Cancer Fundraising Comes in the Form of a Purple Toilet

If you are driving around Windham and spot a big purple toilet in somebody's yard, there's no need to do a double-take. You aren't seeing things.

In fact, the purple potty plans on bouncing around a lot of lawns between now and June, and it's all for a good cause.

The toilet represents a unique fundraising concept started by Golden Brook School faculty member Jenna Cove, who is working to raise money for her Fight 2 Finish Cancer (F2FC) Relay for Life team. The squad is made up of faculty members and their families.

There are a few simple rules to the purple toilet. A resident can have it sent to a friend's lawn, all for the cost of a $25 donation to the American Cancer Society. If a person wants it gone, they can leave it for two days, donate $15 to have it removed or $25 to have it sent to another friend. A $30 donation, or "Flushin Insurance," makes sure that the potty won't end up on your lawn.

"Over the past couple of years I really wanted to do this, said Cove. "I saw it on the American Cancer Society fundraising site. This year was the year to implement it."

Cove said that the toilet was donated by somebody who had bought a house and was remodeling. The toilet originally in the home didn't work for them.

Cove joined her 7-year-old son Logan in the spray-painting effort.

She said the purple color is common for American Cancer Society fundraisers.

Cove said that her Relay for Life teammates, 13 in all, thought she was crazy.

But since she began the fundraiser on Monday, Cove has already raised $165.

"Everybody has been awesome," said Cove. "The first yard that I did it in, she wasn't home, and she saw the picture on Facebook."

Simple rules are posted on the purple potty with the phrase "Flushing Out Cancer" written at the top.

The donation rules are aptly named "plumbing policies."

As long as people keep participating, Cove said that she will continue the fundraiser until the team participates in the Greater Derry and Londonderry Relay for Life, which is scheduled for June 21 at the Pinkerton Academy track.

Other fundraisers for the F2FC team include a 5K road race, scheduled for May, along with an upcoming yard sale.