

Schools are to adopt a project that services senior citizens.  School student councils may choose to work with a assisted living or a retirement center and sponsor a project that involves our communities senior citizens.  Senior-Senior Prom, Seniors back to school, etc are sample projects.

Holiday Cards for VA Hospitals                                                Last day in November

School will produce giant holiday cards (22X28) and make them available to be signed by students and staff. These cards will be collected and sent to Florida’s VA hospitals

Hoops of Hope                                                                                    Anytime

This is a national initiative.  Each school conducts a free throw a thon.  Students get pledges from others to pay a certain amount for every free throw they make.   The funds are donated to the national Hoops of Hope Foundation which will use it to build schools and clinics in Africa.

The BCASC may vote to sponsor or endorse additional projects during the year.