LAWS Fashion Show Fundraiser for Women Athletes

Windsor, ON,  - Olympians Meghan Agosta, Melissa Bishop and Mary Spencer, and the Canadian champion University of Windsor Lancers women’s basketball team — Windsor has an abundance of role models for young girls when it comes to women’s athletics. And on Sunday, girls and women received more inspiration to embrace physical activity, in the form of a big fundraising event that involved local athletes — male and female — modeling sporting attire provided by area retailers. Savvy Sweats and Sweets was the first event of its kind put on by Leadership Advancement for Women and Sport, a Windsor organization created 20 years ago to enhance opportunities for females in sports.  Raising funds and raising the organization’s profile in the community is the next step LAWS needs to take to expand its mission, said organizers.  “We still have stereotype with woman in sports that haven’t been broken yet,” said LAWS chairwoman Margery Holman. “What we are doing doesn’t just affect women, it’s a social issue.”  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Trivia Night Fundraiser for The Endangered Wolf Center

St. Louis, MO – Trivia Night 2014 will be held at the Kirkwood Community Center.  Tickets are $25 per person or $200 for a table of eight.  Free beer will be available for guests over 21, complimentary snacks and beverages will be on hand.  There will be prizes for the top three teams, a prize for best-themed table and in addition to Trivia, there will be a 50/50 raffle, a silent auction and door prizes.  All proceeds go to benefit The Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka, MO.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Fundraising Event to Benefit 2-year-old Leukemia Patient

Edison, NJ— When township musician Jerry Ganz played his first show with his band last year, little Christopher Krakowiecki was there to support him.  When Christopher’s parents, Melissa and Matt, told Ganz that the 2-year-old had been diagnosed with leukemia just before Thanksgiving of last year, Ganz wanted to support his little buddy and the family in any way that he could.  “Christopher is my next-door neighbor, and when I heard about [his illness], I told my wife, ‘I’d like to do a show for Christopher,’ and she said that would be great,” Ganz said. “So we ended up getting the show together to help raise some money for the family.”  The Jerry Ganz Band will present the “Christopher Krakowiecki Benefit Show”, proceeds will benefit Christopher and help his parents deal with the monumental costs of the treatment he will be receiving regularly for three-and-a-half years.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

First Ever Haitian Shabbat Fundraising Dinner

Miami Beach, FL - The Jewish and Haitian communities will mingle this Friday night at the first ever Haitian Shabbat.  This shabbat will be a fundraising dinner, featuring kosher Haitian food, meant to bring the two communities together so that the Jewish community can learn about how people in Haiti are living since the 2010 earthquake.  The Haitian Shabbat will be held at the Temple Beth Shmuel Cuban Hebrew Congregation. The dinner is open to the community and the sponsor, Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, suggests a $35 minimum donation.  NPH is an organization that aims to improve the lives of orphaned, abandoned and poor children in Latin America and the Caribbean. Money raised from the dinner will support NPH’s homes, schools, and community outreach programs in Haiti.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Millburn Schools Rock Annual Fundraiser

Millburn, NJ – Preparations are well under way for the Education Foundation of Millburn/Short Hills' 6th annual “Millburn Schools Rock” fundraising event.  Prominent Property Sotheby’s International Realty presents this year’s event, entitled “Pardi Gras,” bringing the best of Bourbon Street to the Crestmont Country Club.  The good times will roll with an evening of music, silent auction, raffle prizes, wine pull, fabulous food and cocktails. Funds raised will go to programs and technology that enhance the Millburn schools’ curriculum.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Cajun Paw Rescue Fundraising Event

Lafayette, LA -  Cajun Paw Rescue will hold a fundraising event at Camp Bow Wow, a Professional photographer  will be on hand to take your dog's portraits. Food trucks from around Acadiana will also be on site, if you're looking for a place to stop for lunch. CPR will also have all of their adoptable dogs, who are looking for their forever home. There will also be CPR t-shirts, magnets and koozies for sale. All proceeds will benefit CPR and their rescue.  Cajun Paw Rescue works on saving the lives of pitbull breeds (American Pit Bull Terrier, the American Staffordshire Terrier, & the Staffordshire Bull Terrier) by placing them into qualified foster homes. All dogs are fully vetted, heart-worm tested and spayed/neutered, and then the adoption process begins.  www.fundraising-ideas.org