Great Fundraising Idea’s for Alumni from Alumni! DEPARTMENT STORE CHARITY DAY FUNDS RAISED: varies Jill Glass [email protected] Our team is currently working with Lord & Taylor's, but other department stores may do this as well. TC is one of several non-profit groups participating in the sale of $5.00 admission tickets to the store. The TC participant retains all the proceeds from his/her ticket sales. In addition if TC is one of three organizations to have the highest ticket sales, TC gets an additional bonus ($1250 for 1st highest ticket sales, $750 for 2nd highest ticket sales and $500 for 3rd highest ticket sales). And if TC is the charity with the largest attendance on the charity day, TC gets additional bonus $$, in this case ($500). This additional money can go to the TC participant who organized the event, or divided up among those TC participants who are participating in the charity day ticket sales. The admission ticket offers 25% bonus coupons and 15% savings on all merchandise, including cosmetics and fragrances (usually department store coupons exclude cosmetics and fragrances). If you need more information about this program, you can contact Jill Glass @[email protected] ROTARY CLUB FUNDS RAISED: TBD Tracey Sosnik, Long Island, NY [email protected] One of our alumni made a presentation to a local Rotary Club requesting a donation. Apparently, one of the Rotary Club's primary functions is to fundraise and then donate the money to local organizations within the community. We are still awaiting notice as to what they will donate, but definitely worth looking into. OFFICE/WORKPLACE EVENTS FUNDS RAISED: varies Tracey Sosnik, Long Island, NY [email protected]

Weekly Lunches in office - once a week sell pizza/soda or sandwiches/chips in your office. Make a deal with a local restaurant to supply the food at cost so you can make a profit. After a few weeks, your colleagues will look forward to it (and expect it). Weekly Candy Sales in office - Once a week, sell candy and snacks in the office. Look for sales in local stores or buy from big box store.

AT-WORK BAKE SALE FUNDS RAISED: ~$1,200 Jason T. Kelly-Van Domelen, Sun Prairie, WI [email protected] For the fourth Team Challenge season in a row, my coworkers, wife and friends have made hundreds of baked goods, snacks, and personal care items (a new offering this year). With permission from our charitable foundation and facility support team, I set up in a central location in our main headquarters (home to nearly 1,000 employees and contractors) and ran the sale from 7:30a - 1:30p. Most items were sized and packaged to sell for $1, with a handful of items priced higher. I also had fresh fruit, such as baggies of grapes or bananas, for sale. For example, one of my teammates is famous for her carrot cake. She made a 1/2-sheet cake plus twelve individual 6x9 cake tins. Each 6x9 was sold for $10 each, while the 1/2-sheet was sold by the slice for $3 each. I also had two whole pumpkin pies for $10 each. My wife made all-natural body scrubs ($7 ea.), and lotion bars ($2 or 2/$3), and we offered pre-made all-natural lip balms (also $2 or 2/$3). Having a sample of each of six body scrubs set out, I took orders for 22 jars that day (still taking orders via Facebook and email). Additionally, I had numerous coworkers give "extra” for their items. Employees who straight-gifted $10 or more were able to sign a team matching form, which our charitable foundation will match $1/$1. MAKE A COOKBOOK FUNDS RAISED: ~$4,000. Donna Connley, Cincinnati, OH [email protected] Make a Cookbook. I used Morris Cookbooks—it’s easier than it sounds. Set up an account, Give anyone interested in adding a recipe the passwords. You are the chairperson and have control of editing. You don't have to pay up front. There are several freebies included. I had a page dedicated to explaining CCFA's mission and contact info for our local chapter. I described Team

Challenge and Take Steps. So it doubled as recruitment. I also had 4 personal stories: my daughter’s, two adults on our team, and one of our coaches whose 5 year old daughter suffers with Crohn’s disease. The recipes were mostly triedand-true family favorites, not Crohn's and Colitis friendly per se. The benefit to Crohn's and Colitis is in the money raised by the cookbook sale. You can theme your cookbook however you'd like. I offered them to anyone on the team to sell. Their cost was approximately $5, we sold them for $15 so we had a $10 profit. I sold them leading up to Christmas so I had several people buy multiple copies for gifts. I was able to sell over 150 copies myself. Total team sales were about 400. This is a great project for alumni to orchestrate as it takes a little time to put together and then print time. If you have a large support group, belong to a strong community like maybe a supportive church or school setting, you can move a lot of these. With the right venue, you could also have a bake sale with items out of the cookbook. Then you're making money off bake sale and selling books. I was so successful with this for a couple of reasons. I am a waitress in a small family diner. I've worked there for 20 years. The customers all know me and my children and my boss sold them right at the register for me. My cute cookbook cover was designed by one of my customers. My daughter's school let me sell concessions at the school play; I made items out of the cookbook and sold food and treats plus sold a few more books. So I had two supportive arenas. GUEST BARTENDER EVENT FUNDS RAISED: $350, $500 and another amount TBD for next event. Nicole Johansen, Milwaukee, WI [email protected] March 21 will be the third time I've done a guest bartending event and I've learned every time. The first year I had no raffle prizes and made $350 on drink sales alone. The second year I added raffle prizes (a couple gift baskets, a framed sports photo and Brewers tickets) which increased my amount to about $500. This year I planned extra early and got double the raffle prizes including a signed 2013 Packers football, 2 food and wine gift baskets, a skin care gift basket, jewelry and more. The key is to really use your network. I am lucky because my network includes some pretty fantastic people, but that doesn't mean not everyone can do this. It just takes planning and asking for what you need. The key to making an event like this successful is to pick a well known place that gets a lot of traffic, ask them to donate all the booze so that all the proceeds go to fundraising, and advertising. I advertise via twitter and Facebook as well as email. In addition, I get the bar/restaurant to advertise as well. Advertising is key...not being afraid to remind people weekly that your event is coming up. Once you get people there, the key is to really excite them. I would say that this type of event is not for a "shy" person. During the event I work the crowd,

constantly telling strangers who may be there just for a drink or dinner why I'm there. The people who actually came for the event, for a drink, selling them on raffle tickets. It's really a win-win for you and the place. For us, AJ Bomber’s is a huge supporter because most of my crowd I bring in will also buy a burger so it's business for them as well as advertising.

KOHL’S CARES FUNDS RAISED: $500 Donna Connley, Cincinnati, OH [email protected] If you hold an event in which you will need several volunteers places like Kohls encourage their employees to do community service. It's called Kohls cares. You apply for your event date to have 5 Kohls employees to volunteer. If they are able to yet 5 of their employees to donate three hours to your event you will receive 5 free helpers and Kohls will then give you $500! This could be as simple as a car wash, helping you sell raffle and split the pot tickets, set up or break down of an event. Not sure Best Buy still does it but a couple years ago they had same philosophy but it was 10 employees and $1000 donated. WALMART (and Sam’s Club) LOCAL GIVING PROGRAM $250-$2,500 GRANTS AWARDED Chris Pedicone, Basking Ridge, NJ [email protected] Website: http://foundation.walmart.com/apply-for-grants/local-giving You can apply to local Walmart and Sam’s clubs for grants between $250 and $2,500. The guidelines are on the website, but the most important information is some of the items on their list of FUNDING EXCLUSIONS: • Athletic sponsorships (teams/events) • Contests or pageants • Fundraising events (walks, races, tournaments, dinners etc.) • Nationally-sponsored organizations: Children's Miracle Network and United Way • Organizations or programs that do not benefit the communities within the facility’s service area • Organizations who apply to a large number of facilities outside of the primary area • Organizations whose services do not benefit the community at large • Registration fees

• Research Because of these exclusions, I have taken all references to ‘research,’ ‘Team Challenge’, and “Take Steps’ out of my application. I focus on what the NJ Chapter does to support patients and families, with particular focus on kids, such as support groups, Camp Oasis, and educational programs. VERY IMPORTANT: Part of the application asks about previous applications and past funding, so you should check with your local chapter to ask for the history of Walmart grants/funding. You don’t want to send an application to a store that has already received a request, and you don’t want to jeopardize any existing relationships that chapters may already have with this program. Check with your local chapter for the status before applying.

QUARTER AUCTION FUNDS RAISED: $800 Jo Carlson Goodman, Lebanon, OH [email protected] Gather donations. Pick a date. Make paddles numbered 1-100? Attach a disk with the same number to each paddle. At the event sell paddles for $1. When sold, remove disk and drop in a bin. Each table has a bucket to collect quarters. Each auction item has a value. Items valued $25 and less are worth one quarter bid. Items valued at $25-$50 are two quarters. $50-$75 (3) quarters, etc. As each item goes up for bid, if your guest would like a chance to win it the bid the appropriate quarter(s) amount by throwing their quarters in the bucket. Helpers then collect all buckets. Bidders raise their paddles. The auctioneer pulls a disk with a paddle number. We have a winner and it may have only cost them a quarter. But you've raised serious dollars in the process. Helpers put buckets back on tables and you proceed with next item. At these events there will usually be other raffles, silent auctions, and split the pot opportunities. PING-PONG / POOL TOURNAMENT FUNDS RAISED: $1,500 Chris and Lisa Pedicone, Basking Ridge, NJ [email protected] We are lucky enough to have both a ping-pong table and a pool table at our house. So, we hosted a ‘Tournament Night,’ where guests could enter either one or both tournaments ($25 to enter one, $40 to enter both). If people just wanted to come and hang out, any donation would do! We asked people to bring something to share (food or drink). We ran it as a ‘bracket,’ so the winners kept

advancing. This year, however, we plan to allow people to play multiple games, keeping track of wins and losses (to prevent some people from only getting to play one game). Then, the top 4 will advance to the playoffs.

SPORTS/OFFICE POOLS (seasonal) FUNDS RAISED: up to $1,000+ per pool Chris Pedicone, Basking Ridge, NJ [email protected] There are many websites where you can print multiple types of office pools, so here’s just one: www.printyourbrackets.com Under “Office Pools” on the left, go to “All Office Pools, where you will find lots of different sports pools that can be used as fundraisers, in the following categories: NFL Post Season NFL Full Season NCAA Basketball MLB Baseball NBA Basketball NCAA Football NHL Hockey UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) World Cup (soccer) MLS (soccer) Golf Boxing This site also provides detailed instructions for running each type of pool. As an example, a Super Bowl squares sheet has 100 squares. If you sell each square for $10, that’s a pot of $1,000. To protect yourself in the event of not selling all squares, you can set the prizes as a % of funds collected: Winners of Q1, Q2, and Q3 each get 10% of the pot… Winner of Q4 gets 20% of the pot. $1,000 collected - $500 paid = $500 to CCFA (+ any winnings that people give back!). If you sell each square for $20, that’s $1,000 to CCFA! If there is an unsold square, then CCFA is the automatic winner of that quarter! My son sold Super Bowl squares for $10 each (fundraising for Jamestown) and filled 2 sheets. With the money that winners donated back, he raised a total of $1,650.

GIFT CARD DONATIONS FUNDS RAISED: lots!!

Leigh Stein, Pittsburgh, PA [email protected] I solicit restaurants and ask them if they would be interested in donating a gift card to CCFA! All that you need to do is give them a letter that includes the CCFA tax ID number. Many restaurants will donate a gift card right on the spot. Once you have the gift card... you can sell it for less than face value. For example... if P.F. Chang's donates a $50.00 gift card then I can sell it for $45.00! The $45.00 will go toward my fundraising goal and the person who buys the gift card will be thrilled to have only paid $45.00 for a $50.00 card! This fundraiser is something that I do at school (I am a teacher). I just send a mass email to my co-workers to let them know what gift cards I have available. Within days... all of the gift cards are sold and lots of money is made! RAFFLE OFF A VACATION DAY AT WORK FUNDS RAISED: varies Leigh Stein, Pittsburgh, PA [email protected] Depending on your profession, if you have vacation days and your boss is in agreement... you can sell raffle tickets (one ticket for $5.00 or an arm's length for $20.00) and the lucky winner wins a day off of work! CANNING FUNDS RAISED: up to $1,000 (or more) in a day Leigh Stein, Pittsburgh, PA [email protected] I have been "CANNING" at Wal-Mart for years! To date I have participated in 21 Team Challenge events so... "CANNING" has been an amazing addition to reaching out to family and friends. I have made THOUSANDS of dollars "CANNING" in front of Wal-mart!! The most money that I ever "CANNED" in one day so far was... $1,018.02...! Someone "THREW IN THEIR TWO CENTS!" LOL! AMAZING! All you need to do is contact someone in the personal department. Tell them that you are raising money for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation! You will most likely have to submit your fundraising letter along with the CCFA tax ID number! As you know... CCFA is a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization. The tax ID number is 13-6193105! Most recently... I had to get a permit through the Borough... it's a new policy.

CANNING is the easiest way to raise MONEY! Plan on dedicating the day (8/9 hours) and just ask people for their SPARE CHANGE! That is all that I do! "Any spare change for the Crohns and Colitis Foundation!??!" I ask EVERY single person that walks by! Everyone has spare change...! Do not get discouraged if people walk by you and do not give you anything or if they ignore you or mumble something under their breathe! There are A TON of generous people out there! I am always touched by the strangers that I meet and tell me their stories! Also... when a stranger drops a $10.00 or a $20.00 into my container... I get the chills! Also... pack food! I always bring things like grapes... some sort of bar... an apple... peanut butter and jelly sandwich... banana... etc. Make sure that whatever you bring is nonperishable and quick and easy to eat! Also... I would suggest bringing some sort of bag (it could be as simple as large plastic bag) so that you will be able to dump the money out of your container once it starts to get too heavy. I usually run to my car... dump the money out into the garbage bag and then start all over again!! Oh... and depending on the weather... you may want to dress in layers! Of course... I wear my Team Challenge gear (hat... shirt... fleece... etc.)! See the pictures below...! Bringing a buddy helps, too… It allows for bathroom runs without having to leave things unattended. And many stores have more than one entrance, so you can divide and conquer! CANNING is GREAT and believe me when I say that you WILL make money if you put in the time!! Try to schedule a few dates... Saturday is the best day and if you can schedule something around a holiday... THAT IS YOUR BEST BET! I realized after fundraising and participating in my second Team Challenge event that I could not continue to ask my family members and friends for money. "CANNING" is a way to raise tons of money... no strings attached! Once you have your day/s set up... "CAN" your butt off! Also... bring information on Crohn's and Colitis... flyers... etc. CANNING is a FABULOUS way to spread awareness for Crohn's and Colitis! The spare change REALLY does add up! OFFICE/WORKPLACE EVENTS FUNDS RAISED: varies Julie Kennedy, South Florida [email protected] Jeans Day - Depending on your office and what they allow. Pick a Friday and have employees donate $5 to wear jeans for the day. Not applicable to all work

places. If your employer is ok with this, you can have multiple jeans day throughout the season to maximize revenue for fundraising.

RAFFLE/SOCIAL MEDIA FUNDS RAISED: varies Julie Kennedy, South Florida [email protected] Collect prizes, gift certificates mainly, easy things to mail or even better email. For anyone who donates $10 they receive an entry in your raffle. You can change the price, for example for $20 you receive four entries, you can play around with this. Write everyone's name down on a paper for each raffle entry and select your winners. Mail/email the prizes to the winners. Can easily be done online. DANCING & DESSERT FUNDS RAISED: ~$1,000. Tracey Sosnik, Merrick, NY [email protected] Connect with a local dance studio. Have friends, local bake shops and others contribute desserts and baked goods. Ask local wine merchants to donate. I priced tickets at $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Post signs all over - Facebook, email, local papers. I am using a D.J. who graciously volunteered his time. He will provide a one hour class (from 7:30 - 8:30), and then will play music for dancing until midnight. All proceeds go to CCFA. JEWELRY EVENT AT A BEAD STORE FUNDS RAISED: $150-250 Tracey Sosnik, Merrick, NY [email protected] You can organize an event like this at any creative venue (Beading, Pottery, even cooking class). The cost for my event was $30 - $35, per project, depending on the materials selected. Everyone goes home with a finished piece. I provided light munchies, wine and soda. I scheduled my event from 7:00 - 9:00

pm on Thursday night. CAR WASH FUNDS RAISED: varies Tracey Sosnik, Merrick, NY [email protected] Find a location with a good amount of traffic. I often look for Church parking lots, school parking lots and banks. The Applebee's Restaurants are usually very supportive. It must be a place where there is a water hookup. You need to have a group of people who are willing to help. You need people to hold signs on the street directing people to the car wash and you need people washing and drying the cars. Make sure you have soap, buckets, long hoses, old towels, sponges and a lot of elbow grease. I usually charge $5.00 per car and ask for donations. You might want to have an empty water jug for loose change. I also sell candy (no chocolate - it melts), water bottles and sometimes even set up a bake sale. Make sure you prominently display CCFA pamphlets, Team Challenge material and Camp Oasis brochures. Let them know what they are donating to. It might encourage them to give more. TUPPERWEAR PARTY FUNDS RAISED: $$$$ Tracey Sosnik, Merrick, NY [email protected] I knew my Tupperware Party had to be different to encourage people to attend. I reached out to and was able to secure Aunt Barbara, a 6'5'' drag queen who sells Tupperware and just happens to be the top selling Tupperware consultant in the United States. I got to work on securing raffle prizes by googling "companies that donate raffle items", etc. I asked restaurants, jewelry stores, movie theaters, and sports teams. I sent out an email to friends and family and created an event on Facebook. With the party just a few weeks away, I have received RSVP's from over 40 people and have received over $2000 in donated raffle prizes. SPECIAL EVENTS FUNDS RAISED: varies Tracey Sosnik, Long Island, NY [email protected] As with all the events, the more raffle prizes you have, the more money you can make. I have found that while it is sometimes difficult to get a store to make a monetary donation to TC, they are usually very willing to donate a raffle prize. 50/50 raffles are also very profitable. Advertising is also key and many local papers, radio stations, tv stations and internet are great ways to get the

word out. Bar Nights - So many different ways to make this a success. Bowling Night - One of our teammates made a lot of money from selling raffle tickets to bowlers that were there for league night and not even part of our fundraiser. Jewelry Party Zumba Night - many studios will be happy to donate their space and an instructor. Dance Party - One of our teammates is hosting a dance and dessert party at a dance studio on a Saturday night. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at door. The dance studio is providing the studio and dance instructor and there will be raffles Pottery Making/Art Night Tupperware Party Chocolate Making Party Passover/Easter Candy Sale Car Washes - Location is key. Bar Crawls Wine Tasting/Wine and Cheese Party Garage Sales - Location and advertising are key to a successful event. Sell food!! Water bottles, hot dogs, cookies, cupcakes and candy. Buy the items from Costco, BJ's or another big box store and sell for a profit. Bartender for a Night CPR certification Candy Sales at local little league/soccer events - Choose a nice day and choose a field where there are multiple games going on and no concession stand. Buy candy, cookies and water from a big box store and sell for a profit. Be careful about selling chocolate….it melts :)) March Madness Basketball Pool Mother's Day flower/plant sale