Help! Need fundraiser ideas!

dean_siu · Post by **dean_siu** » January 13, 2005 3:40 pm

Serve up margaritas at lunchtime as well....if you give enough of them to the boss, maybe he'll kick in more than $500!

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » January 13, 2005 3:42 pm

It's not my boss matching the $500. It's the dad of one of my co-workers. He's some rich guy in a nursing home and his son needs to make sure that he's donating $500 each quarter to charity.

And the margaritas would be a no-go because it will happen on work premises.

PHAW Webmistress · Post by **PHAW Webmistress** » January 13, 2005 4:08 pm

haven't read the whole thread (conserving energy and using my time wisely here

) but people love money so my suggestion would be a 50/50 especially since you said it was a "quickie" type of thing......

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » January 13, 2005 4:13 pm

PHAW Webmistress wrote:haven't read the whole thread (conserving energy and using my time wisely here ) but people love money so my suggestion would be a 50/50 especially since you said it was a "quickie" type of thing......

Huh? What's a 50/50?

dean_siu · Post by **dean_siu** » January 13, 2005 4:18 pm

buffettbride wrote:
PHAW Webmistress wrote:haven't read the whole thread (conserving energy and using my time wisely here ) but people love money so my suggestion would be a 50/50 especially since you said it was a "quickie" type of thing......
Huh? What's a 50/50?

50% tequila / 50% margarita mix......drink enough of that and you have a good buzz going quickly! Should be able to get $5 a glass....especially since it's for charity!

nutmeg · Post by **nutmeg** » January 13, 2005 4:19 pm

BB, our best fundraiser at work was always chocolate bars. We would get them on sale and sell them in our work kitchen/coffee station (honor system with an envelope which someone locked in their desk each night)

This always raised bunches of $....Especially if you have a variety of candy. There's something about work/stress that brings on chocolate cravings. And our candy bars were cheaper and fresher than the vending machine...

Oh and a 50/50 is where you collect money in a raffle and keep 50% for the charity and give 50% to the winner of the drawing...

PirateJeff · Post by **PirateJeff** » January 13, 2005 4:20 pm

Have a GUMBOTHON !! Like a big fundraiser where people pay admission to vote on the best Gumbo. That way you raise money, I bet ya get local restaurants to get involved because it's a fund raiser, have it under a tent or a hall and this family can go have someone painting kids faces, etc...most papers would probably run an ad free or very cheap for you. I've been working on putting one of these together in my area.

Mr Play · Post by **Mr Play** » January 13, 2005 4:21 pm

PHAW Webmistress wrote:haven't read the whole thread (conserving energy and using my time wisely here ) but people love money so my suggestion would be a 50/50 especially since you said it was a "quickie" type of thing......

Hehehe...Phaw said "quickie"

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » January 13, 2005 5:05 pm

It would be if they were all pineapple cheesecakes

You can never have too much pineapple.
How bout a luau. That would be cool.

dean_siu · Post by **dean_siu** » January 13, 2005 5:07 pm

How bout you organize a group trip to Vegas? Get group rates on hotel, airfare, etc.....than package it up and add $50 a head to the total for charity. It would still be cheaper than most people could go on their own....so they'd surely jump on board. (I understand the weekend of 4/9 might be a good one to plan this around!)

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » January 13, 2005 5:08 pm

dean_siu wrote:How bout you organize a group trip to Vegas? Get group rates on hotel, airfare, etc.....than package it up and add $50 a head to the total for charity. It would still be cheaper than most people could go on their own....so they'd surely jump on board. (I understand the weekend of 4/9 might be a good one to plan this around!)

But that would require hanging out with work people in Vegas. Can't do that.

dean_siu · Post by **dean_siu** » January 13, 2005 5:12 pm

buffettbride wrote:
dean_siu wrote:How bout you organize a group trip to Vegas? Get group rates on hotel, airfare, etc.....than package it up and add $50 a head to the total for charity. It would still be cheaper than most people could go on their own....so they'd surely jump on board. (I understand the weekend of 4/9 might be a good one to plan this around!)
But that would require hanging out with work people in Vegas. Can't do that.

Vegas is a big enough city....you could easily lose them! Some people I know come here and avoid relatives while they are in town!

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » January 13, 2005 5:15 pm

dean_siu wrote:
buffettbride wrote:
dean_siu wrote:How bout you organize a group trip to Vegas? Get group rates on hotel, airfare, etc.....than package it up and add $50 a head to the total for charity. It would still be cheaper than most people could go on their own....so they'd surely jump on board. (I understand the weekend of 4/9 might be a good one to plan this around!)
But that would require hanging out with work people in Vegas. Can't do that.
Vegas is a big enough city....you could easily lose them! Some people I know come here and avoid relatives while they are in town!

I wonder who that could be

*cough*cough*PHAW*cough*cough*

tequilatom · Post by **tequilatom** » January 13, 2005 6:36 pm

if it's done in warm weather , have a golf tournement.big money maker.i play in about a 1/2 dozen each year for various charities.

PHAW Webmistress · Post by **PHAW Webmistress** » January 13, 2005 7:48 pm

dean_siu wrote:
buffettbride wrote:
dean_siu wrote:How bout you organize a group trip to Vegas? Get group rates on hotel, airfare, etc.....than package it up and add $50 a head to the total for charity. It would still be cheaper than most people could go on their own....so they'd surely jump on board. (I understand the weekend of 4/9 might be a good one to plan this around!)
But that would require hanging out with work people in Vegas. Can't do that.
Vegas is a big enough city....you could easily lose them! Some people I know come here and avoid relatives while they are in town!

good thing you don't know my mom's name

PHAW Webmistress · Post by **PHAW Webmistress** » January 13, 2005 7:49 pm

buffettbride wrote:
dean_siu wrote:
buffettbride wrote:
dean_siu wrote:How bout you organize a group trip to Vegas? Get group rates on hotel, airfare, etc.....than package it up and add $50 a head to the total for charity. It would still be cheaper than most people could go on their own....so they'd surely jump on board. (I understand the weekend of 4/9 might be a good one to plan this around!)
But that would require hanging out with work people in Vegas. Can't do that.
Vegas is a big enough city....you could easily lose them! Some people I know come here and avoid relatives while they are in town!
I wonder who that could be *cough*cough*PHAW*cough*cough*

yes ***she says innocently***

PHAW Webmistress · Post by **PHAW Webmistress** » January 13, 2005 7:49 pm

Four Play wrote:
PHAW Webmistress wrote:haven't read the whole thread (conserving energy and using my time wisely here ) but people love money so my suggestion would be a 50/50 especially since you said it was a "quickie" type of thing......
Hehehe...Phaw said "quickie"

Glad I could make someone's day

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » January 13, 2005 10:47 pm

PHAW Webmistress wrote:
buffettbride wrote:
dean_siu wrote:
buffettbride wrote:
dean_siu wrote:How bout you organize a group trip to Vegas? Get group rates on hotel, airfare, etc.....than package it up and add $50 a head to the total for charity. It would still be cheaper than most people could go on their own....so they'd surely jump on board. (I understand the weekend of 4/9 might be a good one to plan this around!)
But that would require hanging out with work people in Vegas. Can't do that.
Vegas is a big enough city....you could easily lose them! Some people I know come here and avoid relatives while they are in town!
I wonder who that could be *cough*cough*PHAW*cough*cough*
yes ***she says innocently***

And I'm wonder woman.

prrthd1987 · Post by **prrthd1987** » January 13, 2005 11:14 pm

Whatever you do NEVER sell candles... nobody buys

dean_siu · Post by **dean_siu** » January 14, 2005 12:06 am

PHAW Webmistress wrote:
buffettbride wrote:
dean_siu wrote:
buffettbride wrote:
dean_siu wrote:How bout you organize a group trip to Vegas? Get group rates on hotel, airfare, etc.....than package it up and add $50 a head to the total for charity. It would still be cheaper than most people could go on their own....so they'd surely jump on board. (I understand the weekend of 4/9 might be a good one to plan this around!)
But that would require hanging out with work people in Vegas. Can't do that.
Vegas is a big enough city....you could easily lose them! Some people I know come here and avoid relatives while they are in town!
I wonder who that could be *cough*cough*PHAW*cough*cough*
yes ***she says innocently***

You did that too??? I was actually referring to about 10 other of my friends who have done that same thing!!!