Franklin, New Hampshire
Challenge Week ran September 7–12, 2026 — five nights of community broadcasts and a live finale at Franklin High School. Blue, Gold, and White went head to head, and every dollar raised stays right here.
September 7–12, 2026 · Together we rose
A week of community broadcasts made in Franklin, by Franklin. Five episodes aired Monday through Friday, then we went live all day Saturday from Franklin High School. It was a real competition: Blue, Gold, and White went head to head, each led by its own team captain, and every dollar given was part of the scoreboard.
The live event was a huge success. Between online giving and the Booster Toll Booth, this community came together and gave generously — the final total is just below.
How the competition worked
Three teams — Blue, Gold, and White — went head to head all week, each rallied by its own team captain. On Saturday, the losing team spun the Wheel of Chaos live, with no say in what happened next.
Mon–Fri
Sat, Sept 12
Live finale & toll booth · 10 AM – 6 PM Eight hours live from Franklin High School — final team scoring, live challenges, and the closing push on Blue, Gold, and White. The Boosters Toll Booth ran the same hours at the main entrance, so it all happened in one place.
Now
Giving is closed Challenge Week has wrapped and the team donation pages have been taken down. This page stays up as the record of what happened.
Held Sat, Sept 12 · Franklin High School
Challenge Week results
$14,439
Online giving and the Booster Toll Booth combined.
Challenge Week giving is closed and the donation links have been taken down. The funds are held by the Franklin Hurricane Booster Organization, and how they get used will be worked out together with the committee that ran the event.
We are not dividing that total into promised percentages. We would rather look at the real needs first and make a careful decision with the money that is actually there.
An update for our community
We were under the impression that the PTSO had 501(c)(3) status. The PTSO has since publicly clarified that it has not yet received that recognition. Now that we are aware of that, we are updating the information on our website and will make any necessary clarification to donors.
Challenge Week was organized by volunteers with one goal: supporting Franklin students and schools. Our group had approval from the Franklin Hurricane Booster Organization to serve as an ad hoc group for this effort, and we worked in conjunction with members of the FHBO throughout the event. We worked in good faith with the information and structure provided to us, and we remain incredibly proud of what this community accomplished together.
If there is one thing Challenge Week reminded us, it is that no good deed goes unnoticed. The support, encouragement and willingness of so many people to jump in and help spoke volumes.
Looking ahead, we absolutely see the need to continue being bold in supporting our schools, but we also believe these efforts are strongest when we work together, not when we create more separate organizations. Our goal is not to form another 501(c)(3) and further divide community support. We hope instead to find the right nonprofit fit for future efforts, and that may still include working with the PTSO as its status develops.
What matters most to us is having a structure that clearly supports the work while allowing the community to continue coming together around Franklin students and schools.
Thank you to everyone who donated, volunteered, participated, shared, encouraged and helped make Challenge Week what it became.
What we're focused on
This was never about one line item. It is about the things that make a Franklin school year work — the four areas below.
Where the money actually goes
Friends of Franklin Schools is a volunteer group that worked with the approval of the Franklin Hurricane Booster Organization, the middle school booster group. Here is how the money that came in during Challenge Week is held.
Online team giving (closed)
Everything given through the Team Blue, Gold, and White forms was pooled into the Franklin Hurricane Booster Organization's account. The team colors were there for the competition — the money was never split by team.
See the total raisedBoosters Toll Booth (closed)
The Franklin Middle School & Franklin High School Boosters ran a toll booth at the main entrance during the live finale. Cash and card collected there went straight into the same account as the online gifts, and it is counted in the total on this page.
Questions about any of this? Email [email protected] and a real person from Franklin will answer you.
Good to know
Some practical, some behind-the-scenes — here's what to know now that Challenge Week has wrapped.
Not right now. Challenge Week giving is closed and we have taken the donation links down while we sort out the right nonprofit fit for anything we do next. If that changes, this page and our Facebook will say so.
Yes. Email us and we will get you what we have on file for your gift.
A group of volunteers who came together specifically to plan and run Challenge Week, with the approval of the Franklin Hurricane Booster Organization — an existing group whose mission already supports Franklin students.
No, and that was intentional. Rather than start a brand-new organization, a group of volunteers formed to plan and run Challenge Week, with the approval of the Franklin Hurricane Booster Organization to act as an ad hoc group for the effort. The Booster Organization is the one handling the funds. We don't plan to start a separate nonprofit — we'd rather find the right existing fit than divide community support further.
We can't promise that, and we want to be straight with you about why. Challenge Week donations were processed through the Booster Organization's account on the understanding that the Franklin PTSO held 501(c)(3) status. The PTSO has since clarified that it has not yet received that recognition. If you gave and planned to claim a deduction, please check with your own tax advisor rather than relying on what this site said earlier. Email us if you need details about your gift and we'll get you what we have.
No. Friends of Franklin Schools isn't a separate legal organization, so it doesn't have its own EIN. Every donation — online or at the toll booth — runs through the Franklin Hurricane Booster Organization's account.
The Franklin Hurricane Booster Organization. The execution committee planned and ran the fundraiser, but the Boosters are responsible for the funds collected, and how they're used will be reviewed together with the committee. If a need doesn't fit within what the Boosters are able to fund, we'll work through the appropriate school or district channels rather than force it through an organization it doesn't belong in.
Not upfront. We've intentionally not promised fixed percentages to particular programs before knowing the total raised and the real needs. The goal is a thoughtful distribution once we know what's actually available, with some things — like extracurricular opportunities happening this school year — more time-sensitive than others.
Yes — Friends of Franklin Schools was discussed publicly at a Franklin School Board meeting before the event, explaining in general terms what was planned, why, and what Challenge Week was intended to accomplish.