Wanting to learn "fun" ways to raise money for small local charities, in small or tiny towns. Any ideas, or links to educational sources for information, appreciated. But mostly interested in unique local "fun" type events in your local area.
Looking "4" fun ways to raise $$$ for small local charities.
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We just had an ice fishing tournament on a local lake, people pay admission to register, a vendor sets up and sells hot dogs. A couple hundred bucks is used to pay out prizes for number of fish, biggest fish etc.
It's like a big party, lol.
What is left was donated to the local interfaith shelter. They raised almost 2800 bucks.
It's like a big party, lol.
What is left was donated to the local interfaith shelter. They raised almost 2800 bucks.
A good potato bar offers folks a good meal for all ages and requires minimal labor (as far as fund raisers go.)
Another one is a dunk tank (probably a summer thing there
) Get certain folks in there and charge $X per baseball/softball. Requires nothing more than the tank (assuming there's one hanging around somewhere.) Another thing they did one year was a sexy legs contest for the guys. You didn't know who's legs they were - there was a curtain lowered to about 3ish feet above the ground. (A donation to vote.)
I will keep thinking~
Another one is a dunk tank (probably a summer thing there
) Get certain folks in there and charge $X per baseball/softball. Requires nothing more than the tank (assuming there's one hanging around somewhere.) Another thing they did one year was a sexy legs contest for the guys. You didn't know who's legs they were - there was a curtain lowered to about 3ish feet above the ground. (A donation to vote.)I will keep thinking~
It seems every small town/village in Alaska has come up with a cute and fun way to get money for their local charities. Talkeetna, Alaska has a great event called "Wilderness Woman". Eagle River, Alaska has a "Bearpaw Festival".
I just think people get burned out on being "Begged" for donations, but fun events are fun, People pay just to watch the "Wilderness Woman" event.
I just think people get burned out on being "Begged" for donations, but fun events are fun, People pay just to watch the "Wilderness Woman" event.
Years ago when I was young and dust was new, they used to do skits. Folks would do a 5 ish min. act and would also be in the audience until their time to shine. Only a few simple props, nothing elaborate. A TV tray with a sign that said "Candy Shop" with someone behind it. Two goofballs standing off to the side. Someone walks up "Do you have any suckers?" Response "The only two suckers I know are right there." Goofballs: astonished look, curtain closes. That was a super short one, but funny in between other longer ones. Again, clean humor family friendly.
Not sure how many would be into this in today's world.
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We have a big quilt auction in August. Summertime we have a local farmers and baked goods/home canned stuff every Friday. Big fowl auction the last Friday of each month. Food is sold by the amish school parents as a fundraiser. auctions are big here, and there's always food.
Our local youth groups have done:
- a service auction (ie: kid puts out coupons for yardwork, babysitting, dog walking, etc. - one family did a couple coupons for a day's "rental" of their Tesla, which was popular!)
- a pie auction (one neighbor paid $100 to get his wife's as she said if he wasn't the highest bidder he was sleeping on the couch
- a turkey shoot - but with dart boards
- a valentines dance/dinner - they youth decorated the church's gym and acted as waiters and DJs.
- a house number painting drive - where they would paint your house number on the curb
- a trash can cleaning drive - where they came around with pressure washers and gave the ol trash cans a good scrub
- a big yard sale where families donated items and then the youth advertised and ran it - this was probably their biggest $ maker. Anything left over went to a goodwill type store.
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We have two dinner fundraisers coming up, and we're using the Mennonite Church down the road. One is the annual liverswurst and fried mush dinner and the proceeds go to Mennonite Friendship Manor (a senior place) for residents there that can't pay their bills. They have a "don't kick anyone out" policy. This one is in two days so we'll go and take our visiting daughter and the boyfriend. The next Friday is a pulled pork dinner and auction at the same place and the proceeds go to the Amish School buildon fund. We live in a town of less than 700, and most go to these. My sister will be visiting then, so we'll take her.
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Kissing booth is out, but a dunking booth makes money.
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Around here, a "Chili contest" does pretty well. Preparers fix their chili, voters pay a small fee for a sample/bowl of chili, and vote at the end.
Chili cook winners get a prize, all other proceeds go to the charity. The prize likely doesn't cover their cost, but the braggin rights are HUGE.
BTW, I never win
Chili cook winners get a prize, all other proceeds go to the charity. The prize likely doesn't cover their cost, but the braggin rights are HUGE.
BTW, I never win
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