The Big Bandage Fundraising Event

Birmingham, UK - Birmingham-based mutual Wesleyan will again sponsor Birmingham Children’s Hospital’s ‘The Big Bandage’ fundraising event this summer. The Big Bandage is a day of fundraising activities across Birmingham and the West Midlands, with people encouraged to show their support by going to work or school wearing a bandage. It is the third year Wesleyan has been the lead sponsor.  Last year more than 35,000 people from across the region raised more than £80,000 for the hospital’s Children’s Cancer Centre.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Charleston Restaurant Community to Hold Huge Fundraiser for Victims' Families

Charleston, SC - Charleston Grill general manager Mickey Bakst last week asked dozens of chefs, wine distributors and other local food-and-beverage professionals to participate in a major fundraising event for the families of the Emanuel A.M.E massacre victims. Not one of them refused.  “Everybody said yes, and everybody said, ‘if there’s anything else you need, just ask”,” Bakst says. “It boggles my mind how this community comes together.”  Proceeds from “A Community United” on July 9 will be evenly divided among the nine immediate survivors. In addition to selling 1000 admission tickets, priced at $200 apiece, organizers are putting together a major silent auction. www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Ford-Powered Father's Day Fundraiser

Superior, WI - The 15th annual All Ford-Powered Father's Day Car Show fundraiser kicked off this weekend but it was not all about the cars.  "We have Roush Mustangs, we have Saleen Mustangs," Twin Ports Mustang and Ford Club vice president Denny Zimmerman said.  Fords before WWII up to 2015 filled the Belknap Plaza. The car show also serves another purpose.  Proceeds from the event will go to local animal organizations.  One of them is Seeds of Hope Youth Ranch who recently rescued six horses that were in deplorable conditions.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Largest Cycling Fundraising Event of the Year

Cache Valley, UT - This last week it was the Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back that came through Logan and Cache Valley. Next weekend it will be the 2015 MS 150 bike ride that begins at the Cache County Fairgrounds.  Gary Saxton, Logan Downtown Manager, says the two-day event is Utah's largest cycling fundraising event with more than 2,500 cyclists participating.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

MINI Scavenger Hunt Fundraising Event

Jacksonville, FL - Continuing its legacy of community involvement in Jacksonville, Tom Bush MINI is proud to sponsor, “The Jacksonville Job ­ A Photo Scavenger Hunt,”. The event, will benefit school children in need through the nonprofit organization, Communities in Schools of Jacksonville. This event’ ­ will certainly not be a typical scavenger hunt. Participants will be searching for various landmarks around the greater Jacksonville area and submitting creative photos of their MINIs at these locations.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

"Lift for Life" Fundraising Event at U of I

Champaign, IL - Uplifting Athletes, a national charitable organization that uses the platform of college football to raise awareness of rare diseases, will host the "Lift for Life" fundraising event on June 26. Lift for Life is a fundraising event being hosted by the University of Illinois football team's chapter of Uplifting Athletes.  According to U of I Chapter President Joe Spencer, members of the university's football team are aiming to raise awareness and research funds for the rare disease Acoustic Neuroma.