2023-24 Iron Giraffe Challenge is Open!
Join the fun—and make a difference! All schools that raise $1,000 or more are automatically entered to win a visit from Salva—or one of seven other GREAT prizes. Registration is FREE!
Plus, if you reach the $1,000 goal, you’ll receive a special poster to hang in your classroom.
*Note: Your IGC pledge can count toward a sponsorship.
Contact us to share your interest in sponsoring a clean water project.
Please note: While multiple classes from the same school are welcome to fundraise for the IGC, the school will receive only one entry in the drawing.
Step 1.
Start by filling out an Iron Giraffe Challenge Registration Form.
(Already registered? Scroll down to see your school’s name!)
IGC 2023-24 dates & deadlines:
Registration deadline: April 12, 2024
Funds due: April 26, 2024
Live drawing: May 3, 2024
Step 2.
Check out these resources:
Prizes & rules Donation Information
Challenge Checklist Letter from Salva
Printable Fundraising Thermometer
Please send donations by check with a Donation Summary Form.
Step 3.
Begin fundraising! As part of IGC registration, a fundraising page is automatically created. You are under no obligation to use the online fundraising page.
Are you a Title 1 school? Please fill out this Google Form and contact Elissa Rowley at elissa.rowley@waterforsouthsudan.org
For additional support, contact us.
Click below for a special message from WFSS Founder Salva Dut
Pledged Schools in the Iron Giraffe Challenge
2023-24
* Returning participant
Bold = reached $1,000 goal
6th Grade Twisters, IL, USA
A Russell Knight Elementary School, NJ, USA
Abigail Adams Commonwealth of Texas, TX, USA*
Ada Christian School, MI, USA*
Ada Harris Elementary, CA, USA*
Albert M Greenfield Elementary School, PA, USA*
Alice Birney Elementary, CA, USA
All Saints' Chicago Episcopal Church, IL, USA
Altadena Middle School, AZ, USA*
American School of Doha, Doha, Qatar
Ann and Nate Levine Academy, TX, USA*
Apple Valley Elementary Ms. McKinney's 5th Grade Reading Group, WA, USA
Apollo High School, KY, USA
Arrowhead Elementary School, AR, USA*
Barker Central Jr./Sr. High School, NY, USA*
Barnstable United Elementary School, MA, USA*
Bednarcik Jr. High, IL, USA*
Bennie Dover Multi-Magnet Middle School, CT, USA
Bernheim Middle School, KY, USA
Beverly Middle School, MA, USA
Birney Elementary School, CA, USA
Bison Run School, Winnipeg, MB R3Y 2H1, Canada
Bogota Middle School, NJ, USA*
Braden River Middle School, FL, USA
Bradley International School, CO, USA*
Brewster High School, NY, USA*
Brighton Secondary School, South Australia*
British International School of Houston, TX, USA
Brookwood Elementary School, KS, USA
Bryker Woods Elementary School, TX, USA
Cabot Middle School North, AR, USA*
Cabot Middle School South, AR, USA*
Camerado Springs Middle School, CA, USA
Campus Lab School of Carlow University, PA, USA
Carl Sandburg Middle School, PA, USA
Carlisle County Middle School, KY, USA
Carson Elementary, CO, USA*
Cathedral High School, TX, USA
Cayman International School, Cayman Islands*
Center Moriches Middle School, NY, USA
Central Middle School, IL, USA*
Central School-Long Hill, NJ, USA
Chagrin Falls Middle School, OH, USA*
Charles Arthur Hughes Middle School, NV, USA
Chelsea Middle School, AL, USA
Church of Epiphany Sunday School, NY, USA
CinDay Academy, OH, USA
Clark Advanced Learning Center, FL, USA*
Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary School, GA, USA
Clifford Wise Intermediate, NY, USA
Clover Middle School, SC, USA*
Coffee County Middle School, TN, USA
Columbia Independent School, MO, USA
Columbia Intermediate School, OH, USA*
Corbett Preparatory School of IDS, FL, USA
Cornerstone Charter Academy, NC, USA
Creekwood Middle School, TX, USA
Crestdale Middle School, NC, USA*
Crystal Lake Montessori School, IL, USA
Cypress Ridge Elementary School NEHS, FL, USA
Dag Hammarskjold Middle School, CT, USA*
David A. Brown Middle School, CA, USA*
Dothan Preparatory Academy, AL, USA
Del Mar Pines School, CA, USA*
Devon Prep Tide Middle School, PA, USA
Dover Middle School, NH, USA
Dubois Central Catholic School, PA, USA
Dutchess Day School, NY, USA*
Dutton Christian Middle School, MI, USA
Eagle Ridge Middle School, NM, USA
East Brook Elementary School, NJ, USA*
East Cary Magnet Middle School, NC, USA*
East Kentwood Freshman Campus, MI, USA
East Woods School, NY, USA
Eastvale Elementary, CA, USA*
E. C. Adams Middle School, CT, USA*
École Dorothy Lynas Elementary School, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Ecole Laity View Elementary, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada
Edwin Markham Middle School, CA, USA
Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary, DE, USA
ENKA Istanbul Grade 7 English Classes, Istanbul
Eno River Academy, NC, USA*
Evening Street Elementary School, OH, USA*
Fair Banks Road Elementary, NY, USA
Field Middle School, CA, USA
Florida State University School, FL, USA
Forest Edge Elementary School, VA, USA*
Fort Worth Country Day, TX, USA*
Fortis Academy, MI, USA*
Fox Chapel Area School District (Elementary E-ELA), PA, USA*
Frankfurt International School Wiesbaden, Germany
Franklin Middle School Pocatello, ID, USA*
Friends' Central School, PA, USA*
Frontier Trail Middle School, KS, USA*
Gallagher Middle School, RI, USA
George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science, PA, USA
Glen Crest Middle School, IL, USA*
Glenwood Springs Middle School, CO, USA*
Goff Middle School, NY, USA
Graded - The American School Of São Paulo, Brazil*
Granada Hills Charter TK-8, CA, USA*
Greece Athena Middle School, NY, USA*
Greene County Middle School, IA, USA
Green Hedges School, VA, USA
Gritty Lighthouse Academy, CA, USA
Hahira Middle School, GA, USA*
Halsey Junior High School, NY, USA*
Hammond Creek Middle School, GA, USA
Hemphill Middle School, TX, USA
Highlands Middle School, MI, USA*
Hill Elementary, MI, USA
Hillcrest Elementary, KS, USA
Hollis Brookline Middle School, NH, USA
Holy Family Catholic Academy, TX, USA
Houston Academy, AL, USA*
Howitt Middle School, NY, USA*
Hubbard Middle School, TX, USA
Hunters Glen Elementary- Student Council, CO, USA
Hughes Academy, SC, USA*
Ignite Homeschool Co-op, SC, USA
Immaculate Conception School, OH, USA
Instituto Thomas Jefferson Campus Palomar, Jalisco, Mexico
International School of Denver, CO, USA*
Iona Preparatory Lower School, NY, USA*
Ipswich Middle School (IMS), MA, USA*
IS. 141 - The Steinway, NY, USA*
I.S. 34, NY, USA*
Island Village Montessori School, FL, USA
Jamestown Elementary School, VA, USA
Jeffrey Trail Middle School, CA, USA
JFK Middle School, MA, USA*
John Adams Middle School, NJ, USA
John F Kennedy School, MA, USA
Joplin East Middle School, MO, USA
Joseph H. Brensinger P.S. 17, NJ, USA*
Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Elementary, MA, USA
Kay's Creek Elementary, UT, USA
Keene Middle School, NH, USA*
Kenston Forest School, VA, USA
Kinard Middle School, CO, USA
Kennedy Middle School, WI, USA*
La Costa Heights Elementary, CA, USA
LaCreole Middle School, OR, USA*
La Entrada Middle School, CA, USA*
Lake Arrowhead Christian School, CA, USA
Lakeview Middle School, MI, USA
Lake Ridge Academy, OH, USA
Langston Hughes Middle School, VA, USA*
Laurel Mountain Elementary School, TX, USA
LaSalle Catholic Middle School, IA, USA
Ledyard Congregational Church, CT, USA
Le Jardin Academy, HI, USA*
Lincoln Middle School, NY, USA
Lindop Elementary School, IL, USA
Little Harbour School, NH, USA
Loveland Intermediate School, OH, USA*
Malibu Middle School, CA, USA*
Mallinckrodt Academy of Gifted Instruction, MO, USA*
Malvern Middle School, OH, USA*
Mansion Avenue Elementary School, NJ, USA
Manor Elementary School, MI, USA*
Mariners Elementary School, CA, USA
Marion Local Elementary School, OH, USA
Mark Sheridan Academy, IL, USA*
Martin Kellogg Middle School, CT, USA*
Mary Queen of Saints Catholic Academy, WI, USA
Maple Hill Jr Sr High School, NY, USA*
Mason Intermediate School, OH, USA*
Mayfield Jr./Sr. High, NY, USA*
McNeill Elementary, TX, USA
Meadow Glen Middle School, SC, USA*
Mediapolis Middle School, IA, USA
Midlakes Elementary School, NY, USA
Millburn Middle School, IL, USA
Millburn High School, NJ, USA
Monsignor Clarke School, RI, USA
Montebello Academy, MD, USA
Mount Cheam Christian School, Chilliwack, BC, Canada*
Mount Olive Middle School, NJ, USA*
Mountain View Middle School, PA, USA*
National Teachers Academy, IL, USA
New Hampton Community School, NH, USA
Norris Middle School, CA, USA*
Notre Dame Academy, NY, USA
NorthLake Park Community School, FL, USA*
North Star Elementary School, DE, USA
North Tattnall Middle School, GA, USA
Northwood Middle School, IN, USA
Oak Grove Middle School, MO, USA
Ocean Studies Charter School, FL, USA
Old Bexley Church of England Primary School, Bexley, United Kingdom
Ontario Middle School, OH, USA
Oskaloosa Christian School, IA, USA
Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts, CA, USA*
Owensboro Middle School, KY, USA*
Peachtree Middle School, GA, USA
Person Early College, NC, USA*
Phil and Jennie Gaglardi Academy, Comox, BC, Canada
Piqua Catholic School, OH, USA*
Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, NY, USA
Portsmouth West Middle School, OH, USA
Powdersville Middle School, SC, USA
Presbyterian Day School, TN, USA*
Prince of Peace Catholic School, SC, USA
P.S. X015 Institute for Environmental Learning, NY, USA*
Pueblo Gardens K-8, AZ, USA
Public School #2, NJ, USA*
QSI International School of Kosovo, Prishtina
Ridgeview Elementary School, TN, USA
Rockridge Junior High School, IL, USA
Rod Kelley Elementary, CA, USA
Roland Park K-8 Magnet School, FL, USA*
Ross Valley Charter School, CA, USA*
Rucker Elementary School, CA, USA
Sage Oak - Virtual Learning Academy, CA, USA
Saint Ignatius Loyola School, NY, USA
Salida Middle School, CO, USA*
Salisbury R-IV Junior High/High School, MO, USA
San Juan Del Rio Catholic School, FL, USA
Sequoia Elementary School, CA, USA*
Shady Grove Elementary School, NC, USA
Shady Side Academy Middle School, PA, USA*
Shenango High School, PA, USA*
Sheila Tarr Academy of International Studies, NV, USA
Silver Sands Middle School, FL, USA
Sioux Falls Christian Elementary, SD, USA*
Somerset Intermediate School, MD, USA*
Sonoraville Elementary School, CA, USA
Soquel Elementary School, CA, USA
SPARK Hybrid Education Center, FL, USA
Spring Branch Middle School, TX, USA
Spruce Street School, NY, USA*
Sugar Hill Elementary, GA, USA*
Sulphur Springs Middle School Wildcats for Water, TX, USA
St. Frances Cabrini, WA, USA*
St. Gregory the Great School, NY, USA
St. James Santiago School, OR, USA
St. John's Episcopal School, CA, USA
St. Joseph School, MA, USA
St. Luke Catholic School, VA, USA
St. Katharine Drexel School, WI, USA
St. Margaret Catholic Academy, NY, USA*
St. Mark Catholic School, VA, USA
St. Mary's Catholic School, MA, USA
St. Stephen's Episcopal School Wimberley, TX, USA*
St. Veronica School, OH, USA*
Stallings Elementary, NC, USA*
Standing Stone Elementary School, PA, USA
Sussex Academy, DE, USA*
Swansboro Middle School, NC, USA
Tamarac Middle School Seventh Grade Class, NY, USA*
The Academy of Charter Schools, CO, USA*
The Brook Hill School, TX, USA
The International School of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan
The Museum School - 7th Grade Service Project, GA, USA
The Prosper Valley School, VT, USA
Thomas Page Academy, CA, USA
Thurgood Marshall Middle School, IL, USA
Tichenor Middle School, KY, USA
Tillicum Elementary School, WA, USA
Timothy Christian School, Chilliwack, BC, Canada*
Twelve Corners Middle School, NY, USA
U-32 7th Grade, VT, USA*
Valley Christian School, CA, USA
Valley Springs Middle School, NC, USA*
Venice Middle School, FL, USA
Veronica Connor Middle School, NY, USA*
Victory Elementary School, PA, USA
Walker Charter Academy, MI, USA*
Waldwick Middle School, NJ, USA
Washington Attendance Center, IL, USA
Washington Middle School, WA, USA
Warrenton Middle School, OR, USA
Weedsport Junior High School, NY, USA
West Essex Middle School, NJ, USA*
Western Academy of Beijing, Beijing, China*
Westover Elementary School, TN, USA*
Woodland Elementary School, MA, USA*
Yongsan International School of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Check out former IGC Grand Prize Winners!
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Fallston Middle School
2021-22 IGC Winner
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Carlsbad High School
2020-21 Winner
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A. F. Ames Elementary School
2019-20 Winner
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DSBN Academy
2018-19 IGC Winner
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Pine Lake Prep Charter
2017-18 IGC Winner
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Millbrook High School
2016-17 IGC Winner
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Daniel Bagley Elementary School
2015-16 IGC Winner
Fun fact: The Iron Giraffe refers to the drill used to dig for wells, such as in the photo on the right!
Students, teachers, and schools like you make our work possible. We are immensely grateful for your tremendous fundraising efforts and united passions, ultimately coming together to water the seeds of change in South Sudan.
If you are interested in sharing how the Iron Giraffe Challenge motivated, inspired, empowered, and enlightened your school to help make a difference, please fill out this form.
If your community group is interested in participating in the Iron Giraffe Challenge, please contact us for more information.
“We have seen children from around the world raise funds for our organization in many creative ways. We are so thankful for the support of young people, and we are forever grateful to Linda Sue Park, for sharing Salva’s story with the world.”
— Lynn Malooly, Executive Director