Ottawa, IL - Proceeds
from the Friends, Food and Fun fundraising event hosted March 10 have topped
$55,000 in support of Ottawa Friendship House. More than $34,000 was confirmed
as final numbers from ticket sales, raffles and live auction purchases were
tallied. Additional funding was pledged by Linda and Mike Mussallem, the
daughter and son-in-law of Jane McCormick, one of the agency's original
founders. Before the fundraising event's
live auction performed by Matthew Bullock Auctioneers, event organizers
announced that the Mussallems would match funds up to $20,000 generated
from the evening. Their contribution ensures the Jane McCormick Home will be
fully furnished for the six consumers slated to move in this spring. www.fundraising-ideas.org
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Runaway Runway Fashion Fundraiser Sparks Creative Recycyling
Columbia, SC - In fashion, the expression “one
man’s trash is another man’s treasure” usually refers to secondhand clothing.
But in the case of Columbia Design League’s annual “Runaway Runway” fundraising
fashion show, one man’s trash could literally become a showstopper. The design
competition and recycle fashion show has showcased looks made from bubble wrap,
fishing jigs, old pool covers, film canisters, 35mm slides, bicycle tire tubes
and parachutes – and that’s just scratching the surface of materials used. The show is the Design League’s biggest
fundraiser. As an affiliate group of the Columbia Museum of Art, proceeds help
pay for educational programming the museum offer throughout the year. www.fundraising-ideas.org
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
"Spay-shetti, No Balls" Fundraising Dinner and Auction Raises over $34K for Animal Clinic
Bluefield, WV
— The fundraising drive to raise money to construct a spay/neuter clinic at the
Mercer County Animal Shelter has met, and exceeded, its goal. Saturday night’s fundraising event,
“Spay-ghetti, No Balls,” raised more than $14,000, enough to meet two donation
matches. Grant’s Super-market’s
challenge was to raise $10,000 by the end of the fundraiser Saturday night and
they exceeded that figure, raising $14,016. Grant’s Supermarket presented a
check for $10,000 during the event. The
shelter will also be receiving a matching contribution of $10,000 from the
Mercer County Humane Society. That’s
$34,016 in all. Plans are to start the
renovations at the shelter to create the clinic this summer. www.fundraising-ideas.org
Monday, March 28, 2016
YMCA Fundraiser Brings in over $1M for New Pool
Vancouver, WA - The
Woodland Community Swimming Pool Committee’s kickoff fundraising event on March
19 more than doubled the total funds raised in previous years. At the event, held at Holland America Flower
Farm, the committee raised $1.1 million, bringing its total to more than $2
million. Previously, the committee raised $995,000 of the $12.6 million
campaign goal to build a community pool and YMCA in Woodland. The pool will sit
beside Horseshoe Lake inside the Columbia-Willamette YMCA. www.fundraising-ideas.org
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Cheerleaders hold Fundraisers to Get to Invitational
Casa
Grande, AZ — After out-cheering their competition at a national
cheerleading event earlier this month, one group of Casa Grande kids hopes to
go to Tampa, Florida, in April to compete in the invitation-only D2 Summit.
Because some members of the 10-person team do not have the funds
for the trip, they’ve been working together on fundraisers to cover the cost of
the journey. Earlier this month the team hosted a cheer
camp for children as a fundraiser. They’ve also held car washes and plan
raffles and other fundraising events. www.fundraising-ideas.org
Friday, March 25, 2016
Parents Get Creative with Fundraiser for New Playground
Bismarck, ND - The
Bismarck school district plans to rip out about half of the playground
equipment at Northridge Elementary this summer.
The district says it is unsafe. Now,
students, teachers and the school's PTO are figuring out how replace it. So,
they're getting creative. To kick off a
fundraiser, they called the teachers and kids together and danced. It's a parent-student dance. The organizers want to keep a theme of
exercise with their plans. It fits with
the need for the new playground. www.fundraising-ideas.org
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