Special Occasion Dress, Purse and Shoes Resale Fundraising Event

Prairie River, WI - Approximately 45 eighth grade students from Prairie River Middle School will be traveling to Washington D.C. and New York City in June of 2017 for a five-day field trip. This trip is entirely funded by the students.  In an effort to raise money for their trip, on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Merrill High School field house lobby, the students will be hosting a “Special Occasion Dress, Purse and Shoes Resale Event.” At this fundraising event, customers can shop for nearly new attire such as prom, homecoming and special occasion dresses. The items will be “priced to sell” – prices starting at $5 for dresses.  www.fundraising-ideas.org

Women Helping Women Fundraising Event

Pendleton, IN - Women Helping Women, a fundraiser coordinated by the Hancock Regional Hospital Foundation, provides medical exams to uninsured and under-insured women in Hancock County. Donations brought in at the event offset the cost of mammograms, biopsies, pelvic exams and prostheses for women who have undergone mastectomies. The fundraiser, conducted Wednesday evening at BluFalls Arts and Event Center in Pendleton, also helps provide education and guidance through the next steps after a cancer diagnosis, said Nancy Davis, the Hancock Regional Hospital Foundation’s executive director.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Annual Hog Jog 5K Fundraising Event for YMCA

Buffalo, NY — Their run began and ended at Midway BBQ and included a lap around the Timken Sports Complex parking where the 22 runners in the 2016 Hog Jog 5K Fundraising Event could get some water as they ran to raise funds for the Union County YMCA Saturday morning.  The Hog Jog is an annual fundraiser designed to raise funds for the Union County YMCA’s Annual Campaign. They Hog Jog and other fundraising events generate funds the YMCA uses to help it provide a variety of services to the people of Union County including reduced membership fees, after school program, summer camp, and sports activities.  www.fundraising-ideas.org  

Raise the Woof Fundraising Event

Plainfield, IN - Misty Eyes Animal Center is hosting an evening of music, dancing and food for its Rock & Roll, Raise the Woof event.  The fundraiser is at the Palms Banquet Hall & Conference Center in Plainfield. The event is to raise funds to build the center's permanent facility.  There will be a cash bar and a silent auction. Those attending can come dressed in party attire from the 1950s, '60s, '70s or today.  There will be a professional photographer and a best dressed contest.  Last year, Misty Eyes Animal Center purchased 3.2 acres of land on Dan Jones Road in Avon. Organizers are currently raising funds to build a permanent facility there.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

"Me, My Selfie and I" Painting Fundraiser for Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston

Houston, TX - Selfies and art are now joining together for a fundraising event. Merlot 2 Masterpiece, a Houston art studio with locations around the city, has partnered with national custom art brand, Gifted Custom Art, for a painting fundraiser set to be held Nov. 12. The goal of the fundraising event is to raise enough funds to provide a painting party for the kids of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston through its "Me, My Selfie and I" program, where participants paint pictures of their selfies.  Programs for the nonprofit group include academic success, healthy lifestyles, parent resources, and character and citizenship.  www.fundraising-ideas.org 

Feral Cat Day Fundraiser

Albuquerque, NM– A fundraising event held Sunday raised money for some of our four-legged friends in need.  As part of Feral Cat Day, the organization, “Community Cats” held a fundraiser at Boofy’s Best for Pets store collecting cash, food and supplies.  The donations go towards keeping cats who roam free around the community safe and healthy.  Organizers say many of the supplies collected go to volunteers who socialize feral kittens to help them become adoptable.  Another goal of the event is to encourage people to spay and neuter their pets.  www.fundraising-ideas.org