Fundraising News From Around the World

Markham, ON: After news was published of the theft of funds from a fundraiser for the Centre for Dreams which works with intellectually challenged adults, the organization received donations of three times the amount it lost in less than a week; Keyser, WV: Pub donates portion of chicken wing sales in Wings For Warmth fundraiser to benefit Warm The Children campaign; Manhattan, NY: School holds adults-only fundraiser, combining competitive gingerbread house decorating with live music, champagne and hors devours; Muscle Shoals, AL: The work of elementary art students used in a holiday fundraiser for education foundation. Donors received a card designed by the students; London, UK: Extra t-shirts from Race For Life fundraiser given to homeless men’s refuge located in Gandia, Spain; Bloomington, IL: Supporters purchase tape for $1 per foot to attach high school principal to gymnasium wall during basketball game halftime for Pom squad fundraiser; Tecumseh, OK: American Legion Auxiliary collects used cellular phones, ink jet cartridges, DVD movies, video games, portable DVD players, laptop/notebook computers, MP3 players, navigation and GPS devices in recycling fundraiser; Pickering, ON: First grader raises funds to "fill a stable" for World Vision. In exchange for donations she handed out bookmarks and greeting cards with her drawings of spotted cows and pink piglets; Salem, OR: Volunteers provide gift wrapping services at local mall to raise money for Habitat For Humanity; Vineland, NJ: High school students carry on a 61-year-old ritual with untraditional Christmas carols. The students sang "Silent Night" in Spanish and Japanese as part of an effort to help families cover medical expenses; Seattle, WA: Pair of prison inmates bought ice cream from a grocery store and sold it to other inmates as a fundraiser for local Sexual Assault Response Center.
 

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Do-It-Yourself Fundraiser Of The Month

A Tacky Yard fundraiser really works! Get a few people to dress up in ragged clothes. Find an old pickup truck and fill the back with yard junk. Some pink flamingoes, a toilet, car parts (preferably rusty but don't cut yourself!), whatever you might find in a cluttered messy lawn. Get some tacky lawn chairs and head out to the homes of your friends and neighbors when you know they are home. Then you pile all the stuff on the front lawn, sit yourself down and wave at passing cars and neighbors to draw attention. An added touch is an old guitar that you strum as everyone sings old country songs--loudly. In order for you to go away, the home owner has to make a donation to your cause. Trust me, they will!

Fun Pasta Fundraising: We are so glad we tried your Fun Pasta! Everyone loved the variety of shapes and was excited to sell something new and different. Although some kids were unsure about selling pasta, we have true believers now! With an average sale of over $100 per person, we easily beat our fundraising goal. Thank you so much for your quick service and help. You'll definitely hear from us next year! Marilyn W., Roanoke, VA.

Non-Profit In The Spotlight

More cats are intentionally killed in the United States than die from any other documented cause. Who is responsible? The vast majority of these killings are perpetrated not by cruel individuals, but by and with the authority of an antiquated animal control system. These killings are performed by government employees and contractors, and spill over to private shelter employees. Everyone deplores this killing. Many characterize it as “necessary evil.” Alley Cat Allies knows that there is nothing necessary about this evil. Fortunately, a viable, nonlethal alternative has already been identified and is being implemented in communities across the world. For over fifteen years, Alley Cat Allies has led the nation in humane education about the nature and circumstances of stray and feral cats and in promoting Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), the only humane, effective method to reduce their population.

Morris Press Cookbooks had modest beginnings when Fred Carlson opened a small local print shop in 1933. His son-in-law, Harold Morris, took over the business in 1956, and Harold's son, Scott, became President in 1976. Now we are the nation's largest cookbook publisher, printing cookbooks from all 50 states. Cookbooks are proven fundraisers and perfect keepsakes. For a free cookbook kit that shows you how a fundraising cookbook is affordable, profitable, and fun, visit our web site at www.morriscookbooks.com or call us at (800) 445-6621, ext. FHOTLN.

This Month In History

The most celebrated holiday around the world (January 1st); President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves in the Confederate states (1/1/1863); Ellis Island opened (1/1/1892); Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba (1/1/1959); The ball was first dropped at Times Square in New York City (1/1/1908); The first U.S. commercial bank opened as the Bank of North America in Philadelphia (1/7/1782); The Dow Jones industrial average first topped the 2,000 mark (1/8/1987); The U.S. and Vatican established full diplomatic relations after a break of 116 years (1/10/1984); The U.S. Surgeon General declared cigarettes may be hazardous to health (1/11/1964); Batman debuts on television (1/12/1966); The first use of a donkey to symbolize the U.S. Democratic Party appeared in a cartoon in Harper's Weekly (1/15/1870); The first Kiwanis club was formed (1/21/1915); Abortion became legal in the U.S. when the Supreme Court announced its decision in the case of Roe vs. Wade (1/22/1973); Elizabeth Blackwell became America's first woman doctor (1/23/1849); Beer was first sold in cans (1/24/1935); The first Emmy awards were given out (1/25/1949); The Soviet army liberated Auschwitz death camp (1/27/1945); The U.S. Coast Guard was created by an Act of Congress, combining the Life Saving Service and the Revenue Cutter Service (1/28/1915); Baseballs American League was founded (1/29/1900).
 

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