FUNdraising Ideas...Help!

So just about 6 months until Marathon Monday and lots of training and fundraising to do between now and then. The many training miles I will need to do on my own, but the fundraising...for that I will need some help.


I am trying to come up with creative fundraising methods beyond just asking people for donations, although I will need to do that as well. If you have had success with other fundraising methods or have attended fun charity events I would love to hear about them. Here are some of the things I plan on doing to reach my fundraising goal of $9,000.


Super Bowl Squares and NCAA Tourney Brackets: I will run the typical pools for these two popular events but 50% of the proceeds will be given to the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, with the other 50% going to the winner(s). If anyone is interested in running a pool within their office or among their friends and neighbors it would be greatly apprectiated.


Fundraising Party: There will be a fundraising party, somewhere on the South Shore, likely sometime in January. This will undoubtably be made possible due to the superb efforts of my sister, Karen. We are still working out the details on food, entertainment, venue etc, but have lots of good ideas. As part of the party we are hoping to have a silent auction, which will be a key fundraising component. Any donations for the silent auction will be greatly appreciated, no donation is too small....or too big. Items like restaurant gift certificates, wine, sporting event tickets, gift baskets, golf gear, sports memorabilia or gift certificates for other services....just about anything anyone might be interested in.


Stay tuned for more details and if you have any suggestions on other good fundraising ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.