[Ohio-talk] Possible Fundraiser for Your Chapter?

[Eric Burghardt]

Thanks for a wonderful Idea Everett. I have an idea for those who have the 
resourcefulness to accomplish it. I have a family member that is very adept 
at getting donations from large companies like Best Buy and others like it. 
All they need is you event information and your EIN and they usually will be 
willing to donate to a cause...with some persuasion of course. I am 
currently working on a set of donations for a drawoing in either September 
or October. I hope this encourages some others to give it a try, it isn't as 
hard as it might seem.

One other thing they might require is a letter on letterhead, which Barbara 
Pierce has helped me with.

Good luck with fundraising and don't fortget to have fun doing it!
Eric Burghardt
President
National Federation of the Blind of Greater Toledo

Phone: 419-655-2402
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Everett Gavel" <e.gavel at sbcglobal.net>
To: <nfb-fundraising at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 4:41 PM
Subject: [Ohio-talk] Possible Fundraiser for Your Chapter?


> Hello Fundraisers and Federationists!
>
> Has your chapter held any fundraisers like the one below?  A particular
> prize with a set value, with a set amount of tickets to be sold?  Below, 
> the
> prize is appraised at $16k, and tickets are $100 each, with only 300 being
> sold.
>
> That'll raise almost twice what the ring is worth if they sell all 300
> tickets.  And they should, fairly easily.  If I had $100 to hand over, I'd
> sure buy a ticket for a prize worth $16,000 - especially with odds like
> that.
>
> And so that organization will earn $30,000 with this fundraiser, from a
> prize that was probably donated.
>
> So has your chapter done anything like this?  If not, consider it.  Even
> those supporters and members who don't have cash to give, may have things 
> to
> donate which could be raffled off in such a way.  At your next meeting, 
> ask
> your people to take the next month and consider what they have, which they
> might be willing to donate for such a fundraiser.
>
> Here's the actual notice, to give you a better idea of this fundraiser:
>
>
> "Cleveland Sight Center is raffling off an exquisite 2.23
> carat emerald ring with 22 diamond baguettes. Only
> 300 raffle tickets will be sold at $100 each for this ring,
> appraised at $16,000. You can support Cleveland
> Sight Center by purchasing a raffle ticket or helping us
> sell tickets. Contact Faye Jones for tickets and
> information at 216-791-8118, ext. 4563.
> Contact Faye Jones via email (mailto:fjones at clevelandsightcenter.org)."
>
>
> So what might your chapter's members and supporters have hiding or
> collecting dust in their home, which could be used to fuel the future - 
> and
> help change what it means to be blind?
>
>
> Strive On!
> Everett
> www.everettgavel.com
>
>
>
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