http://www.wowfundraising.com/blog Your Local Fundraising Guys Nationwide Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:35:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you are looking for unusual fundraisers and a unique fundraising opportunity, then the people at Deer Creek High School have provided us with a wonderful solution. The week of March 10, 2008 the students and teachers of Deer Creak held their annual Wonderful Week of Fundraising to raise money ... http://www.wowfundraising.com/blog/it-is-no-ordinary-fundraiser.htm Many kudos to Keith Frick and Bob Thunselle; cyclists in Wyoming who have been raising money for the Ronald McDonald House in Denver. They are nearing their $100,000 goal which is needed for a "Wyoming" room in the newly renovated Ronald McDonald House. The Wyoming room will be a place ... http://www.wowfundraising.com/blog/cyclists-approach-fundraising-goal.htm Barbara Hill, a teacher from Bartlett Elementary, developed a unique way to raise profits through a different kind of bake sale. Barbara and her class make and sell pretzels to help raise the money they need for UNICEF. Making and selling pretzels helps teach the kids about donating their time and ... http://www.wowfundraising.com/blog/class.htm Dance to your fundraising goal has been a unique moto by a dance club based in Bridgwater. Members of the Riviera LeRoc club raised approximately $170 for St Margaret's Somerset Hospice by doing pavement dance demonstrations. The dance was a good way to get the community involved for they were also ... http://www.wowfundraising.com/blog/fancy-feet-fuels-fundraising-efforts.htm Fundraising's not just for fun, it teaches morals too. Kids learn about work ethic through the whole fundraising process. See something you need or want and work hard to achieve it. (AUTUMN PHELPS) 8/27/2007 While youth fundraisers help make expensive activities affordable, they also can teach kids about work ethic. The Boy ... http://www.wowfundraising.com/blog/teaching-morals-with-fundraising.htm Harley-Davidson fundraising efforts raised $87,000 for MDA at Sturgis Rally in South Dakota. (WebWire) 8/22/2007 10:46:28 AM Harley-Davidson’s fundraising efforts for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) raised more than $87,000 during the 2007 Sturgis Rally in Sturgis, SD. Harley-Davidson employees, MDA organizers and event volunteers participated in various activities to raise dollars ... http://www.wowfundraising.com/blog/bikers-rally-for-a-cause.htm From Tewksbury, Massachusetts, one woman makes jewelry to sponsor herself in marathon walks to raise money in the fight against breast cancer. She also works full time, is writing a dissertation for her doctorate, and still trains for her walks (and I'm sure somewhere in all this has time for ... http://www.wowfundraising.com/blog/fundraising-hero-heather-maietta-jewelry-artist-and-marathon-walker-helps-fight-breast-cancer.htm Even without the heatwave the country is sweating through, this would be a great fundraising event to help out your local community. Check out this article from St. Louis, Missouri. Cool Down St. Louis will host its fifth annual Cool Down Weekend at Busch Stadium two hours before the Cardinals-Brewers games ... http://www.wowfundraising.com/blog/fundraising-for-air-conditioners-and-electric-bills.htm Do you yell "Fore!" or "Geranimo!" or just plain get out of the way at this fundraising event? Take a look at this idea from Nashua, NH we found. [T]he Golf Ball Drop steadily pulls the fun in fundraising up a notch or two, using a helicopter to disburse 1,000 balls ... http://www.wowfundraising.com/blog/golfballs-and-helicopters.htm We ride 'em. We race 'em. Local businesses and families in the Chicago, Illinois area collect their pennies to rehabilitate them! When horses young or old get sick, sometimes the easy option is to have the animal put down. Sue Balla, president and co-founder of Field of Dreams Horse Rescue, says that ... http://www.wowfundraising.com/blog/pennies-for-ponies.htm