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Ways to get involved fund raising -- great opportunities for the family, community and children. Find one that works for you. What a great feeling to help and a fantastic lesson for our children to learn the value of making a difference!
Ask 5-10 people to save all their change. You save yours. Count it at the end of the prescribed time and you may be surprised to find how much you've raised. Garage Sales, Bake Sales, Book Sales Ask 2-5 friends to help with a bake sale, book sale, or garage sale. You and your friends bake the goodies, or get the books or other stuff required for the sale, staff it, and help clean up afterwards. This is an excellent way to get people involved in fund raising without ever actually asking them for money. Matching Gifts Find out which of your friends (perhaps this is true for you also) work in corporations with matching gift programs. Then ask them to donate and get their gift matched, and ask them to ask their co-workers to donate and get their gifts matched. Resolve to Quit a Bad Habit for a Good Cause Offer to do something your friends and family have been nagging you to do anyway, and attach a price to it. For example, quit smoking on the condition that your friends donate to your group, or get your friends to pay a certain amount for every day you don't smoke up to 30 days. Agree to match their gifts at the end of thirty days if you didn't smoke. Give them their money back if you did. (This method could be applied to other healthy behaviors, such as exercising or not eating sugar.) Host a Coffee or Potluck Have a great together with a small “entry” fee. This a great way to socialize for a good cause. Dress Down Day Check company policy first. See if your office would allow you and your co-workers to have a dress down in honor of Garrett’s Wings. For a small donation, the employees could earn a day of comfort! Have a Sundae Party Hold an ice cream social. This is an event that could involve kids and get them involved in doing something good for the community. Paper Chain Spirit This is a great fund raiser for high school students, youth groups or sports teams. Have a competition within the different classes or teams or even neighborhoods. Why not see which side of the street has more spirit?!? . Each “team” has two colors that their paper chain consists of. Sell each strip of paper for 25 or 50 cents. Keep the chains hidden bringing them out on a set date. Which ever team chain is the longest receives bragging rights. The only thing you have to pay for is the paper and staples/glue/tape! Refer Friends and Family to activegiving.com The website is secure, fast and easy to use. At the website you will be able to choose an amount to donate and receive email confirmation of your donation. http://www.active.com/donate/take_flight_tri In short, have fun, be creative and, of course, thank you so, so very much for your support. If you have any questions, please contact Renee at mom@garrettswings.org. We discourage children going door to door to unfamiliar homes or neighborhoods. |
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| Garrett's Wings provides comfort and non-medical care for terminally-ill children and their families while supporting and promoting research to cure Infantile NCL. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, enabling contributions of money, goods or services to be tax deductible for the contributor (please consult a tax specialist for advice on your particular situation.) The organization has no paid employees, so 100% of the contributions support the mission and efforts of Garrett's Wings. |
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