Fundraising Tips - The Toronto Weekend to End Women's Cancers

KristenB · KristenB

Hey everyone! This is my first year doing "Weekend to End Breast Cancer" and I just joined today! So with little over a month to go raising 2000$ is going to be a HUGE feat for me! (Specifically since I've never done fundraising before and am doing this on my own...) Now, I've had a couple ideas...

bosomboobies · bosomboobies

Wondering if anyone out there knows the approximate cost of a B-B-Q fundraiser? I am looking at doing one in front of the Maytag Store and I need to find out how much it would cost for meat... or if there is anyway of getting it for free somewhere... Please Help! Thanks

tferus · tferus

HEYA everyone! Listen, I'm a team leader for the Trekkers 4 Ta-tas. A number of my teammates are a little short in the fundraising and I'm trying to take things in my own hands. Does anyone out there in WEBC land within the GTA have a "spare" tag day they're not using for either Saturday Augu...

pamww · pamww

Hi All, I am technically challanged but want to get word out about my garage sale on May 23rd. Did anyone design/find a flyer that I could post up and about that I could edit and print in Word or something? My computer keeps fighting with me. Thanks! Pam PS If you can't post it here, you can e-mail me at pam...

HNicholas · HNicholas

Hi Everyone; I have a tag day booked for August 1st that I won't be able to use. It's at the Davis Drive and Yonge LCBO location. Let me know if you wish to make use of it. Thanks Hoda

Jane Sedlacek · Jane Sedlacek

3 of our team members work together. Our co-workers & management (50 people total) are very supportive of our cause. Someone sugested we have a penny drive. One of our team members brought a large decorative milk bottle & placed it in the cafeteria. The next day it was half full and the followi...

hthomson · hthomson

I was wondering if anyone has the forms needed to run a silent auction? Also, I have a fire fighter willing to offer a night. Does anyone have a write up for this? Maybe someone has done this before. Thanks, Heather heatherthomsonwebc@yahoo.ca

krista · krista

COME OUT AND HAVE A LAUGH!!! I WILL BE HOSTING A COMEDY FUNDRAISER AT CLUB 54 IN BURLINGTON 3345 HARVESTER RD THIS SATURDAY JUNE 13,09 DOORS OPEN AT 7:15 PM SHOW STARTS AT 8:00 PM INCLUDES ADMISSION TO THE SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE PARTY!!! THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR PARTICAPITING IN THE WALK. I HOPE TO MAKE THIS A G...

Eva Pullano · Eva Pullano

Embassy Cards along with Princess Margaret Hospital are proud to offer participants two Official Weekend -Greeting Card fundraising programs. This Boxed Greeting Card fundraising program benefits the organization, participant as well as the Donor. Participants will be provided with a valu...

elegantlady · elegantlady

To All My Fellow Walkers. I kneed some help, Between my children and I we have 4 Tag Days to exchange I hope some one out there can help me. June 20th 2009 for June 27th Store # 242 July 18th 2009 for July 04th. Store #242 July 18th 2009 for July 25th. Store #428 Aug 15th. 2009 for June 13th. Stor...

halit · halit

Hi there! I'm a definite newbie. This will be my 2nd year participating in the walk and I have been trying to come up with new ways to entice people to donate when doing a tag event. I've taken a lot of tips from this forum and they have all been great! I have bought the pink ribbon muffin sticks and was planni...

Duck · Duck

Does anyone know how to make a tag line and link to my donation site for my email.. I am hoping it will encourage some more donations. Thanks

lparolin · lparolin

I am having a dinner dance with silent auction and I need a POS (point of sale) machine. I've called the Merchant Business and they want close to $300.00 for 1 night! That's crazy. Does anyone know where I can find one that is donated or very cheap. Thanks Lori

The Rainbow Team · The Rainbow Team

Saturday May 23rd at The Blue Moon Pub 725 Queen St E. (Just east of Broadview Ave on the South Side of Queen) Show starts at 9:30 $10 at the door. Come out for a great night of original rock and roll at a cool venue and support the Rainbow Team! Hope to see you there!

cmastinsek · cmastinsek

Hello Fellow Walkers! My team and I are planning a Pink Martini Party at my home as a fundraiser. We will have food, prizes and pink martinis of course!! I am looking for advice and feedback from other walkers who have held similar events. Did you sell tickets to come? Did you sell drinks? If so, d...

risausana · risausana

This is a perfect team fundraiser that also incorporates your training.This program is not about dieting. It is a 12 week Healthy For Life program that has a side effect of weight loss. It has the backing of cutting edge medical and scientific research. The results of this program have been noth...

kariri · kariri

Hello everyone I've never participated in a tag day. I would like to approach LCBO, any tips? I overheard people talking in the orientation about LCBO giving days to different locations, how do I found out this information? Thank you

mummybre · mummybre

Hi there, I've had an offer of a store owner to have a 'box' of pink bracelets or ribbons she'll sell for me to try and raise money. Where do I get the bracelets or ribbons or other items to sell? Thanks to all!!:)

Barb · Barb

Hopefully this works, never posted before...Am trying to find out if anyone in the Hamilton area is going for regular training walks that I can join in? Thanks

mummybre · mummybre

Ok, I got some great help about where to buy items to sell in store - however I'm now looking for some advice and experience on what sells best? It'll just be a box set up in a store so no sales pitch along with it. More of an impulse buy so I think it should be fairly small, but suits lots of people - can anyone h...

tartantoad · tartantoad

Our team has a table booked in early March at our local Walmart. When we phoned to ask about getting a day we were thinking sometime in May or June and to have a BBQ outside. We were told those were bad months for Walmart because of their own corporate events and that March would work best. THey said they wou...

mummybre · mummybre

Hi there, I'm going to have an art glass sale in June to try and raise donations...does anyone have a sign contact company that might donate signs or do them for a great price to keep my costs down? Thanks for any help you can give!!:) -- Edited by mummybre at 14:28, 2009-03-08

Terry · Terry

I called a Sams club to see about a tag day but they only allow a barbecue which they supply and I would have to supply everything else. Just wondering if others have found this to be a good fundraiser and how much to charge. Realy any info about this would be appreciated since have never done anything...

cmastinsek · cmastinsek

Hello fellow fundraisers! My team is trying to plan a euchre night/fundraiser. Any suggestions or tips on things we can do to raise lots of money? Did you have a party like this? What worked for you? Any suggestions of thoughts would be greatly appreciated!!

tundrabunny · tundrabunny

Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to add the widget to my facebook page. Can anyone tell me how to get the code from this site? Thanks

karens01 · karens01

This is my first year doing the Weekend and I have a question. My sister and I did some fundraising over the holidays through bake sales, etc. How do i send in my donations? At first I assumed I sent it in with a donation form I printed from my personal page, but I need to attach a name to that don't I? Is there a...

mfurlano · mfurlano

Hello All, I was wondering if Sam's Club has designated days for tag days like the LCBO (every other Saturday). Also when I writer to them requestion one or two lol, am I asking for a specific day or do they just designate days. I've done LCBO tag days in past years, but thought that a Sam's Club day would...

Ashley Costa · Ashley Costa

Hey Everyone, Like I already said in my OCTOBER post, it's a great month for fundraising and so I am hosting another tag day outside of Sam's Club in London, Ontario - this weekend, October 25 & 26th. If you live in the area, I'd love to meet you, so please come, stop by and say hello!! Have a great weeke...

Ashley Costa · Ashley Costa

Hello Everyone!! It's October and as most of you already know, this is Breast Cancer awareness month. There is still time to make the most out of this month and host a fundraising event. Go out and book a tag day; have a bake/book sale at your work; have a paid jeans day at your office; have a fundraising p...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	In Need Of Some Help! (Preview) Hey everyone! This is my first year doing "Weekend to End Breast Cancer" and I just joined today! So with little over a month to go raising 2000$ is going to be a HUGE feat for me! (Specifically since I've never done fundraising before and am doing this on my own...) Now, I've had a couple ideas...	KristenB	7	1031	Aug 11, 2009 by ctex123
	B-B-Q??? HELP! (Preview) Wondering if anyone out there knows the approximate cost of a B-B-Q fundraiser? I am looking at doing one in front of the Maytag Store and I need to find out how much it would cost for meat... or if there is anyway of getting it for free somewhere... Please Help! Thanks	bosomboobies	3	897	Aug 10, 2009 by Ashley Costa
	"Spare"/Share Tag day in the GTA? (Preview) HEYA everyone! Listen, I'm a team leader for the Trekkers 4 Ta-tas. A number of my teammates are a little short in the fundraising and I'm trying to take things in my own hands. Does anyone out there in WEBC land within the GTA have a "spare" tag day they're not using for either Saturday Augu...	tferus	0	673	Aug 6, 2009 by tferus
	Anyone got a Garage sale flyer I could copy? (Preview) Hi All, I am technically challanged but want to get word out about my garage sale on May 23rd. Did anyone design/find a flyer that I could post up and about that I could edit and print in Word or something? My computer keeps fighting with me. Thanks! Pam PS If you can't post it here, you can e-mail me at pam...	pamww	5	785	Jul 29, 2009 by tolou
	Tag day available in Newmarket - August 1st (Preview) Hi Everyone; I have a tag day booked for August 1st that I won't be able to use. It's at the Davis Drive and Yonge LCBO location. Let me know if you wish to make use of it. Thanks Hoda	HNicholas	3	745	Jul 27, 2009 by HNicholas
	Penny Sale success (Preview) 3 of our team members work together. Our co-workers & management (50 people total) are very supportive of our cause. Someone sugested we have a penny drive. One of our team members brought a large decorative milk bottle & placed it in the cafeteria. The next day it was half full and the followi...	Jane Sedlacek	2	845	Jul 1, 2009 by Ashley Costa
	Silent auction help needed (Preview) I was wondering if anyone has the forms needed to run a silent auction? Also, I have a fire fighter willing to offer a night. Does anyone have a write up for this? Maybe someone has done this before. Thanks, Heather heatherthomsonwebc@yahoo.ca	hthomson	0	619	Jun 10, 2009 by hthomson
	COMEDY FUNDRAISER NIGHT (Preview) COME OUT AND HAVE A LAUGH!!! I WILL BE HOSTING A COMEDY FUNDRAISER AT CLUB 54 IN BURLINGTON 3345 HARVESTER RD THIS SATURDAY JUNE 13,09 DOORS OPEN AT 7:15 PM SHOW STARTS AT 8:00 PM INCLUDES ADMISSION TO THE SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE PARTY!!! THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR PARTICAPITING IN THE WALK. I HOPE TO MAKE THIS A G...	krista	0	561	Jun 8, 2009 by krista
	Official "2009 Weekend Boxed Greeting Card Program - A win- win and win Program . (Preview) Embassy Cards along with Princess Margaret Hospital are proud to offer participants two Official Weekend -Greeting Card fundraising programs. This Boxed Greeting Card fundraising program benefits the organization, participant as well as the Donor. Participants will be provided with a valu...	Eva Pullano	0	589	Jun 3, 2009 by Eva Pullano
	Tag Day Exchange (Preview) To All My Fellow Walkers. I kneed some help, Between my children and I we have 4 Tag Days to exchange I hope some one out there can help me. June 20th 2009 for June 27th Store # 242 July 18th 2009 for July 04th. Store #242 July 18th 2009 for July 25th. Store #428 Aug 15th. 2009 for June 13th. Stor...	elegantlady	2	854	Jun 2, 2009 by spope6446
	Selling flowers at a tag event (Preview) Hi there! I'm a definite newbie. This will be my 2nd year participating in the walk and I have been trying to come up with new ways to entice people to donate when doing a tag event. I've taken a lot of tips from this forum and they have all been great! I have bought the pink ribbon muffin sticks and was planni...	halit	0	646	May 30, 2009 by halit
	How to get a tag line & Link for my email (Preview) Does anyone know how to make a tag line and link to my donation site for my email.. I am hoping it will encourage some more donations. Thanks	Duck	1	692	May 8, 2009 by Noreen
	How do I obtain a POS for silent auction????? (Preview) I am having a dinner dance with silent auction and I need a POS (point of sale) machine. I've called the Merchant Business and they want close to $300.00 for 1 night! That's crazy. Does anyone know where I can find one that is donated or very cheap. Thanks Lori	lparolin	4	768	May 7, 2009 by crash
	Bitter Blue at The Blue Moon Pub (Preview) Saturday May 23rd at The Blue Moon Pub 725 Queen St E. (Just east of Broadview Ave on the South Side of Queen) Show starts at 9:30 $10 at the door. Come out for a great night of original rock and roll at a cool venue and support the Rainbow Team! Hope to see you there!	The Rainbow Team	0	593	May 1, 2009 by The Rainbow Team
	Martini party (Preview) Hello Fellow Walkers! My team and I are planning a Pink Martini Party at my home as a fundraiser. We will have food, prizes and pink martinis of course!! I am looking for advice and feedback from other walkers who have held similar events. Did you sell tickets to come? Did you sell drinks? If so, d...	cmastinsek	5	689	Apr 22, 2009 by crash
	SHRINK-A-THON fundraising weight loss training (Preview) This is a perfect team fundraiser that also incorporates your training.This program is not about dieting. It is a 12 week Healthy For Life program that has a side effect of weight loss. It has the backing of cutting edge medical and scientific research. The results of this program have been noth...	risausana	0	1031	Apr 13, 2009 by risausana
	tag days? (Preview) Hello everyone I've never participated in a tag day. I would like to approach LCBO, any tips? I overheard people talking in the orientation about LCBO giving days to different locations, how do I found out this information? Thank you	kariri	5	846	Mar 12, 2009 by Terry
	Where do I get items to sell to raise money? (Preview) Hi there, I've had an offer of a store owner to have a 'box' of pink bracelets or ribbons she'll sell for me to try and raise money. Where do I get the bracelets or ribbons or other items to sell? Thanks to all!!:)	mummybre	5	769	Mar 12, 2009 by Noreen
	Training in Hamilton (Preview) Hopefully this works, never posted before...Am trying to find out if anyone in the Hamilton area is going for regular training walks that I can join in? Thanks	Barb	0	532	Mar 12, 2009 by Barb
	What sells best? (Preview) Ok, I got some great help about where to buy items to sell in store - however I'm now looking for some advice and experience on what sells best? It'll just be a box set up in a store so no sales pitch along with it. More of an impulse buy so I think it should be fairly small, but suits lots of people - can anyone h...	mummybre	0	666	Mar 12, 2009 by mummybre
	Tag day at Walmart need some advice (Preview) Our team has a table booked in early March at our local Walmart. When we phoned to ask about getting a day we were thinking sometime in May or June and to have a BBQ outside. We were told those were bad months for Walmart because of their own corporate events and that March would work best. THey said they wou...	tartantoad	14	5305	Mar 9, 2009 by tartantoad
	Art Glass sale in Streetsville - can anyone help with sign advice?? (Preview) Hi there, I'm going to have an art glass sale in June to try and raise donations...does anyone have a sign contact company that might donate signs or do them for a great price to keep my costs down? Thanks for any help you can give!!:) -- Edited by mummybre at 14:28, 2009-03-08	mummybre	0	544	Mar 6, 2009 by mummybre
	Sams club appreciate advice (Preview) I called a Sams club to see about a tag day but they only allow a barbecue which they supply and I would have to supply everything else. Just wondering if others have found this to be a good fundraiser and how much to charge. Realy any info about this would be appreciated since have never done anything...	Terry	8	698	Mar 1, 2009 by Ashley Costa
	Euchre party (Preview) Hello fellow fundraisers! My team is trying to plan a euchre night/fundraiser. Any suggestions or tips on things we can do to raise lots of money? Did you have a party like this? What worked for you? Any suggestions of thoughts would be greatly appreciated!!	cmastinsek	1	653	Feb 11, 2009 by wjmedwid
	Convio Widget (Preview) Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to add the widget to my facebook page. Can anyone tell me how to get the code from this site? Thanks	tundrabunny	0	566	Feb 11, 2009 by tundrabunny
	Holiday fundraising (Preview) This is my first year doing the Weekend and I have a question. My sister and I did some fundraising over the holidays through bake sales, etc. How do i send in my donations? At first I assumed I sent it in with a donation form I printed from my personal page, but I need to attach a name to that don't I? Is there a...	karens01	1	632	Dec 29, 2008 by Noreen
	A question about Sam's Club Tag Days (Preview) Hello All, I was wondering if Sam's Club has designated days for tag days like the LCBO (every other Saturday). Also when I writer to them requestion one or two lol, am I asking for a specific day or do they just designate days. I've done LCBO tag days in past years, but thought that a Sam's Club day would...	mfurlano	2	653	Oct 27, 2008 by Denise
	Sam's Club - London - THIS WEEKEND! (Preview) Hey Everyone, Like I already said in my OCTOBER post, it's a great month for fundraising and so I am hosting another tag day outside of Sam's Club in London, Ontario - this weekend, October 25 & 26th. If you live in the area, I'd love to meet you, so please come, stop by and say hello!! Have a great weeke...	Ashley Costa	3	652	Oct 23, 2008 by Ashley Costa
	October! (Preview) Hello Everyone!! It's October and as most of you already know, this is Breast Cancer awareness month. There is still time to make the most out of this month and host a fundraising event. Go out and book a tag day; have a bake/book sale at your work; have a paid jeans day at your office; have a fundraising p...	Ashley Costa	2	810	Oct 22, 2008 by Ashley Costa
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