Fundraising Ideas

Cancer survivor signs on for 60-mile fund-raising walk
 
Her gratitude for cancer research motivated Mason City breast cancer survivor Andrea “Andi” Halvorson to sign on for a 60-mile fund-raising walk in November.
Halvorson, 53, and her daughter, Kelli, 26, will take part in the Susan G. Komen “Breast Cancer 3-Day” Friday through Sunday, Nov. 3-5, in Phoenix, […]

Nonprofit aids injured soldiers
With a large, though uncounted, number of soldiers returning home from the Iraq war because of disabling head injuries, one recovering soldier’s family has created a nonprofit geared toward helping this growing group of veterans.
Heroes with Head Injuries was created by Jarod Behee’s family after the Glendora resident was shot in the […]

Photo fundraiser will help school buy swing sets 
 
Caldwell Elementary School PTO is sponsoring a fundraiser to purchase swing sets for the school’s playground.
Antiquities, a photography company that provides period attire for the children to wear while being photographed, is offering a special package to benefit the school.
Coupons for $10 to have a family or individual […]

College axes GOP campaigning fundraiser
Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL on Wednesday put an abrupt halt to an unusual athletic department fundraiser: organizing students to campaign for Republican candidates.
“I think it’s a bad idea,” said Eckerd College president Donald R. Eastman III.
Athletic director Bob Fortosis dropped the arrangement Wednesday evening after discussing it with Eastman. […]