Thanks largely to the efforts of a coworker, Yolanda Lee, I'm off to a significant though slightly slow and late start with the actual fundraising portion of this event. One thing I've found is that I'll probably be contributing nearly just as much of my time in the fundraising portion as I have in the training one.
So Yolanda, bless her soul, had a great idea to sell bottled water at the place I work to help in my fundraising efforts. She purchased several cases of bottled water and offered each 32oz refrigerated bottle for a 50 cent donation. Though people may have been willing to contribute even $1 per bottle, she still raised $42 in just a couple short weeks. Mat Caughron donated $20 towards the effort as well.
This coming weekend I will be attending all the masses at my church to gather donations. I know the parishoners of my church already contribute quite a bit to worthy causes already, so I plan to be offering a few home baked goods in return. Your contributions of any size are greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Posted by bwiese at March 7, 2004 01:22 AM