Fundraising News From Around the World

Princeton, WV: American Cancer Society holds Golf Ball Drop fundraiser. Each ball costs $10 and is dropped above hole four on the golf course. If a ball hits the hole, the owner wins a new car or cash prizes; Seguin, TX: Volunteers locked up in restaurant as part of Muscular Dystrophy Association lock up fundraiser; McCook, NE: Sertoma Club hosts “Wear Green with Your Jeans” fundraiser to raise funds for hearing and speech; Rapid City, SD: Elementary and middle school students take on all comers in Chess-a-thon to defray costs of trip to national tournament; Chattanooga, TN: Some of Chattanooga’s premier kitchens featured in annual Junior League “Tour du Jour’’ fund-raiser; Tucson, AZ: American Association of University Women hold Authorama fundraiser featuring autographed books by Southwest authors; Madison, WI: UW students have the opportunity to add a set amount of money onto their tabs at the food service locations to help curb homelessness and hunger as part of “The Hunger Clean-Up Food Swipe”; New York, NY: Comedy club presents sensitivity training fundraiser to help Bill O’Reilly (The O’Reilly Factor) be a more compassionate individual. If O'Reilly declines the training, the proceeds will be provided to a charity that supports U.S. troops; Reedsport, OR: High school seniors sing, dance, and recite poetry to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network; Phoenixville, PA: Fire company hosts annual Night At The Races; Toronto, CAN; Massage therapy students offer therapeutic massages to benefit the Stephen Lewis Foundation; Pineville, LA: College football team conducts "Night of Champions" lift-a-thon fundraiser; Portland, ME: Students hold dance marathon to raise funds for Strive U, a school for college-aged students with developmental disabilities; Aiken, SC: Ladies Club fundraiser features cats, dogs and even horses competing to be named the "fairest" during the "Critters on Parade" contest.

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Do-It-Yourself Fundraiser Of The Month

A group of employees convinced their employers to let them do a "Bring Your Dog to Work Day". Each employee was able to bring his/her dog to work on the designated day provided they signed up in advance. Each dog cost $10 admission and the employees had to provide proof of current immunizations. All the money collected was donated to a local animal shelter. Three companies matched every dollar raised and one company bought a 10-pound bag of food in the name of each dog that was brought to work. Overall they raised over $7,500 and over 1,000 pounds of food. There were some concerns with people having allergies, but except for one company, that wasn't an issue. For the one company that had a couple of allergy sufferers, of the 13 or so who said they would have a problem, 6 of them traded shifts or worked from home that day and the rest had a "Dog Free" zone in a conference room for the day. One of them was so taken by the idea that she took an anti-allergy drug and brought her neighbor's dog just so she could participate. They considered doing a "Cats At Work Day" at the request of many cat lovers and owners. However, they decided that keeping the kitties from declaring war in the offices was too big of a challenge.

BAKE & Co. Fundraising - Be ready for summer with rubber flip flops imprinted with your name & logo. Show school spirit, advertise a cause or event. Choose a shoe color, describe a strap or heel design, and we'll provide a digital sample for approval with your artwork or our custom design. Collect pre-paid orders or sell from the case, 100 pair minimum.  Your cost of $6.50 /pair includes design, imprinting and free shipping to 48 states. Suggested retail is $10 - $14. Quality shoes, designed for years of comfort. Click for brochure. Call 1-800-535-2253 or visit our web site.

Non-Profit In The Spotlight

The Jimmy Fund started in 1948 when the Variety Club of New England (now the Variety Children's Charity of New England) and the Boston Braves baseball team joined forces to help a 12-year-old cancer patient dubbed "Jimmy." On a national radio broadcast, millions heard the boy visit with his heroes from the Braves as they stood by his hospital bed. Contributions poured in from people everywhere, launching an effort that continues to bring hope to thousands of children and adults facing cancer throughout the world. The efforts of hundreds of thousands of dedicated Jimmy Fund supporters continue to help patients make remarkable progress in the fight against cancer.

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Interesting or Fun Facts

It is believed that the original potato chip recipe was created by Native American/African American chef George Crum, at Moon's Lake House near Saratoga Springs, New York in 1853. He was fed up with a customer who continued to send his fried potatoes back, because they were too thick and soggy. Crum decided to slice the potatoes so thin that they couldn't be eaten with a fork. Against Crum's expectation, the guest was ecstatic about the new chips. They became a regular item on the lodge's menu under the name "Saratoga Chips". They soon became popular throughout New England. Eventually, potato chips spread beyond chef-cooked restaurant fare and began to be mass produced for home consumption; Dayton, Ohio-based Mike-sell's Potato Chip Company, founded in 1910, calls itself the "oldest potato chip company in the United States."
 

 Digilabs offers two unique fundraising programs, fundraising calendars and online fundraising. Fully customized fundraising calendars with your groups images, events and even sponsor information. The online fundraising program is simple to set up, no risk, automatically managed, viral spread. Valuable to users and works year round.

 Goldrush Fundraising - New item dollar bars. Largest chocolate fundraising bars. 50% profit. Low one case minimum. Great for groups of all sizes. Also candles with cute wax dipped bears, cheesecakes, cookie dough and many more. Call 1-888-584-0399 or email info@goldrushfundraising.com.

 GoMagnets.com – Custom car magnets for your school or organization make great fundraisers! People love to show their support on their cars! Profits over 100%! Free sample packs! “Your company has exceeded expectations in every way. Not only did we get a wonderful product, but superior customer service.” Dana in OK.

 Ranch House Candles offers 50% profit with free shipping on soy candles available in 20 fragrances in 4 sizes. We provide all supplies at no cost to your group. Call toll free 1-800-693-8610 or visit our website to request a brochure.