Fundraising Ideas
Don't forget this year's Angel Challenge for returning teams!
There are numerous ways you can raise money. Listed below are a few ideas, submitted by some of our Angels volunteers, for you to either use or just to get some ideas.
Sell Angels Ties, Jewelry, and Ornaments, and get credit for your team! Contact Ellen Stainback for more information.
Holiday Tribute Cards
Take the stress out of holiday shopping while honoring your friends, family or co-workers by giving the gift of hope.
These holiday tribute cards are the perfect way to let someone know you care...and to help a great cause at the same time.
The card(s) will be sent directly to you so you may add your own personal message before sending to your friends, family or co-workers.
It is a beautiful gift to honor or memorialize loved ones or just to say I am thinking of you during the holiday season.
$10.00 each or 3 for $25.00
All proceeds support the Fund for Hope at The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke.
You may purchase with a credit card by calling Ellen Stainback at 919-684-4784, or you may send a request with your check, payable to Duke University—10BT, to:
Ellen Stainback
Duke University Medical Center
DUMC Box 3624
Durham, NC 27710
 Here is a unique and fun way to raise money for your team while your guests also make money! Host a "Gold Party" and your Golden Girl will write checks to your guests for their old, unwanted, outdated gold jewelry. Your Angels team will make 15% of the dollar value jewelry purchased. There were successful events held in the Spring. This is a great way to kick-off your 2010 team fundraising. Golden Girl representatives are looking forward to hearing from you and supporting your team efforts! For more information or to book a party visit www.GoldDoesGood.com and look for the Angels Among Us link on their homepage, or call your dedicated representative at 866-995-2008 ext 129. |
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Have a Chili Cookoff! Read about Team Sophie Smiles' event. |
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| Create business cards An easy way to hand someone information on how to register for your team for Angels is to create business cards from a computer and let them know the basic details of how to register, donate, or sponsor for Angels Among Us. |
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Memory Bears
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| Selling Krispy Kreme Donuts Krispy Kreme has a program in place to provide groups with fundraising potential. Visit Krispy Kreme Fundraising for more information. |
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| Womanless Beauty Pageant Recruit men to dress as a “beautiful woman” and participate in a womanless beauty pageant. Contestants wear makeup, evening gowns and even have a talent competition. Area contestants turn into raving beauties and the crowd never stops laughing. Donations come from ticket sales as well as food items. It is a hilarious evening that has raised thousands of dollars. |
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| Bowl-a-thon Solicit businesses for donations of prizes for a silent auction & door prizes. More valuable items to be placed in the silent auction and lower value items can be door prizes. Businesses will receive tax credit for the value of any products (not services) they donate. A Gift-in-kind form is attached for them to fill out and send to Duke. Charge teams to enter (ie. $100 for teams of 4-5 bowlers). You can also be a lane sponsor for $250. These sponsors can be listed on a banner at the event. The bowling alley may also donate use. One event initiated a "split the pot" money pot. Tickets were sold for $10 each. When the winning ticket was drawn, the pot was up to $1200 - $600 to the charity, $600 to the ticket winner (in some cases, the ticket winners portion has been donated back). |
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| Middle School Dance (4th - 7th graders) Purchase tickets to attend (suggested price of $6.00 for about 2 1/2 hrs. Snacks and drinks provided (donation) at a community club (donation) and a DJ playing the latest tunes with dedications available. Flyers distributed to schools and around town and sent home with children in surrounding schools (could involve churches, etc.). |
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Family Dinner & Play |
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| Pansy & Azalea Sale Contact a local nursery and work with them on a good price to pre-sell pansies and azaleas in the fall. Have order forms (both hard copies and electronic) and send to any and everybody. They have a selection of colors and styles and prepay. Set up a pick up location and the nursery will drop off the order to you. This has been very successful. You can also work with larger accounts (universities, businesses) and try to get their orders as well. The nursery should have no problem delivering for you this "new account" you have created for them. Can change plant selection and do in the spring (i.e. impatiens, etc.). |
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Charity Night at Restaurants
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| Replicate Walk/Event in Your Community on a Smaller Scale Sign up sponsors for your own 5K, 2 mile, 5200 yard walk or you set the distance event. Collect your pledges and be extremely proud of all you’ve accomplished! |
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Is your team looking for a fundraiser that will generate excitement and stand apart from the conventional money-raising ideas? Let us “dazzle” you with style and opportunity featuring Silpada Designs Sterling Silver Jewelry! Silpada Designs features a beautiful line of .925 Sterling Silver jewelry, hand-crafted by artisans worldwide, providing you with a unique way to earn funds. Leigh Holmes, Silpada representative is willing to travel a reasonable distance to have a show, or you could do a virtual show. More importantly, Angels Among Us will receive a check for 100% of the net profits for your team! Contact Silpada Designs Representative Leigh Holmes, 1615 Burgess Hill Ct., Apex, NC 27539, 919-810-3277, 
After Hours School Sleepover Raffle
PLEASE TELL US ABOUT EVENTS YOU HAVE FOUND SUCCESSFUL!
The Tisch Brain Tumor Center – Angels
DUMC Box 3624
Durham, North Carolina 27710
