Creative Fundraiser to Send Foster Kids to Camp

Mandeville, LA - The community is invited to a “fun” fundraiser at Painting With a Twist in Mandeville to support the first Royal Family Kids Camp in Louisiana which will provide a full week of summer camp for children ages 7-11 who are in the Louisiana foster care system.  Led by a local artist, participants will paint a lively colorful painting entitled “Starfish Wish” as they explore their creative side while they eat, laugh and share in the fun creative process.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Wreaths for Biloxi National Cemetery Fundraiser

Biloxi, MS -- It's never too early to get into the holiday spirit.  Organizers of Wreaths for Biloxi National Cemetery got a jump start on fundraising for their annual Christmas event Saturday by hosting the first Puttin' for Patriots at Big Play Family Fun Center.  The organization raised more than $10,000 a year ago and was able to buy about 1,300 wreaths. With more than 18,000 veterans buried at the Biloxi National Cemetery, Riemann Funeral Homes Community Outreach Director Veronica Romano said organizers hope to have enough reusable wreaths for every veteran within three years.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Poetry Slam Fundraising Event

Westerly, RI –There will be A Poetry Slam Fundraising event held at The Twisted Vine in Westerly.  A Poetry Slam is the competitive art of performance poetry. Actors and actresses from the Providence Improv Guild will be judged by a selected panel of community celebrities and by the audience. There will be lunch served and the musical entertainment of guitarist Brian Kodzis.  Honorary Guest for the afternoon will be Rhode Island’s Poet Laureate, Rick Benjamin. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Frank Olean Center in assisting people with disabilities. Tickets are $35 per person.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Exciting Fundraiser Could Mean Big Bucks for One Lucky Ticket Holder

Dothan, AL - The most exciting two minutes in sports could help support a local non-profit agency while making one local resident $250,000 richer.  The board of the Saliba Center for Families has set a goal to sell 200 tickets to local residents for $100 each before Saturday’s running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Upon purchase of the ticket, each ticket holder is instructed to write his or her predicted top five finishers for the Derby.  A gathering of ticket holders is planned at the Oak and Olive . during the gathering, one ticket will be drawn at random. The ticket holder whose name is drawn will automatically win $5,000. Then, if the Derby finish matches that ticket holder’s top five predicted order of finish, he or she will win $250,000.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Celbrity Chef Will Get Locked Up for Fundraiser

Melbourne, Australia - Adelaide’s master chef Andre Ursini will this week be serving his handmade gnocchi from behind bars.  The owner of Andre’s Cucina and Polenta Bar has signed up to become an inmate at the Old Adelaide Gaol for the evening as part of the Whitelion Adelaide Bailout.The charity event raises money supporting outreach and education services for at-risk youth.  Ursini says Whitelion strikes a chord with him and he was eager to sign on for the lockup. “I used to do a lot of work with Anglicare helping underprivileged kids,” Ursini says.  “When I help out a charity I don’t just sign on to smile for the cameras – I’ll be taking part and supplying food as well.”  He says his time in the cell will be a chance to reflect on some of the struggles faced by youth, but there will also be plenty of time for fun. “I think I might be an unruly inmate – like I was in my teenage years.”  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Box City Fundraiser for Homelessness Awareness

Hunterdon County, NJ - Family Promise of Hunterdon County’s fourth annual Box City is being “constructed” right now as participants prepare to give up their bed and comforts of home for just one night to help their neighbors in need. This is a very unique event and fundraiser for Family Promise, the county’s only homeless shelter.   Participants raise pledges to become a Citizen of Box City and then sleep in a box overnight to raise money and awareness for homelessness within the county. The event will include food, games and entertainment, and the night will conclude with an outdoor movie. Several local youth groups, families and sports teams are already hard at work designing everything from condo complexes to cul-de-sacs. Citizens will need to bring their own boxes to sleep in. Boxes are available by calling ahead to local retailers and requesting that they hold a large box to be picked up and brought to the event.  www.fundraising-ideas.org