Fundraising Event for Girl with Incurable Brain Condition

Horseheads, NY -- The community came together to help raise money for a teenage girl battling an incurable brain condition.  On Sunday, the third annual "Bella's Journey" fundraising event was held at Raymour and Flanigan in Horseheads.  The event was created by the family of Bella Sacharczyk, who is an eighteen-year-old girl battling with Hydrocephalus. "We're having a basket raffle, all donated by different people in the community.  We have a bounce house and food. We had the radio station was here today and we're just raising money for Hydrocephalus for the awareness of Hydrocephalus and for the research."  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Fundraising Event for Veterans Memorial

Bushong, KS - Bushong was the site of a fundraising event Saturday where a memorial to veterans is under construction.  The North Lyon County Veterans Memorial board members held a fundraiser that included a car and truck show, live music, a silent auction and vendors. Former State Sen. Jim Barnett, who is running for governor also stopped by. Board president Dianne Smith says she's working to preserve the memory of local veterans.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Knockball FUNdraising Event

Hamilton, MT - Ravalli County Museum is hosting a FUNdraising event called Knockerball at Claudia Driscoll Park.  Sarah Monson, director of marketing for the museum, said Knockerball is outrageous fun. The big balls that people crawl inside of to bounce off one another can be previewed during Daly Days.  “This event combines exhilaration and hilarity in an opportunity to defy gravity by bouncing inside a huge ball,” she said. “It is a sports event and a summer activity.”  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Local Swimmers Prepare for Swim Accross America Fundraiser

Cartersville, GA - It’s a huge fundraising effort that makes a “splash” every year, and right now, Metro Atlanta swimmers are diving into Lake Allatoona to prepare for this year’s Swim Across America Atlanta Open Water Swim.  This year’s Open Water Swim will take place on at Lake Lanier, and will raise funds for the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorder Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.  Swim Across America hosts open water and pool swims around the country, all of which serve as fundraisers for cancer research, and the Atlanta Open Water Swim has become one of the top events in terms of fundraising and attendance.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Fundraising Dinner for Proposed Fallen Officers Memorial Monument

Livingston, MI - A proposed memorial to honor Michigan’s fallen law enforcement officers is moving closer toward construction, thanks to a fundraising event in Genoa Township.  The Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Monument is a project that has been in the works for many years. Proponents are looking to construct the memorial in Lansing, in a display of 21 glass panels engraved with the names of fallen officers along a walkway. The “Raising a Sentinel” dinner at Crystal Gardens Banquet Center last night served as a fundraiser to help bring the project to fruition.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

4th Annual Rockin' the River Fundraising Event

Tunkhannock, PA — The Friends of Howland Preserve and The North Branch Land Trust announce the Fourth Annual Rockin’ the River fundraising event will take place on Saturday.  This event is designed to draw people to the North Branch Land Trust’s 669-acre property known as the Howland Preserve, a green space on the Vosburg Neck of the Susquehanna River just west of Tunkhannock.  www.fundraising-ideas.org