Lehigh Valley Health Network Marathon for Via
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Fundraising Tools – Fundraising Ideas
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You’ve written your letter, sent your emails, your company will match your donation and you still want to do more? Here are some ways:
- Make your own donation. Set an example for your team members and supporters.
- Build a team. Invite everyone you know to join and register. A team can come from anywhere – work, friends, family, place of worship, civic groups, etc.
- Hold a wrap-around event. A wrap-around event is any fundraiser that your team organizes to raise funds for the walk. Wrap-arounds provide additional and fun ways to increase awareness and fundraising. All expenses for wrap-arounds are incurred by the sponsor team.
Here a few examples of successful wrap-arounds:
- Raffles: Will your company allow you to hold a pay-day 50/50? On pay-day, sell tickets for $1, $5, or $10. Winner receives 50% of the pot and your team receives the other 50% or secure a few donated items and raffle them off instead.
- Potluck Lunch: Solicit volunteers to cook up their favorite dishes. Sell $5 tickets for lunch to your co-workers. You can even show a Via video and solicit additional team members.
- Sales: Encourage your friends and coworkers to hold a bake sale, car wash, used book sale, rummage sale or other “special sale” and donate the proceeds to Via. There are many fun ways to engage your team members and community in raising funds for Via.
- Casual Day: With the endorsement of your company’s management, hold a “Dress Down for Via” day. Allow individuals the opportunity to wear jeans for a donation to Via. Is your company already business casual? Then “Dress Up for Via”!
Still not sure how to fundraise for Via? Check out these ideas:
- Chinese Auction: Have each department at work create a basket with a theme and then sell tickets to drop in a bucket placed in front of each basket.
- Change Challenge: Place containers in each classroom/department. Have people put change in every day and by a set date whoever collects the most money is the winner. Or a variation is whoever collects the least money by a certain date so you put change in other containers.
- Dance or Dance Marathon: Hold a school dance and donate the entrance fee to the Walk. Or hold a dance marathon with a special theme. Encourage all students to raise money and make it a fun evening.
- Hat Day: For a $1 donation, students/co-workers can be allowed to wear hats to school/office. Encourage wacky hat day but get permission first.
- Hoagie Sales: Hold a Hoagie sale at work or around town. You can either purchase coupons from Wawa or make the hoagies yourselves. Take orders ahead of time.
- Ice Cream Social: Plan to hold a social at work or school. Ask for donations from all who attend.
- Kiss the Pig Contest: Recruit a teacher or local celebrity to kiss a pig or team mascot once a certain amount of money is raised.
- Flower Sale: Take pre-orders and buy in bulk from a distributor.
- Odd jobs: Call neighbors and ask to do some odd jobs, such as painting, cleaning, dog walking, house-sitting and tell them all money is going to the Walk.
- Popcorn Sale: Popcorn always smells so yummy. Pop and sell at work, or school.
- Questions for a buck: One team raised money by having their boss, who was constantly being asked questions, charge $1 for each question for a designated time period.
- Roll those Pennies: Roll pennies that are around the house and donate.
- Shave your head: Shave a willing participants head once a specified amount of money has been raised.
- Ugly Bartender Contest: Get local bartenders in town to agree to be in your “Ugly Bartender Contest”. For a $1 vote, a lot of money can be raised for your team. The winner gets some kind of reward and is asked to be an honorary team member.
- Video Sales: Hold a video sale at work or school. Have team members bring in videos they no longer watch. Kid videos are especially good ones to sell. Hold the sale during lunch or in the evening.
- Wear Company Logos: For a fee of $25 tell companies that you will wear their hat or t-shirt for one half hour during the walk.
- Yard Work: Ask the neighbors if you can rake their leaves or pull weeds. Donate the money to your team.
For more information please visit our FAQ’s.
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