The document provides fundraising tips for the 22nd Annual Susan G. Komen Central and South Jersey Race for the Cure from A to Z. It suggests various ways to raise money such as asking friends and family for donations, hosting events like bake sales, competitions, and parties, utilizing social media, and getting creative by doing activities like nail art, workout classes, or selling merchandise. It also gives an example of how to raise $250 in a week through small donations from asking employers, doctors' offices, family, neighbors, and skipping daily coffee purchases.

1. Fundraising Tips
22nd Annual Susan G. Komen Central and
South Jersey Race for the Cure
Sunday, October 4, 2015

2. A– Ask!: You will be surprised how many
people will support you. All you have to do is
ask!
B– Bake sale!
C– Competition: Start a friendly competition
among your co-workers!
D– Door-to-door: ask your neighbors for
help.
E– Email everyone you know explaining why
Komen is important to you!
F– Facebook: Use Boundless Fundraising
and invite your friends to your team’s events!
G– Goals: Set a goal for your team and
strive to reach that amount and more!
H– Host an auction, party, or game night!
I– Inspire your friends and family to donate
by writing a letter explaining your
commitment to finding a cure for breast
cancer.
J– Jar: Put loose change into a jar. It can
really add up!
K– Kickoff: Invite all of your team members’
friends and families to a kickoff celebration.
Take a donation at the door!
L– Lunch Break: Donate the money you
would have spent on coffee or lunch for that
day at work.
M– Matching Gifts: If your company offers a
matching gifts program, submit the necessary
paperwork!
N– Nail Art: Set up a personal nail salon.
Donate the money made from giving pink
manicures and pedicures to friends and
family.
O– Order out less: Put the money you save
into a donation fund
P– Pancake Breakfast: Host a pancake
breakfast. Ask for a specific suggested
donation amount at the door. Make it an
annual event!
Q– Quiz Night!: Organize a quiz tournament
at your house or local bar. Ask for a
percentage of the profit or have a fee for
playing.
R– Ribbons: Sell pink ribbons for the cause!
S– Set a goal and communicate progress.
T– T-shirts: Design and sell t-shirts to your
team members’ family and friends!
U– Utilize your network of friends and
co-workers to find creative ways to fundraise.
V– Vino: Host a wine tasting.
W– Workout: At the gym, ask if you, or they,
can teach an aerobics, yoga, or Zumba class
as a benefit for your team.
X– Xtra Help: Ask your teammates to ask
their families and friends to collect donations
as well.
Y– Youth involvement: Get your children
involved and let them ask for donations from
teachers and friends.
Z– Zero Hour: It’s never to late to start
fundraising!
ABC’s of Fundraising

3. All you have to do is ask!
When you register, donate $25 to yourself $25
Ask two friends for a $25 donation $50
Ask your doctor’s office for a $25 donation $25
Ask four family members for a $20 donation $80
Ask three neighbors for $10 donations $30
Ask three local merchants for $10 donations $30
Take a week’s worth of coffee/snack money and
put it towards your fundraising $10
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Total $250
How to raise $250 in a week