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Fundraising News From Around the World

Welcome to the March 2018 issue of Fundraising News From Around the World. It contains summaries and photos of fundraising activities by other groups such as yours. Some are traditional, some are unusual, and some are totally bizarre! We hope that you will find each issue interesting. You can subscribe at the bottom of this page if you would like to be notified each time a new issue is published. If you later decide you no longer want monthly notifications or if you don't find our newsletter helpful, just click on the unsubscribe link at the end of each notification. You will stop receiving newsletters immediately.

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Craig, ID - The lanes were lively Saturday at a fundraiser for the Henderson and Shipman family at Thunder Rolls Bowling Center. The event featured items donated from individuals and businesses around town. There were more than 150 items up for bidding at a silent auction, a raffle for a Harley Davidson motorcycle, face-painting and other activities, all to help raise money to get the family back on their feet after a tragic car accident in August.

Prince George, VA - There's no better time that's suited for tea than a bright and sunny Sunday afternoon. The Order of the Eastern Star, Nechako chapter 40 held their annual Leap Into Spring fundraising event at the Masonic Hall that saw about 45 enthusiastic participants spring into action during the live auction. There are certain handmade items that are much coveted by the in-crowd which results in lots of paddle-waving and raised voices during the rapid-fire volleying of bids. The rest of the interesting items are donated by local businesses.

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Fort Pierce, FL - The “All You Should Eat” Backus Brunch on March 4 at the A.E. Backus Museum in Fort Pierce has its benefits. Guests attending the annual fundraising event will feast on a traditional Florida fishermen’s breakfast of fish, grits, and eggs prepared by more than 80 volunteers and have the chance to win a Backus painting. Guests also can enjoy freshly baked biscuits, sausage gravy, buttermilk pancakes, and sweet rolls.

New Orleans, LA - Nonprofit Kiwanis Club of New Orleans is hosting a fundraising event open to adults called Painting with a Purpose. Kiwanis of New Orleans will host its third Painting with a Purpose event for Children’s Hospital on Saturday at the Lakeview Presbyterian Church. Participants will paint ceiling tiles for the Children’s Hospital. The $25 registration fee includes wine, soft drinks, finger sandwiches, and snacks.

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Teton Valley, ID - Camp Kesem will hold a Make the Magic spring fundraising event on Saturday at Shilo Inn Event Room in Idaho Falls. Make the Magic will include food, guest speakers, and a paddle raise. Funds will be raised throughout the night and proceeds will send at least 50 kids to camp this year. The evening will include dinner, dessert, and speeches will be given by a few of the campers and counselors as part of this event. Camp Kesem is a nationwide non-profit organization that supports children whose parents have cancer. The organization is supported by volunteer college student leaders.

Evanston, IL - Wilmette police officer James Pasquesi says he knew he was in for an uncomfortably brisk beach experience Sunday when he saw volunteers knocking holes in the ice off of Evanston 's Clark Street beach and throwing sheets of it onto the beach. He and five other Wilmette Police Department members were waiting to plunge into the frigid water as part of the 2018 Lake Michigan Polar Plunge fundraising event, raising money for Illinois Special Olympics.

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Tombstone, AZ - Known by many as, "The Town Too Tough to Die," Tombstone has a weak spot, too. "Without tourism, Tombstone is in trouble," Mayor Dusty Escapule said. That's why Gordon Anderson and the Tombstone Lions Club are putting on a big summer fundraising event to celebrate the city's culture, and Hollywood history. There will be three parts: the buffalo soldier parade, the 2nd Amendment City parade, and the 25th anniversary of the movie Tombstone.

Glasgow, UK - Nearly 300 women wore their pjs and raised a glass in support of The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice at the charity’s first ever Gin & Jammies fundraising event at the Grand Central Hotel. Entertainer Edward Reid and Miss Scotland Romy McCahill joined the fun and games with gin-themed cocktails and gin and tonic cupcakes at the afternoon event, sponsored by Speirs Gumley. As well as some retail therapy, there was a pajama-themed catwalk show featuring Romy and competitions for the best pjs of the day and the best selfies shared on social media on the way to the event.

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Atlantic City, NJ - Things were heating up in the kitchen Thursday for kids at the Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City. To help spice things up for the kids there, on Thursday, the Boys and Girls Club held a Kids R' Cookin' event to get them prepared for the 17th annual Men R' Cookin' fundraising event for the Club, which is set for the 21st at Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City. At the event, local volunteer chefs helped guide the kids through food preparation and cooking techniques to make their own tasty dishes.

Digby, Nova Scotia - Jordan Morgan, a Digby-area man who is wrestling with a rare form of cancer, has inspired a new local fundraiser for his cause - and the organizer is prepared to take it in the arm. Ronny Morehouse, an eight-time champion in arm wrestling, was so touched by Jordan Morgan’s story that he decided to create his own fundraising event - arm-wrestling style. Morehouse is a lobster fisherman who has been fishing since he was 13 years old. He started arm wrestling in 2013 and quickly rose to be a top contender. Participants in the arm-wrestling fundraiser can pre-register at the Sunset Pub in advance of the March 10 event, or join the lineup at noon. Registration is $10.

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Moriah, NY - The Moriah Booster Club is hosting its first-ever Viking Ice Breaker as a fundraiser to break winter doldrums. With the help of local contractor Adirondack Concrete, the Booster Club was able to erect a large concrete “V” and place it on Roe Pond in Witherbee over the past week. The idea of the fundraiser is to guess when the “V” will fall into the melting ice on the pond as temperatures moderate. The closest guess wins $500. The “V” will be monitored by web camera to ensure the exact time and date are recorded.

Iron Mountain, MI - It’s all about the love of whiskers and wags at ValenTAILS on Saturday. The Almost Home Animal Shelter will host its annual fundraiser at Oak Crest Golf Course in Norway. “The event is a reinvention of our Cause For Paws, an annual February fundraiser,” said April Kreyer, shelter volunteer and fundraising committee member. Activities of the evening includes dinner, drawings and auctions.

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Midland, MI - Disability Network of Mid-Michigan announced Monday its annual Feathers and Fedoras fundraiser will take place March 24 at the Great Hall Banquet and Convention Center in Midland. The fundraising event is a “Roaring Twenties/Great Gatsby” gala featuring dining, dancing, raffles, gaming, and hot jazz from Detroit’s Louis Johnson Jazz Ensemble. Proceeds benefit programs that promote independent living for people with disabilities.

Hollywood, CA - The award-winning SkyPilot Theatre Company is kicking off its 14th season with the B-Movie Fundraiser, an event themed after the infamous, off-the-wall movie genre, on Friday at Hollywood's Theatre of Arts. Tickets are $15 with additional donations welcome. The evening will feature five hilariously weird 10-minute plays interspersed with comedy improvisers creating B-movies right on the spot with prompts from the audience. There will also be a silent auction and door prizes. Proceeds will go to help fund the company's new season.

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Hempfield, PA - Every February, the Humane Society of Westmoreland County asks people to “Have a Heart” for homeless animals by attending its fundraising event of the same name. This year's event was Sunday in a crowded room at Ferrante's Lakeview in Hempfield. The afternoon included a “Pasta Palooza” buffet dinner featuring three pasta entrees, an auction, prize giveaways and a chance to meet some of the society's loveable guests who are still waiting for their fur-ever homes. All the money raised at the event, a humane society staple for more than a dozen years, goes to its general fund.

Twin Falls, ID - The Twin Falls Rotary Club held its 13th annual 'Death by Chocolate' fundraiser at the Canyon Crest Event Center. People pay a cover-charge to come and sample chocolate treats from 25 different vendors. They then vote on their favorites. The whole thing is a fundraiser for the Twin Falls Rotary Club. "I think it's your civic duty co come out and eat chocolate for charity," laughed Jill Skeem, the chairperson of the fundraiser. The fundraiser usually brings in at least $30,000 for the charity. The different vendors don't charge for the food or pay to be a part of it. The vendors competed in five categories: cake, candy, cookie, brownie and unique desert. Several high schools also competed against each other and the professional bakers.

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Richmond, VA - Art on Wheels, a local nonprofit that brings art programming to communities with limited access to the arts, is holding a unique fundraiser, Richmond’s first Human Foosball tournament. Live players will take the place of the stiff, plastic players from the popular tabletop game. Teams of six will work together to control the ball with their hands on a bar at all times, sliding side to side while trying to score.as many goals as possible in the allotted time. Teams will be guaranteed to play at least two games in the bracket-style tournament. Each game will be 14 minutes each.

Warren, MI - Non-profit animal shelter and rescue group based in Warren is accepting donations of gently-used shoes to help raise funds for the care of homeless dogs. I Heart Dogs will accept shoes through March 31. Shelter representatives said they will sell the shoes to a company and the proceeds will help cover the costs of food and medical care for the dogs they rescue and other operational expenses.

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Covington, OH - Tasty jambalaya, bead tossing and zydeco music let the good times roll at the 27th Mardi Gras for Homeless Children. Proceeds went to three Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky shelters that provide care to homeless children and their families. Mardi Gras featured more than 50 booths of food and beverages furnished by members of the Northern Kentucky Restaurant Association. A Mardi Gras Parade was led by Beechwood High School Marching Band featuring the Royal Court: Cincinnati Bengals running back Giovani Bernard as grand marshal. The event includes live music and silent auctions.

Hays, KS - Time is quickly approaching for the third annual upcoming fundraiser at First Call For Help! The Amazing Race. Inspired by the CBS hit, “The Amazing Race”, teams of four will solve clues to various locations in Hays. Once there, complete a challenge before receiving a clue to the next secret location. The team finishing a specified number of challenges with the quickest time is the winner! Now, for those of you who have never participated, this is NOT your typical race where you must physically train or get left behind in everyone else’s dust! This is teamwork at its finest. Money raised from this event will support our Emergency Assistance Fund.

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Hoffman Estates, IL - A unique Super Bowl party offers fans a winning fundraising proposition: unlimited bowling, a buffet supper and silent auction items, as well as the chance to benefit residents of the Marklund Wasmond Center at Little Angels in Elgin. Proceeds from the event benefit the 57 medically complex "Little Angels" with developmental disabilities. As part of Sunday's festivities, five of the Marklund Little Angels will arrive before the public to try their hand at bowling.

Murrieta, CA - Bands and artists rocked The Bridge Church in Murrieta for a three-part concert event to benefit students at Oak Grove Center, a nonprofit residential and educational facility that aims to help California children with behavior problems and special needs. Rock the Oaks was held last weekend. Proceeds from the two-day event went to benefit the center’s autism and arts programs. Among the performers were country-rock band The Ranch Rockers, pianist Kodi Lee, vocalist and performer Marissa Ball and musical theater enthusiast Devynn Owens.

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Hagerstown, MD - With a caterer setting up the meal at one end and silent auction items on display at the other, the Hagerstown Regional Airport terminal was transformed for Saturday's Take Flight for our Children. It was the third year for the Children in Need fundraiser, and it kicked off the group's 20th-anniversary celebration. Hagerstown-based Children in Need provides basic items, from clothes to school supplies, for Washington County youths. Any child enrolled in the federally funded free and reduced-price meal program at school is eligible to receive items from the organization.

Cleveland, OH - Culinary students from Cuyahoga Community College will hold their “Lunar New Year Celebration” fundraising event Feb. 15 at the college’s hospitality management center. The dinner’s proceeds will benefit Stone Soup CLE, a nonprofit food rescue service dedicated to feeding the hungry. Stone Soup CLE stocks local soup kitchens with excess food from restaurants, grocery stores and vendors. The organization has stocked 75,000 pounds of food since 2015. Guests can enjoy a Chinese buffet served from various stations. The Cleveland Chinese Music Ensemble will perform.

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Salem, MA - The Salem Education Foundation is hosting an adult spelling bee to raise money for teacher grants in the public schools. The event will include a standard spelling bee with individual spellers, followed by a team round with some unusual twists to liven things up. During the team round, the audience will be able to buy helps or hindrances to apply to a team. The best team of spellers will go home with fuzzy bee trophies. Other team prizes will be awarded for best fundraisers, best team costumes and best team name. The registration fee is $25 for individual spellers and $400 for teams of three. Admission to the event is $10 per person.

Southend, England - Southend YMCA is looking for residents to take part in the Sleep Easy fundraising event, to generate money and awareness of youth homelessness. The event, on March 3, will see participants sleep in cardboard boxes in the charity’s car park in Ambleside Drive. A charity spokesman said it has hosted the event since 2011, and has raised more than £40,000 in that time.

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La Jolla, CA - Although bubbles can represent things that are fragile and fleeting, a fundraising bubble-themed art project, “Paint for the Cause” at The Lot represents a lasting impact on two area charities. The project is ongoing through Feb. 21, with benefactors painting various-sized circles on the walls of the movie theater’s underground parking lot. One can fill in a bubble with the art of their choosing. The net proceeds go to charity - 60 percent for Rady Children’s Hospital Copley Psychiatric Emergency Department and 40 percent for the Montessori Institute of San Diego.

Agawam, MA – Two western Massachusetts mayors were among the high-profile participants at the “Throw for a Cause” event at the Agawam Axe House. Agawam Mayor Bill Sapelli, West Springfield Mayor Will Reichelt, and state Representative Nick Boldyga were among the guests throwing axes to benefit the Agawam Robotics Education Association. With a $5 donation, guests could get five axe throws to compete against the public official of their choice.

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Hope, AR - University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana will host the 12th Annual Beads, Bags and Bangles Kids' College fundraiser Thursday at Hope Municipal Airport. This year's theme, "The Bicentennial Bash," commemorates the 200-year anniversary of Hempstead County. The event will feature casino games, live music, a special tasting event, exclusive shopping, heavy hors d'oeuvres, a live auction and more. Proceeds raised at the event will be used for scholarships and supplies to benefit the 2018 Kids' College and Camp Save-A-Life programs and the university's Camp Save-A-Life program

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