Hold your own Fundraiser - Creative Examples

Here are some creative ways people have raised money and product for K.I.D.S.:

For a class project, the students at Chaffey Community College in California, had to implement an idea of how to work together as a group for the good of society, and decided to support the K.I.D.S. Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. Through a car wash and bake sale, the seven students raised $500 that enabled K.I.D.S. to send EZ Sox’s donation of juvenile product worth $5,000. Student Renee Romero said, “Everyone can make a difference, no matter how small their donation is. K.I.D.S. was very helpful, and with their help of a $10 dollar donation for every dollar we raised, we know that those in need will receive even more assistance than we could have hoped to give on our own.”

Erica Lansner, owner of Erica Lansner Photography, held a fundraising event called “Portraits for Japan,” in which she offered her photography services in the form of short portrait sessions for contributions to the organization of the donor’s choice. Erica said, “After the Tsunami in Japan, there was no question that I had to do a fundraising event. I felt that I could encourage people to donate even more money than they already might have with this unique ‘gift’. The response was overwhelming.” Erica’s charitable efforts raised $1,150 which enabled K.I.D.S. to send VANS’ donation of shoes, worth $11,740, to the devastated regions of Japan. K.I.D.S. unique 10:1 equation pairs financial donors with retail donors and together the two make delivering brand new merchandise, and smiles, possible.

The Fashion Institute of Technology held its first-ever Dance-A-Thon to support K.I.D.S. in which students pledged to stand for 12 hours overnight to raise money. Students organized teams with friends, fellow club members or by major to work together in fundraising. To help dancers stay on their feet, student organizers planned activities to keep participants going throughout the night. There were theme hours ranging from Beach Hour to Fiesta Hour to Western Hour and plenty of food and beverages to keep students well-fed and energized! The FIT Dance-A-Thon raised $2,335 for K.I.D.S. “We had a great turn out at the event and we hope to grow this event in the future,” said Dance-A-Thon Chair Melissa Keulmann.

One of our youngest supporters, 6 year-old Dillon Ryan, raised over $1,300 for the K.I.D.S. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Children’s Fund by selling homemade egg noodles! Moved by images on television news, seeing how much the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan, the 6 year-old said “I wanted to help”. Dubbed the “Noodle Man” by his family, one of Dillon’s favorite activities is making noodles from farm-fresh eggs and he decided to turn this fun activity into a fundraiser, charging $5 per batch of noodles.

Seventeen year old Alex Darrow, Founder and Executive Director of PictureTheWorld, is collecting donations for K.I.D.S. and nine other organizations through photograph submittals on http://ptwonline.org. PictureTheWorld was founded in 2010 to create a movement that will visually translate the idea of individuality yielding a common ideal and a common goal of serving children around the world. “I wanted something everyone could participate in that translated into a global community,” Darrow said. “It shows hundreds of thousands of people coming together. Each photo has a story behind it.” PictureTheWorld strives to provide a photo-mosaic composition wherein individual participants submit a one source image to be used in compiling an overall photo mosaic image in what will become the world’s largest photo mosaic. Each time an individual submits a photo through the website they are asked to donate a minimum of $5, and their photo becomes part of what will hopefully be the world’s largest photo mosaic. “Kids don't deserve to suffer from diseases and illnesses,” Darrow said. “I want to make their lives easier in any way I can. I guess I just wish more people my age would do this type of thing.”

In order to break the current photo mosaic world record, Darrow is hoping to solicit pictures from at least 112,896 people.

Upload your photo today and help K.I.D.S. improve the lives of children and families who are ill, living in poverty or are victims of natural disasters!

Jen Jinis & Kyle Premo held a benefit concert in Portland, Oregon, with all proceeds benefiting K.I.D.S. Haiti relief effort. Jen said, “We knew we could not do a lot but knew we HAD to do something. Within a few weeks we put on our first concert a benefit show called ‘Proceed to Haiti.’ We had a lot of support from the community and in the end raised a little over $1,800 dollars. Glad to know we sent our help for those children.” Their donation enabled K.I.D.S. to send $18,000 worth of apparel, shoes, books and basic essentials to Haiti.

Honey Creek Middle School in Ann Arbor, MI, compiled 6th graders literary pieces into a book, “Writing for Hope”, and sold them during a bagel sale. 100% of the proceeds went to K.I.D.S. Their donation enabled K.I.D.S. to send 1,010 bottles of water to Haiti.

The University of Akron’s Athletic Department held their 1st annual Inaugural “Jock Jams” competition at the Rhode Arena in March of this year. The event was coordinated by Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C) of UA, in order to raise money for the K.I.D.S Haiti relief effort. University of Akron held this event where they played Kent State (who encouraged people to donate new books for K.I.D.S.) and raised $786. The Jock Jam was a creative effort that consisted of 10 separate acts from different athletic teams that were judged by a panel of 5 judges for their 5-minute skits. Amusing skits included lip-syncing and dance-off competitions.