2024-25 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 six 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.
For Title 1 schools, please fill out this Google Form and contact Elissa Rowley at elissa.rowley@waterforsouthsudan.org.
Step 1
Start by filling out an Iron Giraffe Challenge Registration Form.
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.
(Already registered? Scroll down to see your school’s name!)
IGC 2024-25 dates & deadlines
Registration deadline: April 4, 2025
Funds due: April 18, 2025
Live drawing: May 2, 2025 at Noon EST
Step 2
As you plan (or continue) fundraising, bookmark this page and make sure to check out these resources.
Prizes & rules Fundraising Packet Donation Information
Challenge Checklist Letter from Salva
Printable Fundraising Thermometer
Please send donations by check along with a Donation Summary Form.
For international schools interested in submitting funds via wire transfer, please contact Stephanie Macarie, Administrative Assistant, at stephanie.macarie@waterforsouthsudan.org for instructions.
Step 3
Begin (or continue) fundraising! As part of IGC registration, you will receive a confirmation email with additional information on how to create a fundraising page through GiveLively. 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 Adriana Mancini at adriana.mancini@waterforsouthsudan.org
For additional support, contact us.
Click below for a special message from Salva!
Registered Schools in the Iron Giraffe Challenge
2024-25
* Returning participant
Bold = reached $1,000 goal
91st Psalm Christian School, AZ, USA
Ada Christian School, CA, USA*
Ada Harris Elementary, CA, USA*
Albany International Academy, NY, USA
Alexander Junior High School 6th grade, OH, USA
Allegheny-Clarion Valley Jr./Sr. High School, PA, USA
All Saints' Episcopal Church Sunday School, IL, USA*
Apollo High School, KY, USA*
Applewild School, MA, USA
Archbold Middle School- 6th Grade, OH, USA
Arrowhead Elementary 5th Grade, OH, USA*
Assumption Catholic School, FL, USA
Athens Academy- Class of 2032, GA, USA*
Auburn Junior High School, NY, USA
Audubon Park School K-8, FL, USA*
Balboa Middle School, CA, USA
Banksia Grove Primary School, Australia
Barker Jr./Sr. High School, NY, USA*
Bartlett Ninth Grade Academy, TN, USA
Bay Head Elementary School, NJ, USA
Bobcat Innovation Upper School, MI, USA
Bednarcik Jr. High, IL, USA*
Beiriger Elementary 4th Grade, IN, USA
Bergen Catholic High School International Club, NJ, USA
Bethel Middle School, AR, USA
Big Walnut Middle School, OH, USA
Blacksburg Middle School, VA, USA
Brewster High School, NY, USA*
British International School of Houston, TX, USA*
Byron Middle School, IL, USA
Cabot Middle School North GT, AR, USA*
Cabot Middle School South, AR, USA*
California International School, CA, USA
Calvary Christian School 5th Grade, CA, USA
Campbell Hall Episcopal School, CA, USA
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School, MA, USA*
Carbondale Middle School RAMS, CO, USA*
Carl Sandburg Middle School, PA, USA*
Carriage Hill Elementary School, NE, USA
Cayman International School, Cayman Islands*
Center for Academic Success at Nebraska, IN, USA
Center Moriches Middle School, NY, USA*
Central Middle School, IL, USA*
Central Middle School, NJ, USA
Chagrin Falls Middle School, OH, USA*
Cheatham Hill Elementary School, GA, USA
Cherry Hill Elementary School, NJ, USA*
Chicago Heights Middle School 6th Grade, IL, USA
Chilmark School 4/5 Class, MA, USA
Christ the Teacher Catholic School, DE, USA
Clark Advanced Learning Center, FL, USA*
Clay Elementary- Ephrata Area School District 3rd Grade, PA*
Coffee County Middle School 7th Grade, TN, USA*
Collegiate School, VA, USA*
Collegium Middle School, PA, USA
Columbia Independent School, MO, USA*
Commerce Middle School, GA, USA
Cowan Community School Corporation, IN, USA
Countryside Christian School, Ontario, Canada
Coyote Creek Elementary, CA, USA
Crested Butte Elementary School, CO, USA
Crestdale Middle School, NC, USA*
Dag Hammarskjold Middle School, CT, USA*
Dallam School, Milnthorpe, England
Dell H. Robinson Middle School, NV, USA
Del Mar Pines School, CA, USA*
Dexter Southfield Middle School Student Council, MA, USA
Dr. John M. Folks Middle School, TX, USA
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School, NY, USA
DuBois Central Catholic School, PA, USA*
Dundee Central School District, NY, USA
Dundee Middle School, IL, USA
Dutchess Day School, NY, USA*
Dutton Christian Middle School, MI, USA*
Eagle Ridge Middle School, NM, USA*
Eagle Ridge Middle School, VA, USA
East Kenwood Freshman Campus ELD, MI, USA
Eastvale Elementary, CA, USA
Ecole St Michel, Ontario, Canada
El Dorado Springs Middle School, CA, USA
Elisabeth C. Adams Middle School, CT, USA*
ENKA Grade 7 English Classes 2023-24, Istanbul*
Eno River Academy, NC, USA*
Esprit Upper Elementary, TX, USA*
Evening Street Elementary, OH, USA*
Fern Hill School, Ontario, Canada
Field Elementary, AZ, USA
Filton Hill Primary School, England
Flat Rock Middle School, NC, USA
Flint Cultural Center Academy, MI, USA
Flushing Middle School, MI, USA
Forest Edge Elementary School, VA, USA*
Fortis Academy 6th Grade, MI, USA*
Founders Classical Academy Conroe, TX, USA
Fountaindale Elementary School, MD, USA
Frank H. Wheeler Elementary, IN, USA
Frank Hughes School, AL, USA
Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines K-8, FL, USA
Friends' Central School, 2nd Grade, PA, USA*
Frontier Trail Middle School 7th Grade, KS, USA*
Garrett Morgan Elementary School, KY, USA
Geneva Middle School South, IL, USA
Giant City School, IL, USA
Glasshouse Christian College, Beerwah, Queensland, Australia
Glen Crest Middle School, IL, USA*
Glenwood Springs Middle School, CO, USA*
Gorham Middle School, NH, USA
Governor Mifflin Intermediate School, PA, USA
Graded - The American School of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil*
Grady Elementary, FL, USA
Granada Hills Charter TK-8, CA, USA*
Greene County Middle School, IA, USA*
Grape Valley Home School, South Korea
Greece Athena Middle School, NY, USA*
Green Bank Elementary-Middle School, WV, USA
Greene County Community School District, IA, USA*
Grove Elementary School, IL, USA
Grove Public School, OK, USA
Halsey JHS 157, NY, USA*
Hammond Creek Middle School, GA, USA*
Hannalei Elementary, CA, USA*
Hardin Northern Local School District, OH, USA
Harvest Park Middle School, CA, USA
Heritage Middle School, NY, USA
Hilliard Station Sixth Grade, OH, USA
Hokkaido International School Niseko, Japan
Holland Patent Middle School, NY, USA
Hollis Brookline Middle School, NH, USA
Holly Grove Christian School, MD, USA
Houston Academy Class of 2030, AL, USA*
Howard L. Goff Middle School, NY, USA
Howard T. Herber Middle School, NY, USA
Hubbard Middle School, TX, USA*
Imagine School at Broward, FL, USA
Immaculate Heart of Mary School, DE, USA
Independence Middle School, VA, USA
International School of Denver, CO, USA*
International School of Prague, Czech Republic
International School Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Instituto Thomas Jefferson 7th Grade, Palomar, Mexico*
Ipswich Middle School Grade 6, MA, USA*
Iribusong Elementary School, Jeonbuk State, South Korea
I.S. 34 Totten Intermediate School, NY, USA*
JFK Middle School 6th Grade, MA*
John James Audubon School No. 33, NY, USA*
Joplin East Middle School, MO, USA*
Joseph H. Brensinger P.S. 17 "Eagles for Others," NJ, USA*
Journey School, CA, USA
Kangi Primary School, Western Bahr el Ghazal State, South Sudan
Keaʻau Elementary School, HI, USA
Keene Middle School, NH, USA*
The Kentucky School for the Blind, KY, USA
Kimberly Middle School, ID, USA
Koko Head Elementary School, HI, USA*
Kyrene Altadena Middle School, AZ, USA
Lady’s Island Middle, SC, USA
Laguna Blanca School, CA, USA
Laity View Elementary Lions, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Lake Ridge Academy Class of 2031, OH, USA*
Langston Hughes Middle School, VA, USA*
Learning and Families Homeschool Co-Op, FL, USA
Ledyard Congregational Church, CT, USA*
Leroy Martin Magnet Middle School, NC, USA
Lincoln Middle School, NY, USA*
Living Enrichment Scholé, ME, USA
Loop Independent School District, TX, USA
Loveland Intermediate School, OH, USA*
Lovin' Libros Book Club at Golden Hill School, CA, USA
Malvern Middle School, OH, USA*
Manor Elementary School, MI, USA*
Manville School, MA, USA*
Mansion Avenue School 6th Grade, NJ, USA
Mariners Elementary School, CA, USA*
Marion McVeety Elementary School, SK, Canada
Marlowe Middle School, IL, USA*
Massabesic Middle School, ME, USA
Mayfield Jr. Sr. High School, NY, USA*
Meadowview 5th Graders, WI, USA
Meadow Glen Middle School 7th Grade, SC, USA*
Memorial Elementary, TX, USA
Menifee Central 7th Grade, KY, USA
Mildred E Strang Middle School, NY, USA
Mineola Middle School, NY, USA
Mission Basilica School, CA, USA
Mount Cheam Christian School, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada*
Mount Vernon Christian School, WA, USA
Monte Vista School, CA, USA
Muryong High School, Ulsan, South Korea
Neil Cummins Elementary School, CA, USA
Namsung Elementary School, Busan, South Korea
Niverville Middle School, Manitoba, Canada
The International School of Nido De Aguilas, Santiago, Chile
North Corbin Jr High School, LA, USA*
North Jr. High School, IL, USA
North Shore Middle School, NY, USA
Northpoint Christian School, MS, USA
Oak Grove Middle School, MO, USA*
Ockermen Middle School, KY, USA
Olmsted Academy North, KY, USA
Our Lady of Grace School, PA, USA
Our Lady of Grace School Seventh Grade, CA, USA
Pacific Academy, CA, USA
Parker Middle School, MA, USA
Paul L. Cato Middle School, CA, USA
Piqua Catholic School, OH, USA*
Plymouth Community Intermediate Schools, MA, USA
Portersville Christian School, PA, USA*
Pottsgrove Middle School, PA, USA
Prairie Meadows Private School, KS, USA
Presbyterian Day School, TN, USA*
Prince of Peace Catholic School, SC, USA*
Prospect Elementary School, IL, USA
PS/IS 187, NY, USA
P.S./M.S. 194, NY, USA
Public School #2, NJ, USA*
Pulaski County Middle School, VA, USA
Quail Valley Elementary School, CA, USA*
QSI International School of Kosovo, Kosovo
Ralph Chandler Middle School, SC, USA
Renew Christian Academy, TN, USA
Ridgway Middle School, NJ, USA*
Riverside Junior High School, IN, USA
River Trail Middle School, GA, USA
Robert Millikan Middle 2024-25, CA, USA
Robert Adams Middle School, MA, USA*
Roger Ludlowe MIddle School, CT, USA
Rucker Elementary School, CA, USA*
Sage Oak - Virtual Learning Academy, CA, USA*
Saigon South International School, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Saint Clare's School, NY, USA
Salida Middle School 6th Grade, CO, USA*
Sandwich Middle High School, MA, USA*
Sarcoxie Middle School, MO, USA
Sashabaw Middle School, MI, USA
Scioto Elementary 5th Grade, OH, USA
Sequoia Elementary School 4th Grade, CA, USA*
Seven Hills School, CA USA
Shady Side Academy Middle School, PA, USA*
Shenango High School, PA, USA*
Sioux Falls Christian Elementary School, SD, USA*
Sugar Hill Elementary Beta Club, GA, USA*
Sunbury Home Educators, OH, USA*
Sunflower Elementary 6th Grade, KS, USA
Sussex Academy, DE, USA*
St. Cecilia School, CA, USA
St. Elizabeth Regional School, PA, USA
St. Frances Cabrini School, WA, USA*
St. Francis de Sales Parish School, OH, USA
St. Gabriel School, CT, USA
St. Helens Middle School, OR, USA
St. John's Episcopal School, CA, USA*
St. Katharine Drexel School, WI, USA*
St. Margaret's Catholic Academy, NY, USA*
St. Mark Catholic School, VA, USA*
St Mark's Junior School, Salisbury, United Kingdom
St Mary On the Hill Catholic School, GA, USA
St. Mary's Catholic School, MA, USA
St Michaels University School, Victoria, BC, Canada
St. Paul's Lutheran School - Kingsville, MD, USA
St. Pius X Catholic School, IN, USA
St. Peter's School Olney, MD, USA
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School, GA, USA
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, TX, USA*
St. Therese Catholic Classical School, OH, USA
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School, AZ, USA
St. Veronica School, OH, USA*
Stansbury Park Elementary School 6th Grade, UT, USA
Swallow Union Elementary School, MA, USA
Swansboro Middle School- 7th Grade, NC, USA*
Tamarac Middle School Seventh Grade, NY, USA
Tarbiyah Academy Seventh Grade, MD, USA
The Bridges Academy, NY, USA
The Chilmark School, MA, USA*
The International School at Mesa del Sol, NM, USA
The Mott Hall School 25, NY, USA
The Museum School - 7th Grade Service Project, GA, USA*
The Queen City Academy Charter School, NJ, USA
Thomas Hunter Middle School - Seahawks for South Sudan, VA, USA
Thomas Page Academy, CA, USA*
Tillicum Elementary, WA, USA*
Timothy Christian School- Grade 5, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada*
Trinity Lutheran School, OH, USA
Trinity Lutheran School, OR, USA
Tripp Middle School, ME, USA
U-32 7th Grade, VT, USA*
University Prep Academy Middle School, MI, USA
Vieja Valley Elementary, CA, USA
Venture Academy, WI, USA
Veronica E. Connor Middle School, NY, USA*
Village School, CA, USA
Vineyard Junior High School, CA, USA*
Viola Gibson Elementary School, IA, USA
Waldwick Middle School, NJ, USA*
Wantagh Middle School, NY, USA
Washington Middle School, WA, USA*
Wayne Elementary School, NE, USA*
Wayne Trace High School, OH, USA
Williamsville Junior High School, IL, USA
Wilmington Montessori School, DE, USA
YIES Bilingual School, Vedano al Lambro MB, Italy
Yongsan International School of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea*
What is an Iron Giraffe Drill?
Fun fact: The Iron Giraffe Drill refers to the drill used to dig for wells, such as in the photo on the left!
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 and inspired your school to help make a difference, please fill out this form or contact Adriana Mancini, Communications & Outreach Junior Manager, at adriana.mancini@waterforsouthsudan.org for additional information.
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
Check out former IGC Grand Prize Winners!
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International School of Denver
2022-2023 Winner
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Fallston Middle School
2021-22 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