Fundraising News From Around the World

Boulder, CO: School stops sale of liquor store discount certificates to raise funds after parents question the message it sends to students and the community; Brooks, OR: Local bar & grill hosts karaoke marathon fundraiser to benefit Oregon Army National Guard Emergency Relief Fund; Iowa City, IA: Animal welfare group holds Dirty Dawgs, dog wash fundraiser; Leelanau, MI: Area motorcyclists support Michigan Community Blood Centers with 90-mile "Bikers Out For Blood" poker run fundraiser; Muskogee, OK: Kickball tournament fundraiser raises money to re-activate Junior Achievement program; Purcell, OK: Eastern Star holds bike ride fundraiser to increase awareness of multiple sclerosis; Hanover, MA: High school students place garden gnomes on lawns as fundraiser for Relay for Life; a luminary bag will be lit during the relay in memory of a loved one who has been affected by cancer for those who donate $10 or more to have the gnome removed; Wilmington, NC: Children’s museum holds sandcastle-building competition fundraiser; Aurora, CO: Karate students raise money for children's hospital through demonstrations at local high schools; Owen Sound, ON: Waitress fired after having her head shaved as part of Cops for Cancer fundraiser; Tampa, FL: Women's Resource Center holds yoga-thon fundraiser; Palermo, ME: Donated 1931 Chevy coupe auction on e-Bay to benefit historical society; Rome, GA: Fire department kicks off off-road vehicle mud bog and rock crawl fundraiser; Victoria, BC: Anonymous donor drops off $10,000 cheque at "Cup of Kindness" fundraiser to end homelessness; Midland, TX: Two principals kiss a goat as the culmination of elementary school fundraiser; Rome, GA: 'Kiss the Camel' fundraiser a big success for Red Cross chapter; Wytheville, VA: Children’s home hosts “Back to the Mountains” storytelling festival fundraiser; Inverurie, UK: Darts competition fundraiser held to aid Breast Cancer Care.

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Do-It-Yourself Fundraiser Of The Month

A Cardboard Boat Race is a common school-spirit competition for students of high school and college age, or for any group as part of a community festival.  An entry fee is charged for each "boat". A typical competition format allows competitors a fixed build time, using only a predetermined number of cardboard sheets, glue, adding machine tape, and paint. Duct tape is also often a key ingredient. Once completed, teams must race their boats across a shallow pond or river, using similarly constructed oars. The boats will almost always flood, sink, or shred under the weight, mostly due to the difficulties of waterproofing cardboard. Awards are often given out for effort and spirit, instead of victory. Some offer two categories - Fast and Funny.  Boats are inspected pre-race to determine if they are "fast" or "funny".  The funniest boat winner gets a prize regardless of speed or floatability!  Life jackets are required for all participants.

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Non-Profit In The Spotlight

The Children's Organ Transplant Association exists to assist patients who require a life-saving organ, bone marrow, cord blood or stem cell transplant.  We work with any patient who needs a transplant due to a genetic disease, and all patients 21 and younger for any disease or complication. We guide the family and their volunteers through every step including: organizing and training the campaign committee, planning successful events and activities, working with the media, and finding multiple sources of funding. As you know, there will be expenses before and after the transplant that may not be covered by the families insurance.  Remember, fundraising is usually more successful before the transplant occurs, when the situation is a matter of life or death. To make the most of their efforts, funds raised by local community members will be deposited into the account we set up at a local bank or sent directly to our national office.  This will not impact the patient, or their family, from income tax liabilities or any governmental assistance program such as Medicaid.  This allows patients to capitalize on the advantages we offer, including the potential for up to a $10,000 match.  The family can focus attention on their patient while we serve as the "bill payer" from the fund.

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This Month In History

Zip codes go into use (7/1/1963); President Abraham Lincoln signed the first income tax bill, levying a 3% income tax on annual incomes of $600-$10,000 and a 5% tax on incomes over $10,000 (7/1/1862); President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act (7/2/1964); The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress (7/4/1776); Baseball great Joe DiMAggio hits his first grand slam home run (7/5/1937); The bikini makes it's debut at a Paris fashion show (7/5/1946); Louis Pasteur gave the first successful anti-rabies inoculation to a boy who had been bitten by an infected dog (7/6/1885); The U.S. State Department issues the first passport (7/8/1796); Scopes "monkey trial" begins as a result of a high school teacher breaking Tennessee law by teaching the theory of evolution in his biology class (7/9/1925); First minimum wage set (7/12/1933); Etch-a-Sketch goes on sale (7/12/1960); Disneyland opens in California (7/17/1955); President Harry Truman signed an Executive Order determining the line of succession if the president becomes incapacitated or dies in office (7/18/1947); Samuel Colt, invented the revolver (7/19/1814); Bank robber John Dillinger was shot and killed by FBI agents as he left Chicago's Biograph Movie Theater (7/22/1934); The U.S. Army began desegregating its training camp facilities (7/26/1944) However, the official order integrating the armed forces didn't come until July 26, 1948; World War I began (7/28/1914); President Lyndon Johnson signs the Medicare bill (7/30/1965).
 

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