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The Fundraising
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Each issue includes a combination of new or
unusual do-it-yourself fundraisers,
fundraising product or event ideas, fundraising tips, focus on a
charitable organization, news, trivia,
and
sometimes even a little humor. We hope that each issue will contain information
that is beneficial to you.
Good luck in your fundraising efforts. We know how much work it can
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Do-It-Yourself
Fundraiser Of The Month
Miniature
Bible Town: What started as a miniature building project to
teach the books of the Bible to Sunday school children at
Vestavia Hills Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, turned
into a fundraising event that raised $5,400 to build real homes
in Mexico. The children decorated 66 miniature houses, one for
each book of the Bible. The class got enthused about the project
and included other buildings, parks, lakes and streets in the
town. Houses were arranged in the order that the books are
organized in the Bible. The children advertised in the church
newsletter and displayed the Bible town on tables for everyone
to see over a two-week period. When the kids explained how the
money could specifically help families in Mexico, the donations
for the Bible town houses began pouring in. They had so many
people wanting houses that they had to make extra. |
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 The Little
Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center is a nonprofit
animal rescue organization staffed mainly by volunteers. We take
abused and abandoned animals from the streets and from those
awaiting death at the municipal pounds. We provide a safe,
caring and nurturing environment for these animals while they
are waiting for loving adoptive homes. All prospective homes are
carefully screened to ensure happy endings. No animal is ever
destroyed at Little Shelter unless he or she is incurably ill.
Last year we placed over 2,000 dogs, cats, kittens and puppies
into loving homes. With your help we will save even more this
year. |
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Featured
Fundraising Ideas
My
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fundraising event a huge success! Rainbow Dust, the innovative
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www.myrainbowdust.com to see how Rainbow Dust can add magic
to your next function! Find out why kids will be standing in
line for their turn at making their own delicious Rainbow Dust
candy creation! My Rainbow Dust dot com. Let the magic begin! |
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Jangles has no upfront costs, no calories,
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free info kit today at
info@silverjangles.com |
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Fundraiser News Briefs
Boone County, KY: Librarians out spell nuns in
literacy fundraiser; Champlain, NY: Vermont National
Guard takes on Vermont Law Enforcement in hockey match to
benefit the families of men and women serving overseas;
Carmi, IL: Students hold lift-a-thon to raise money for
summer camps; Los Gatos, CA: Participants in
Assistance League fundraiser receive evaluations of their
family heirlooms or newly acquired belongings; Ottawa,
ON: Church holds scrabble fundraiser in support of
Multiple Sclerosis; Meridian, ID: Dozens of people
jump into frigid water to raise money for Special Olympics;
Eureka, CA: School holds interactive mystery
fundraiser to supplement costs of arts and drama programs;
Miami, FL: Mystery Dates fundraiser held for the
Museum of Contemporary Art; Indianapolis, IN:
Schools raise funds by leasing
stadium light pole to cell phone companies; Newton, CT:
Townopoly game created to help raise money for orchestra
students trip; South Glens Falls, NY: Dance marathon
fundraiser to fund purchase of
wheelchair accessible vans, medical care and college
scholarships; Edmonton, AB:
School children raise money to aid
disadvantaged youngsters through sports raffle
of donated NHL jerseys;
Suffolk, VA: Man who pocketed money generated
by a fundraiser sentenced to six months in jail;
Victoria, AU: 3.35 carat diamond auctioned to raise
money for the Breast Cancer Network Australia; Montclair,
CA: 63-day bike ride from San Francisco to Washington DC
to benefit Push America which raises funds on behalf of
people with disabilities; Williamsburg, VA: William &
Mary students serve meals to raise money to build house in
Mexico; Bettendorf, IA: Bakery sells green bagels to
raise money for Feed the Children; Norton, MA: Educational
foundation announces Thank a Teacher fundraiser;
Irving, TX: PETA protests schools annual donkey
basketball game; Whistler, BC: Snowboard board babes
dress up for breast cancer fundraiser.
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Interesting or Fun Facts
Most historical
accounts attribute John Spilsbury with the invention of jigsaw
puzzles in 1767 when he glued world maps to wooden backings and
cut along geographic lines to create jigsaw puzzle maps as a teaching
aid. Other accounts give the Dutch credit for creating jigsaw puzzles
a decade earlier. The pieces in these early puzzles were not
interlocking. Not until the invention of power tools more than a
century later did puzzle makers in both Germany and France begin
cutting their puzzles with the interlocking snap-in patterns familiar
to puzzle fans today. |
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