Hello eveyone... this is the new bee and I would like to ask if any of you have had a fundraiser for your rescue organizations? (I am doing the project to benefit a rescue along with my Ecological Perspective class the goal is to get the community/children more involved in rescue awarness)
We have been approved to hold the function at a local park
Some ideas we have had:
1.) A raffle of a big basket filled with doggy/owner delights $1 a ticket
2.) Face painting for the children.
3.) Hot Dog and Hamburgers water
4.) A game of toss the doggy/kitty beanie baby into a big paw (made out of plywood)

The problem is I really haven't thought of any child safe toys for the event? Any suggestions as all I can think of are maybe animal shaped balloons? Other ideas welcome.

Thanks all
Ashley


***Edited By: azynda on 2/24/2007 2:50:12 PM***
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We have had bake sales, sold hearts for $1, $5, or $10 near Valentine's Day (Or which ever holiday is near...we raised about $1700 in about 2 weeks this year!). We aslo have a day you can bring in your animal for a toenail clipping for $5.00. All proceeds benefit our local animal charities. We sell catnip pillows and mats...and other stuff as well.

you would need to check to see if you need special licenses for the raffle or to make/sell food. Here are a bunch of easy to do fundraisers that don't take much $$$ for start up.

There is also an excellent book called "Fundraising for Dummies" about $15 from Amazon.com.

http://www.fundraising-ideas.org/DIY/index.html

And if your rescue's are 501(c)3 here are some funding ideas as well.

http://grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/animals.html

We pushed it back to late april to give us more time. We are allowed a raffle and the game. Thank you for the website it generated a lot of ideas =)

The bake sale heart cookies would be great! Also selling decorated bandanas.

We are not allowed to cook at the park, so we were thinking pizza for the humans (has anyone tried a doggy pizza for the dogs??)

Also going to try and have a kid friendly radio station come in along with advertising at local school and paper.

*Thinking of having a beach themed fasion contest for the dogs at a scheduled time

Trying to make enough fun for everyone =)