Pueblo,
CO - The 42nd annual Stomp-On, Rosemount Museum’s largest fundraising event will
take place a week earlier than usual, on the museum grounds. Over the past several years, the Colorado
State Fair has opened the expo on the same evening as the Stomp-On, and
concerts and the addition of the (opening-night) rodeo last year made a major
dent in Stomp-On’s participation,” said Rosemount Museum Executive Director Deb
Darrow. “We realize that we can no longer compete with the attractions offered
on the first night of the Fair. This
year’s Stomp-On will feature two bands — Overton Road and Black Rose — as well
as dancing, a cash bar, food and a special performance by Elvis. www.fundraising-ideas.org
Melbourne,
Australia - Phillip Adams BalletLab presents a special fundraising event at
Yering Station Winery, Yarra Valley, to launch the first vision of new work,
Kingdom. Kingdom is a collaborative project with the Victorian Aids Council and
will have its world premiere in July 2014, to coincide with the World AIDS
Conference in Melbourne. The project has received an Arts Victoria's Community
Partnerships grant and the Yering Station event fundraising will go towards the
ongoing development and premiere of Kingdom.
Monmouth, OR -- Starting Friday, the Western Oregon University campus will
be bombarded with upward of 600 bikers for an MS fundraiser. Don't think Sturgis and "hogs"
though, they're not those kinds of bikers. From Saturday to Sunday, teams of
cyclists will venture across the Willamette Valley in the name of charity. The
29th annual Bike MS is the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Oregon Chapter's
premier fundraising event. In its second year at Western, the event has grown
from 550 riders to approaching 600 with one day left to register. "We were
looking for an area that could accommodate and grow the event. Western had been
a good partner for other events like Cycle Oregon," NMSS Oregon Chapter
President Lisa Roth said. "They seemed to be able to accommodate our needs
and experience. Also, the Willamette Valley has so many good routes." www.fundraising-ideas.org
Sarnia, ON (Canada) - Chris Hadfield is making an appearance at a Sarnia
fundraiser this fall. The retired
Canadian astronaut and Sarnia native is speaking with hundreds of local school
children, and is also a keynote speaker at a $250-a-ticket “The Sky is Not the
Limit” fundraising gala for the Bluewater Health Foundation. Proceeds from the
event will go to the foundation’s $2.8-million MRI campaign. "We're thrilled and honored that we're
the first fundraising event that he's going to be a part of in our
community," said Kathy Alexander, executive director of the Bluewater
Health Foundation. "And, with being able to welcome him home with the two
events." www.fundraising-ideas.org
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk (England) - The Bury Wacky Races is a fundraising
event, which takes place in the town of Bury St Edmunds. It involves teams taking part in a series of
unusual challenges ranging from a ‘nappy run’ – where contestants wear a water-
soaked nappy on their heads – and an egg and spoon race in the Arc shopping
centre, to a three-legged procession through the town culminating in a
tug-of-war and archery competition at Bury Rugby Club. It was great fun and also had a serious side
of raising money for Suffolk Breakthrough Breast Cancer Group. www.fundraising-ideas.org