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Fundraising News From Around the World
Welcome to the May 2013 issue of Fundraising News From Around the World. It contains summaries and photos of fundraising activities from other groups such as yours. Some are traditional, some are unusual, and some are totally bizarre! We hope that you will find each issue interesting. You can subscribe at the bottom of this page if you would like to be notified each time a new issue is published. If you later decide you no longer want monthly notifications or if you don't find our newsletter helpful, just click on the unsubscribe link at the end of each notification. You will stop receiving newsletters immediately.
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Cookham Dean, Berkshire, UK - Mud was sent flying as teams of competitors in the annual Boxing Day Games at the Old Cricket Common in Cookham Dean. The fundraising competition is a tradition stretching back more than 30 years and featured nine teams of eight from pubs, organizations and sports clubs competing in wacky games for the prestigious Loo Seat Trophy. Challenges included a frenzied sack race around bales of hay, a two-man relay on wooden skis, an egg throwing competition and a race where contestants had to negotiate a course while dancing the conga with black hoods blocking their vision. The finale featured a much-feared obstacle course, with Dynamo Five Elms retaining their crown as overall winners at the end of the morning's exertions. A knock-out tug-of-war challenge also returned, with winners Popes Lane Pacers awarded the Loo Lid Trophy. The fundraising event raised about �500 for a variety of local causes. |
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Mankato, MN - Do you want to play golf in the dark? How about while being chased by zombies? The Whacking Dead glow in the dark Golf Tournament was the first ever event of this kind - anywhere! This was a fundraiser to support Leisure Entertainment For Exceptional People (LEEP) Mankato. Don't like to golf? You could be a Zombie! You and your flesh-eating friends hunt down the foursomes. (Drinking is prohibited for Zombies during golf tournament, nobody likes a drunk Zombie). |
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Phoenix, AZ - Darth Vader, Captain America and a group of zombies walked inside the UltraStar Multi-tainment Center off State Route 347 one afternoon. Phoenix Comicon and the movie and gaming news website Skewed and Reviewed organized a laser tag tournament against local fan clubs as a fundraiser for the national nonprofit group Kids Need to Read. The fundraising tournament was played inside the center뭩 two-story laser tag arena. The competition attracted several costume-wearing clubs, turning the inside of the movie theater center into scenes ripped from a comic book page. 밒t뭩 a very surreal place right now,� said Adam Saks, the theater뭩 general manager and vice president of operations. 밯e뭭e got Star Wars to superheroes to comic characters. We뭭e got a couple of villains walking around too, so I think we뭭e a got quite an interesting mix. The kids are having a great time. Everyone뭩 getting their picture taken with their favorite action hero.� |
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Lakeville, MN - The year is 3010 A.D. The war stricken planet known as Earth has been virtually demolished since the Collapse. Hundreds of years of intense warfare was so detrimental to hospitals and agriculture that eventually society and its services fell. As food and supplies became more and more scarce, Earth뭩 population drastically decreased. All that is left are two factions of survivors in North America fighting for what little that is left. That뭩 the scenario for this year 밄ig Game� held annually by MN ProPaintball as a fundraiser for Children뭩 Hospitals of Minnesota. Back to the scenario: one faction is known as the LAW, mostly composed of police and military veterans whose training, team work, and intense tenacity proved worthy in a harsh and unforgiving world. The second faction is known as the UNDERGROUND, a fierce assembly of vigilantes who are surgically organized and far from merciful. Want to fight for the LAW or the UNDERGROUND? Want to see for yourself the surprise these factions have in store when they try to raid Ashport? Come to the 5th annual Challenge fundraiser for Children뭩 Big Game to support a great cause and get in the action! |
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Prairietown, IL - Riding lawn mowers are generally used for mowing a lawn but thanks to LawnMower Mania, once a year your mower can become a racing machine. The public was invited to participate in LawnMower Mania, an annual fundraising event for kids of all ages. The event was conducted in Fireman뭩 Park in Prairietown on Saturday with two special needs children directly benefitting from the fundraiser proceeds. 밯e have a list of rules on our website that speaks to the wheelie bars and helmets that are mandatory for racers.� Events included: drag races, back-to-back pull, burnout competition, push-mower races, mower relays, and sled pulls using pedal tractors for the youngsters and large garden tractors for the adults. |
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Victoria, B.C. (Canada) - Desert Bus for Hope is an online telethon, streaming 24 hours a day as a fundraiser for Child뭩 Play, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of sick children. Just as geeks and gamers tend to be bit removed from the norm, so is this telethon. Instead of answering phones or running a marathon, the Desert Bus for Hope teams plays the worst video game ever. Seriously. Designed as a tongue-in-cheek parody of simulation games, Desert Bus 밹hallenges� the player to drive a sim-bus between Tucson, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada. The road has no turns, curves, scenery, or even any other traffic. The game is in real time. A single run takes eight hours. once arriving at the destination, the player is 밶warded� one point and given the option to take the trek back. This online fundraising event is much more than just playing a video game.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada) - Winnipeggers missing a popular brew from Half Pints will see it back on liquor mart shelves soon. Pride Winnipeg and Half Pints released their annual rendition of Queer Beer, a special brew as a fundraiser for the city뭩 Pride Festival. Each year the organization and the local brewery collaborate to create the special beer and it is sold in Manitoba liquor stores for a brief time leading up to the Pride Festival. Winnipeggers got their first chance to sample the beer at the release party. Club 200 is hosted the party and the money raised from the fundraising event will go to support the Pride Festival. |
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Coming to a city near you - Run For Your Lives is the original zombie infested 5k obstacle course race fundraiser. Anyone can run. But everything changes when you뭨e running for your life. Test your speed, strength and endurance through miles of man-made and natural obstacles뾞ll while being chased by hungry, merciless zombies. This obstacle course race is like nothing you뭭e ever experienced before. And hopefully, it won뭪 be your last. Waiting at the end of this zombie infected 5k뾞side from a possible brain craving뾦s an apocalypse party to die for. Celebrate your survival or imminent zombie transformation at this one-of-a-kind festival complete with food, live bands, a DJ, and of course beer. There are currently Run for Your Lives 5K fundraising events happening in 22 states and Canada with new locations being added all the time. The official charity of Run for Your Life is the Kennedy Krieger Institute, which supports children with brain injuries and disorders. |
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Chesapeake, VA - More than 250 people came ready to strike out Alzheimer뭩 disease at the Young Adults for Alzheimer뭩 Awareness (YAAA!) For a Cure Black-Tie Bowling fundraiser held at the AMF Chesapeake Lanes in Chesapeake, VA. Sold out for the third year straight, YAAA! For a Cure Black Tie Bowling has become one of the more buzz-worthy to-dos of the South Hampton Roads spring fundraising events season. And for good reason. Though for a serious cause � raising money for Alzheimer뭩 awareness, research, and support services � the event doesn뭪 take itself seriously. As the name suggests, it is a black-tie affair. But similarities to a would-be stodgy black-tie gala end there. This 밼ormal on top� and 밶nything goes on the bottom� fundraiser has inspired some of the most inventive ensembles imaginable, and guests cannot wait to out-do their previous year뭩 look. |
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Sacramento, CA - Sacramento State Athletics recently held their second annual crabfeed fundraiser which has become an instant hit and a significant source of funding for student-athlete scholarships for the department. This year they hosted 650 people and raised an estimated $50,000, an increase of 200 people and $22,000 from the inaugural fundraiser. Ticket prices for the crabfeed were $45 per person or $450 for a table of 10. Donations were also collected from the event뭩 raffle, beverage sales, and live auction which included a painting from local Sacramento artist Thomas Kinkade. In addition, donors that attended the fundraiser were able to mingle with current and former Sacramento State student-athletes, along with department administrators. Crabfeeds are a popular charity event throughout northern California, as each year millions of pounds of crab are served as a part to support various service, church, and school groups. These events typically happen in the early winter months just as crab fishing season is kicking off. |
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Coming to a city near you - Tough Mudder is an endurance challenge and fundraiser that was designed by the British Special Forces. Each event consists of a unique 10- to 12-mile trail run over rugged terrain, featuring steep inclines, water hazards and 18 to 25 military-style obstacles testing one뭩 toughness, fitness, strength, stamina, mental grit, teamwork and camaraderie. These obstacles aren뭪 for the faint of heart. They will push you to your limits physically and mentally. The obstacles participants will endure include swimming in near-freezing water, running down a narrow path enclosed on both sides by walls of scorching flames, and dashing through a web of dozens of electrically charged lines that hang from the top of a metal frame. So why will up to 500 tough-minded individuals willingly subject themselves to this abuse at each event? There is the challenge and reward of completing such a difficult challenge. More importantly, there is the goal of fundraising for charity. While participants can raise money for any cause, Tough Mudder is officially partnered with The Wounded Warrior Project. Tough Mudder hosted its first five fundraising events in 2010 and raised $600,000. In 2012, Tough Mudder grew to host events in 11 U.S. cities. For 2013, that number is on pace to triple while expanding to Australia, the U.K., Japan and Canada. Due to this rapid growth, Tough Mudder announced in May that they raised $1 million for The Wounded Warrior Project. That fundraising total is on track to eclipse $2 million by the end of this year. |
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Rochester, NY - How do you take a negative and turn it into a positive? Just ask Christ Community Church of Rochester. Due to funding cuts, the church, which runs a Christian preschool and summer camp, Kingdom Kids, was left without enough money to offer scholarships to families who cannot afford the programs. So, necessity being the mother of invention, Kingdom Kids Cirque de Fun was born. The family carnival fundraiser was held at the church. "We are very pleased with our first-time endeavor," said Teresa Fox, program coordinator at the school. "We raised approximately $11,000 for the scholarship fund." Lisa Mills, special events coordinator, said, "I had a super committee who came up with all sorts of ideas for fun things that would appeal to a wide variety of ages. Children can enjoy the Seasons room, Noah's Ark, Wild West and Outer Space, Beach and Under the Sea rooms, which all offer a specific theme of activities, plus a great performance stage show." The Danger Committee offered an incredible combination of juggling, knife throwing, and hilarious comedy. The nationally recognized group entertained with two stage shows during the evening fundraising event. The ooh's and aah's were evidence of the audience's fascination and enjoyment of the feats of skill and thrill by the entertainers. |
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Atwood, IN - American Bikers Aimed Towards Education (ABATE) of Indiana held their 2013 ABC Fundraising Ride for Hoosier Burn Camp. The ride began at the Atwood Community Center. Donations raised from the event benefited the Hoosier Burn Camp, a camp dedicated to children who have been the victims of serious burn wounds. The camp뭩 goal is to help children feel like 뱂ust one of the kids.� The fundraising event included an escorted ride through town to the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds. At the ride뭩 conclusion a party was held at the fairgrounds. The cost of the event was $15 per person. Those age 14 and under were admitted for free. In addition to the ride, the fundraiser also featured a live music, a bike show, food, a bounce house and a water ball tournament hosted by Warsaw Volunteer Fire Department. Water ball teams consisted of five people with a $100 entry fee per team. |
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Tavistock, Devon, UK - It has been a hard winter for farmers with bad weather, disease and depressed prices driving many to rely on food banks for survival. But farmer's wife and cook Sandra Vallance, who runs a bed and breakfast establishment at the historic Kilworthy Farm, near Tavistock, was determined to do something to help. So she threw a "Sunday Afternoon Fun" fundraiser, including a tour of the listed Victorian farm buildings � which boast Devon's biggest water wheel � and a fashion show, with clothes (from shooting gear to posh frocks) modeled by local farmers and their wives. There was an auction, music from the Tavistock College jazz band, plus cream teas and a children's quiz. Sandra said: "Following the enormous strain placed on farmers due to unusually heavy snows in March, many people asked how they could help." She stepped in, with the support of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution, who benefited from the �10 fundraising entry fee for adults, �2.50 for children. |
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Dalton, MA � Happy with last year's inaugural home brew contest, Kelly's Package Store is bringing it back. But this time, they have turned it into a fundraiser for Berkshire County Kids' Place. The store's first contest last year drew some 300 people to sample from 34 beers. This year, they hope to double that as a fundraiser for the organization working to help child abuse victims. "We were looking for a charity that we could get behind," Jason Dennis, one of the store's managers, said on Tuesday. Dennis expects more than 50 home brewers to enter. The brewers are asked to bring enough to share with the general public as well as professional tasters. Wacky beer names encouraged. "Last year, people didn't realize the festival was open to the public," Dennis said. The cost is $10 for the tasting and Samuel Adams brewer Boston Beer Co. is raffling home brew kits, bar kits and autographed items with the proceeds going to Kids Place. Home brewers will vie for prizes for the best in four categories: ale, lager/fruit/bock, India Pale Ale and stout/porter. |
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Plymouth, PA � Burt Reynolds. Tom Selleck. Groucho Marx. Yosemite Sam. Where would these icons be without their most famously distinguishable facial features, their mustaches? Despite being in some stellar company with the impressive modified horseshoe 뭩tache he뭗 nurtured for more than a month in honor of his late friend and colleague, Officer Brad Fox, Sergeant Rocco Wack of Plymouth Township Police Department said the thing was coming off. Soon. 밣robably tonight,� Wack said, grinning, in a roomful of fundraising facial fuzz Friday night at the Brad Fox 멣tache Bash at LuLu Shrine in Plymouth Meeting. 밒 was trying for a retro �70s look, and I like it, but it뭩 irritating me,� admitted the event뭩 organizer. Brad Fox 'Stache Bash benefited the late Officer Fox's family on May 10. Officers from Plymouth, Whitemarsh, Conshohocken police departments and elsewhere were among those who sported their hairy emblems of comradeship, which began with a shave-off to establish an even facial playing field for all participants on April 1, and culminated with the May 10 Beef 몁 Beer benefit fundraiser for Fox뭩 widow and children. Unlike Wack, a dapper-looking John Howley said his upper lip had bonded well with the neatly trimmed mustache he뭗 cultivated. 밒뭢 keeping it,� he announced proudly. |
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Reno, NV - Each year, more than 100 Chihuahuas race head-to-head on a straight, 40-foot course at Bully뭩 Sports & Grill during a best-of-three heat race in celebration of Cinco De Mayo. Bully뭩 also offers 뱋pen class� races for all non-Chihuahua뭩 small enough to fit on the course. Its 2-day schedule also includes doggie costume contests with prizes including gift certificates, toys and dog treats, and of course drink specials and tacos. The annual fundraising event benefits the Society to Prevent Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Northern Nevada. |
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London, England - A group of friends went on a wacky race as a fundraiser in their two tower challenge. Organised by Simon Chapman, from Shirley, the 33-year-old and a group of friends travelled from Crystal Palace tower to Blackpool tower for the Teenage Cancer Trust. The fundraiser was set up in memory of one of Mr. Chapman뭩 fellow Scout leaders who died of cancer three years ago. The group took ten second hand cars and dressed up in all sorts of crazy costumes. one car went as a smurf house fully fitted with oven and smoking chimney. More than �1,100 has been raised already, but Mr. Chapman said more money will come in from selling the cars. Mr. Chapman said: 밯e certainly drew a lot of attention to ourselves but it was a fantastic weekend and something we will remember for a long time.� |
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Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland - Byte Night is the IT industry뭩 annual sleep out in support of Action for Children. Each year, hundreds of professionals from across the technology and business community spend a night exposed to the elements in a bid to raise sponsorship and awareness of Action for Children뭩 work to help prevent youth homelessness. The leading children뭩 charity runs seven homelessness services across Scotland � from residential accommodation for young people who have nowhere else to go, to early intervention and housing support programs that ensure young people are given the support they need before it뭩 too late. The unique fundraiser began 16 years ago when 30 individuals from the IT industry slept out and raised �35,000. Since then, Byte Night has grown, with over 1,000 sleepers taking part at seven locations across the UK. An amazing �5.2 million has been raised since the event launched in 1998. |
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Calgary, Alberta - The Coronation Ball is a spectacular annual fundraising event thrown by Calgary뭩 largest drag-queen performance organization, the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Chinook Arch. The reigning Empress, nicknamed Hell-On-Heels, spends the day getting glammed up for the party, and then hands over her tiara and title to the next monarch at the elaborate ball. It뭩 been going on for 37 years, with chapters across the province holding drag queen shows and raising money for a good cause all year long, culminating with the Coronation Ball. But they didn뭪 always have charities lining up to take their 밽ay money�, in the past it was a struggle. These days they raise funds for several grateful charities every year, including those chosen by the reigning monarchs. |
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Raynham, MA - The enthusiastic young founders of 밆uct Tape by Quack Quack� are fledgling entrepreneurs with big ideas and even bigger hearts. Their young lives have been touched by cancer, and they were determined to come up with a positive and creative way to make a difference. So, the little band of friends ranging in age from 3 to 12 decided to open a fundraising stand in their Princess Lane neighborhood in Raynham. But instead of selling lemonade they offer a full line of fun, fashionable items they make out of an unlikely material: duct tape. 밫he best part of our stand is all the profits of our fundraiser go to the American Cancer Society,� said Shannen Tierney, a seventh grader at Raynham Middle School. Their ingenious and useful products include wallets, hair accessories, bookmarks, phone cases, dolls and jewelry in a variety of bright colors and stylish patterns, such as zebra stripes, flames, rainbows and flying pigs. They purchase the decorative tape at craft shops and are self-taught with a little help from the internet. The girls have a mascot, appropriately named Huggles the Duck, and even made their own uniforms, hand-lettered t-shirts, big glasses and colorful headbands decorated with � what else? � duct tape. |
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Port Dover, on (Canada) - There were some wacky looking people at Saturday's Can You Dig It? Game Show Extravaganza at the Lighthouse Festival Theatre in Port Dover. The event, which saw audience members selected to take part in various contests to win prizes, was a fundraiser for the Norfolk Association for Community Living (NACL). People played Match Game, The Price is Right, The Newlywed Game and an audience favorite, Let's Make A Deal. The fundraising extravaganza took place at Lighthouse Festival Theatre. Audience members were selected at random for a chance to win one of over 100 fabulous prizes while choosing between door number one, two, or three playing Let뭩 Make a Deal; competed against each other during segments of The Newlywed Game and Match Game; won prizes for their unique talents � or ability to make a spectacle of themselves � as contestants on The Gong Show; and played pricing games featuring Norfolk County products in the tradition of The Price is Right. In the spirit of Let뭩 Make a Deal, prizes were also awarded for the most attention-getting costumes. |
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Coventry City, England - Wacky fundraiser Stuart Kettell is gearing up for his latest challenge � walking along every street in Coventry on 5ft stilts. The dad-of-three will be walking 500 miles across the city over three weeks, the equivalent of a marathon a day, to as a fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Support. He has spent ten hours a day over the last few months practicing walking the streets of Coventry on his stilts. Stuart, who was recently named Local Hero in the Telegraph뭩 Community Awards, has raised thousands of pounds for Macmillan with a series of fundraising stunts. He has spent a week in a box in Broadgate, ran seven marathons in a week on a hamster wheel and suspended himself 50ft in the air from balloons in West Orchards. |
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Monticello, NY - What kind of car can $500 get you? Folks in Monticello, NY are about to find out this weekend in the 24 Hours of Lemons race. J.R. Williams and a team of 11 others will race two Volkswagen beaters for charity in this wacky fundraising event. The cars in the race must have been purchased for under $500, according to crew chief Craig Bentley. The goal is to keep them running for the entire race, which despite the name runs 14.5 hours during daylight hours Saturday and Sunday. 밫here뭩 a lot of duct tape involved,� Williams said. 밣retty much everybody뭩 car is held together with duct tape. Just to finish one of these events requires some strange perseverance,� said Bentley. The team will race a Volkswagen Rabbit traded in 13 years ago to the dealership where Bentley works as a mechanic. 밒t had 160,000 miles on it and an interior that was just horrendous,� Bentley said. 밒 bought it for $100.� Teams can spend whatever they want to supe up the car, and Bentley and his friends gradually brought it up to speed prior to last year뭩 fundraiser race, which was the team뭩 first. 밒t뭩 really a Frankenstein of VW parts throughout the years,� Bentley said. Team Rabbit Pellets Racing, named for the vehicle, will collect donations per lap as a fundraiser to benefit the March of Dimes. |
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Columbia, MO - More than 50 cardboard boats constructed by student groups, community organizations, businesses, individuals, families and media companies have registered to compete in the Float Your Boat for the Food Bank cardboard boat race fundraiser. Construction of the boats is limited to cardboard, duct tape and glue. Boats last year were shaped like picnic baskets, stealth bombers and happy dogs complete with wagging tails and flapping tongues. More than half of these boats capsized or split apart before the finish line. The race, which will take place at the Bass Pro Shops lake in northeast Columbia, is both a fundraiser and a food-raiser to help The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri feed hungry Missourians. Every dollar raised by the boat teams equals 11 meals or 15 pounds of food on tables in the 32 counties served by The Food Bank. |
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Savannah, GA - 밢ne of the biggest misconceptions is that we just sit around and listen to Jimmy Buffet all day long,� said Sasha Ruth, a Savannah Parrotheads Club member. 밣arty with a purpose� is the Parrotheads group뭩 motto. The 7th Annual Scavenger Hunt and Pub Crawl fundraiser took place in the area of Savannah뭩 Ellis Square. Ten bars are included in this year뭩 pub crawl. Each participant was privy to each bar뭩 drink specials, according to Sasha Ruth, Savannah Parrotheads Club member. There will be clues at each pub that the 뱒cavengers� will be asked to find. Cost was $30/person and proceeds of the fundraiser went to Memorial Hospital뭩 Prostate Cancer Support Fund. |
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Darby, MT - Sometimes you can combine a thrill ride with a charity mission, such as the annual "Klicks for Chicks" fundraising event at Montana's Triple Creek Ranch. on this all-girl getaway, women saddle up for a three-day, 100 kilometer (62 mile) trail ride into the wilderness and the ranch donates a dollar to Parkinson's awareness for every kilometer completed. Ranch manager Leslie McConnell says the Klicks for Chicks fundraiser weekends are ideal for emotional healing, because riders take on a "physically demanding, emotionally purgative wilderness adventure where one is focused not on one's deep-seated problems, but instead on one's seat in the saddle." |
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Halesowen, UK - A group of Old Hill pub-goers have suped up old bangers for a Wacky Races style road trip fundraiser inspired by a Halesowen 5-year-old leukemia sufferer. The friends who drink in the Boat Inn and are part of Old Halesonians Rugby Club came up with the idea to do up cheap cars in various themes and don fancy dress to drive to Aberystwyth. Around ten cars will rev off from the Station Road pub on Saturday. The goal of the fundraiser is to raise more than �5k for Birmingham Children뭩 Hospital. Themes for the cars include Starkey and Hutch, Ghost Busters, Blues Brothers and Batman and Robin. It뭩 turning into a real Top Gear style challenge. The idea is to buy a cheap car, theme it up, and travel into the depth of Wales, where upon, we have several car related challenges and a treasure hunt on route. The blokes involved have spent a lot of time and money getting the cars prepared for the run, and once the fundraising event is completed the cars will be weighted in for scrap value which will also be donated to the charity. Cash will go to the hospital뭩 ward 15 Children뭩 Cancer Appeal. |
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Martinsburg, WV - The Martinsburg Police Department's newest K9 will soon be receiving a bulletproof and stab-resistant vest, thanks to a recent nationwide animal-related Groupon fundraising event. Argos, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois, joined the department about six months ago and has been patrolling the streets with his handler and partner for the past four months. He is one of more than 100 police K9s that will receive a custom-made and Armor Express-manufactured Gemini ballistic vest thanks to the recent fundraising effort. Vested Interest in K9s Inc. was the nonprofit organization and charity partner selected by Groupon Grassroots to participate in the weeklong event, which lasted from March 13 to March 20. As part of the online fundraiser, the public could make a $10 tax-deductible donation by purchasing a Groupon, and all funds were allocated to the purchase of ballistic vests for four-legged crime fighters across the country. | |
