24-Hour Gaming Fundraiser

Athens, OH - It’s time to bring your A-game.  The Ohio University Extra Life team is calling all gamers to be part of the organization’s semiannual 24-hour gaming fundraiser Saturday. Extra Life, an online gaming and livestreaming movement, helps benefit sick and injured children through the power of video games. With 24-hour tournaments and fundraisers happening year-round, gamers, also called heroes, raise money by collecting donations through the internet. Extra Life has raised more than $30 million to be donated to children’s hospitals around the country since its inception in 2008.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

"Blues Brothers" Featured at Elks Lodge Fundraiser

Devils Lake, ND - The Devils Lake Elks Club was the place to be Saturday night as the “Blues Brothers” performed for a select audience at the Elks Club Fundraiser.  Elwood and Jake, complete with black suits, white shirts, narrow ties, black shades and black fedoras danced and sang the music they made famous (and then some).  Cameo performances were also featured throughout the night as Jimmy Buffet, Patsy Cline, Johnnie Cash, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Elvis stepped on the stage, all performed by local people, members of the audience. The money raised for the local Elks Lodge in part goes to support their main charity: Camp Grassick.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Fundraising Efforts Continue for Devastation in Puerto Rico

Rochester, NY - More than two months after being devastated by Hurricane Maria, Red Cross officials and those with family still in Puerto Rico say aid is still much-needed.   On Sunday, the Red Cross teamed up with Three Heads Brewing for a fundraising event to help benefit Puerto Rico. The money raised will help go toward distributing more meals and relief items. www.fundraising-ideas.org

Bears in the Air Fundraising Event

South Bend, IN  - In less than a week, a fundraising event will take place to help put smiles on children's faces. This is the sixth year of "Bears in the Air," put on by the South Bend International Airport. A kickoff party is taking place Friday. Admission is $15 and will give a bear to a child in one of several area hospitals. Funds will also go to veterans at the Robert L. Miller, Sr. Veteran's Center.  At the event, there will be light refreshments, cocktails, music and door prizes, including a $350 gift certificate for Four Winds Casino and roundtrip airfare from Delta.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Light-A-Candle Fundraising Event for Longmont Library

Longmont, CO – The advent of the holiday season means that it’s time for the library’s annual Light-a-Candle celebration.  In its 33^rd year, the Light-a-Candle fundraising event is an opportunity to give a gift to your library for the whole community to enjoy.  Just visit the Library lobby during the event and purchase a book to be added to the Library’s collection.  A special “book plate” is placed inside the book cover to honor and identify the donor, and an ornament with the donor’s name is hung on the Light-a-Candle Tree that decorates the Library lobby during the holiday season.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Bowl Pong Fundraising Tournament Compines Bowling with Ping Pong

Twin Falls, ID - Interlink Volunteer Caregivers held its 2nd annual unique fundraising event this fall. Participants were made up of four or five member teams who competed against each other, combining bowling and ping pong, to determine a tournament champion.  Twin Falls Chamber of Commerce’s team “The Ambassadors” is the 2017 Bowl Pong Tournament champion.“Our generous community rallied behind this fun event raising funds for IVC’s cause of assisting elderly, disabled and chronically ill citizens,” stated Interlink Volunteer Caregivers executive director Edie Schab.  www.fundraising-ideas.org