Do-It-Yourself Fundraiser Of The Month

Squeegee Day: Ask people at a local drive thru to donate money to have their windshields washed. Have one person at the beginning of the drive thru asking the person if they would like their windshield washed as a donation to your cause. If they say yes, your volunteer places a pamphlet under their windshield wiper. Once they get to the front of the drive and they have a pamphlet under their wiper, a team of two washes their windshield and thanks them for their donation. There is much less set-up and staffing than required for a car wash and you can easily make as much money. You can have a stated donation amount but you generally make more money leaving it up to the generosity of the driver.

  Table to Table is the first and only food rescue program in Northeast New Jersey dedicated to redistributing prepared and perishable foods, serving a population of almost 3 million people. Believe it or not, people in our own neighborhoods go to bed hungry. Every day they pick up fresh, wholesome food that otherwise would have been discarded, and safely deliver it to soup kitchens, homeless shelters and centers that serve meals to the hungry. Through efficient and effective operations, the food is redistributed at a cost to Table to Table of only 11 cents per meal.

 Featured Fundraising Ideas

World's Finest Chocolate: How does a fundraiser that no one can resist sound to you? Look no further, try our World's Finest Chocolate. We are dedicated to the art of fine chocolate. Rich, delicious and high-profit, you will be calling us for more in no time! Get your free information kit at www.efundraising.com, or call us today at 1-800-561-8388.

Aptecha: Prescriptions by mail. You would be surprised how many people would be interested. Ask a family member who may be taking medication how much they pay for their prescriptions and you could save them 30% - 80%. Is your group able to drop off flyers at people’s houses? It can be as simple as that! Does your group have family members who are taking medication? Ask them, its as simple as that! You get paid $10 for each order and 5% for all refill orders. Continuous revenue since 80% of the people refill their orders. Call 1.877.278.3242 ask for Victor.

Fundraiser News Briefs 

Maumelle, AR: Mayor swims in tub of mayonnaise as fundraiser for charter school; Greenwich, CT: Boys & Girls Club scrabble fundraiser benefits literacy volunteers; Altoona, WI: Middle school students shave heads as fundraiser for cancer research; Des Moines, IA: Police officers sit on roof of doughnut shop to raise money for Special Olympics; Mayerthorpe, AB: Elementary students raise thousands in walk for juvenile diabetes; Buchan, UK: MS patient undertakes 21.5-mile round trip in battery-powered buggy to raise money for multiple sclerosis; Port Richey, FL: Restaurant fundraiser benefits unborn daughter of serviceman killed in action in Iraq; Kapowsin, WA: Elementary students hop-a-thon fundraiser to help send kids with neuromuscular conditions to camp; Winder, GA: Commissioners and other county employees auction off their talents to support Relay for Life team; Lenox, MA: Eighth-graders sponsor "4 Paws For a Cure" walk to benefit pediatric cancer research; Arkalalah, AR: Chicken 'n noodle fundraiser helps finance trip to Europe for People to People student ambassadors; Smyrna, TN: Police sergeant camps out on top of grocery store to help people with cystic fibrosis; Plains, GA: Booster club holds clay pigeon shoot fundraiser; Columbus, OH: More than 500 participants display hats of the garden-party variety to support programs in horticulture, education and community gardening; Fort Meyers, FL: Elvis impersonators raise money for the Elks National Foundation; Albuquerque, NM: "Buy a Cookie, Save a Pet" fundraiser supports humane association; Bellingham, WA: Men walk a mile in women’s high-heeled shoes to benefit domestic violence and sexual assault services; Liverpool, UK: Parishioners give their vocal chords a workout in a three-hour hymn-athon to raise money for bone marrow trust; Wayne, NJ: Parents working to keep kids drug-free hold all-star basketball game between community members and comedy basketball troupe.
 

Interesting or Fun Facts

The first Avon Lady was actually a man, young door-to-door salesman David McConnell from upstate New York. At the age of sixteen, McConnell had begun selling books door-to-door and began offering a complimentary vial of perfume he had blended to help make more sales. McConnell soon learned that women adored his perfume but remained indifferent to his books. Thus, he abandoned books and subsequently launched Avon Calling in 1886, offering women cosmetics in the comfort and privacy of their own homes. The door-to-door approach seemed tailor-made for cosmetics, particularly in rural areas, where homemakers, in horse-and-buggy days, had poor access to better stores. [Source: Phil Ament, The Great Idea Finder]

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