Okay, so I know I only have a handful of readers, and I realize some of you might read and never comment. That’s okay! But today, I need your help! We’re preparing to kick off our fundraising efforts for the Relay for Life. Our bank has historically been quite active in the region’s Relay each year, and this year I’m one of our team’s co-captains. I’m racking my brain for creative ways to raise money, other than just emailing all my family and friends and begging them to donate to my webpage. We have folks around the bank who raise money by baking cakes and cookies, brownies and treats. We’ll also have a number of bake sales in our branches between now and May, where I’ll likely make goodies and sell them (not making more than $20 total). And, we hold a yard sale where you can set up your own booth and raise money. Last year, I didn’t sell anything but I came to help and I think raised $40 just by helping!
Here are a couple of ideas I’ve had thus far:
1. Commit to run 1 mile for every $1 I raise between now and Relay (May 1). Now, I cannot and am not committing to run it all at one time! Rather, I’ll log it on my webpage so everyone can see how many miles I’ve run, how many dollars I’ve raised, etc. I figure this is a win-win-win situation: American Cancer Society wins through the donations, my donors win through giving to a good cause and it’s tax-deductible, and I win by running and raising my goal money!
2. Make candles like this one below and sell them for $5 - $8 each. The trick is I haven’t ever tried this before and don’t know how well I’ll be at creating them. I found them online, and the girl gave instructions. She said she had less than $2 in each candle and they were selling like hotcakes. I’ve even thought about branching out beyond Relay themes and doing some monogrammed ones, spring motifs, Easter décor, in addition to the inspirational ones.
Any other ideas? What do you guys think, honestly, about the candle idea? Would you buy one, knowing your $8 went to Relay for Life (I will not hold you to the commitment, although I might remind you of your support if you encourage me to make them and I in turn ask you to support Relay!) Please please please give me your thoughts, suggestions, ideas and support!!
