Tigerpalooza Fundraising Events Raise over $50k for Charity

Norman, OK- Tigerpalooza has become a Norman High School staple, but it has changed its stripes along the way. This year, the annual fundraising event moved from March to October and more events were added.   “It started as a Battle of the Bands, it was small and it wasn’t meant to be a huge fundraising event,” Ellen Melton, one of this year’s Tigerpalooza chair members, said about how the event began.  From there, the event grew to a month of fundraising directly involving around 80 students who raise thousands of dollars raised for local charities.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

3-day Fundraising Event for Shop with a Cop

New Orleans, LA - The Big Easy, a wine and beer bar off McCormick Street in Prescott, is hosting a three-day fundraising event of live music to raise funds for Prescott Police Department’s Shop with a Cop program.  The party kicks off Friday and goes through Sunday. Whatever the bar makes in sales those three days will go directly to the program.   Completely funded by community donations, Shop with a Cop takes place every holiday season. The program provides selected children, referred by public and private organizations, the opportunity to shop with a local law enforcement officer for Christmas gifts.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Over the Edge Tallassee Fundraising Event

Tallahassee, FL - Thrill seekers have a chance to give back to those in need, while also getting to repel down a 16-story building.  The fundraising event is called Over the Edge Tallahassee and it supports programs at Living Harvest, Good Samaritan Network and he Big Bend After Re-Entry Coalition, all groups that help offenders re-enter the community after being incarcerated.  The first 75 people to raise $1,000 get to repel down the Double Tree Hotel in Tallahassee.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

No Waste Food Fundraiser called Cocktails & Castoffs

Atlanta, GA - Food waste is a serious issue in the United States with more 20 pounds of food per person wasted each month. That means 30 to 40 percent of our food supply goes to waste.  To highlight the issue, seven Atlanta chefs are challenging themselves to create delicious, innovative dishes with little-to-no waste at a fundraising event called Cocktails & Castoffs, according to a news release.  The 3rd annual fundraising event will support the efforts of Development in Gardening (DIG), an Atlanta-based nonprofit that helps nutritionally at-risk populations in Africa develop sustainable gardening practices and cooking techniques.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Chug for the Jugs Fundraising Pub Crawl

Oxford, MS - Colleges Against Cancer is a nationwide collaboration of college students dedicated to eliminating cancer by working to implement the programs and mission of the American Cancer Society. With hundreds of chapters nationwide, CAC is showing the world that young people care and want to make a difference.  They host four major fundraising events each year and Chug for the Jugs is one making it’s inaugural appearance this year. It is a charity bar crawl to raise awareness for breast cancer, and all of the proceeds go to benefit The American Cancer Society.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Matthew's Angels Fundraising Event for Hurrican Victims

Brunswick, GA - When the Matthew’s Angels fundraising event began Sunday on Sea Island’s Rainbow Island, nearly $30,000 had been raised in ticket sales alone to aid local Hurricane Matthew victims.  Then came the $10,000 donation from the tax firm RSM, sponsor of the upcoming RSM Classic PGA tournament, a matching check from the tournament’s host, PGA Tour pro Davis Love III and a matching donation from Tito’s Handmade Vodka.  With the donations already at roughly $60,000 just over an hour into the event, the live auction started and more money poured in for United Way of Coastal Georgia to give to the local Salvation Army and American Red Cross chapters.  By the end of it all, roughly $100,000 was raised during the event, all of which will go to the local charities to help local victims of the storm. The final amount is still being tallied.  www.fundraising-ideas.org