Rotary fundraising efforts boosted by big bull

A GIANT bull was the subject of a fundraising competition held by Burnham Rotary in aid of the charity SURE. 'Field Marshall', owned by Highbridge farmer Arthur Duckett, has been crowned Britain's biggest bullock and it was brought out for the Rotarians' charity drive.
Members organised a guess the weight competition at the Fatstock Market in North Petherton with Field Marshall the guest of honour.

The super-size bullock weighed in at 1,520kg after piling on 500lb in the past year and is still growing. Burnham Rotary club said that despite hundreds of guesses nobody managed to get Field Marshall's hefty weight right.

'X'ceptional Scrabble Games Anchor Fundraisers

It's definitely not your grandmother's version of Scrabble.In a fundraising event later this month, teams of Scrabble players will work together to create the highest possible point totals.

But along the way, worries about how many tiles actually bear the letters "J" or "Z" will melt away. In this version, teams will be able to bribe some "very bribable" judges to buy extra letters, sneak a peek at a dictionary and get a lock on a word like "Jazzercise.""It gets really wild," said Vicki Ronald, executive director of the Literacy Council of Benton County. The council will host this year's Scrabble Wars on Jan. 24 at Doubletree Guest Suites in Bentonville. Last year's inaugural event raised about $18,000 for the council; organizers have set a $25,000 goal for this event.

Bon Jovi in "final" Clinton fundraiser

Hillary Clinton's presidential bid may be over, but that isn't going to stop Bon Jovi helping her campaign out.

Ms Clinton spent much of her Democratic primary campaign against Barack Obama Livin' On A Prayer and she eventually lost out to the Illinois senator.Her defeat proved costly, as she was forced to wipe out $13.2 million of funds she had personally loaned to her campaign.The Hillary Clinton for President campaign remains $6.4 million in debt, however.

Asian Indians begin fundraising drive for Performing Arts Center Eastside

Asian Indians make up a growing segment of the Eastside immigrant population, with many coming to the area in search of high-tech jobs and the American dream. Now a group representing that same community is working on a different type of vision – one of giving back.

Indian Community Eastside (ICE) formed earlier this year with a mission of raising $1 million for the proposed Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE) by the summer of 2009

NCSS employees give generously to local United Way fund

Despite the current economic woes, Newton County School System employees continue to show their generosity and support for our local community by pledging over $150,000 in donations to the United Way in 2009.

Although individual schools and employees support many local charitable organizations, for many years the school system has chosen the United Way as its one system?wide cause for fundraising purposes as all donations stay within Newton County.

United Way of Jamaica to Benefit from Billion Dollar Fundraising Campaign

The Jamaica Minnesota Organization (JMO) has partnered with United Way of Jamaica to undertake a global billion dollar fundraising campaign to support a range of programmes being undertaken by United Way.

The funds raised will assist at-risk youth and the mentally and physically challenged, and provide skills training, employment generation and conflict resolution programmes. In addition, proceeds will be invested in education and healthy lifestyle initiatives.

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Diana Krall steps into fundraising spotlight to help blood cancer patients in B.C.

B.C's own Diana Krall is returning to thefundraising spotlight with a team of legendary performers for a cause that isclose to her heart: helping patients with multiple myeloma, leukemia and otherblood cancers. On February 16, 2009, Diana will be joined by Elton John,Diana's husband Elvis Costello, and James Taylor for a private,invitation-only, black tie charity benefit at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.

An Evening with Diana Krall - Elton John, Elvis Costello and James Taylorwill raise funds for VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation in support of patient careand pioneering research at B.C's Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplant Program. "My family and I will always be grateful for the wonderful care ourmother Adella received from the doctors and nurses at VGH," said Diana Krall."Helping the team find cures for multiple myeloma and other blood cancers isthe ultimate tribute to her. We are proud to play a part in providing care,comfort and hope to patients and their loved ones from across our province."

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Moose Lodge Breaks Christmas Fundraising Records

The Christmas spirit kicked into overdrive Sunday as the Marion Moose Lodge 1705 and Chapter 1428 hosted deserving families from all over McDowell.Sunday marked the 55th annual Moose Lodge Christmas Party.

The event was started, according to Moose Lodge member Charles Bumgarner, by Loretta Buchanan when the lodge was founded. "They benefited – I think it was – six families that year," he said. "And it's grown to all this."And grow it has. The party had the dining hall at the lodge packed full of families, happy kids and members serving meals. Linda Haynes, the Christmas committee's chair, said the fund-raising process began with a Labor Day motorcycle show. Since then, they have held an auction, fish fry, turkey shoot and raffles "just to name a few of the activities," she said. The payoff was a new fund-raising record. This year, the lodge garnered $11,000, exceeding last year's total by about $1,500."We sponsored 135 children and 50 families this year," said Haynes. "Each family gets a queen- and twin-size blanket and a food box with a ham, and each child gets a gift."

For charities, fundraising has become a nonevent

Forgoing the usual gala dinners and lavish luncheons, some Long Island nonprofits are instead turning their annual fundraising dinners and dances into nonevents this year to save money.

Long Island Cares in Hauppauge canceled its annual Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award Dinner, opting instead to send out an invitation that appealed for donations.Robin Amato, director of development, said that tough economic conditions caused the nonprofit food bank to think twice about holding its usual elaborate event."The overall feeling is we made the right choice," Amato said. "In some cases, people were happy not to go to something. They were happy to write a check."

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Money winners of 2008: Barack Obama, king of fundraising

Barack Obama became the king of fund raising in 2008, having received a record amount in donations for his presidential campaign in the neighborhood of $750 million, and finishing with over $100 million in the bank. These contributions factored into a winning, grass-roots campaign strategy.

Actually he used a two-prong approach that enabled him to tap into the existing Democratic fund-raising machine attracting large donors through various traditional means, such as banquets and A-list parties. At the same time he was able to play the role of outsider and underdog to rally his grass-roots support among the young and commonly disenfranchised, handshake by handshake, and through a very adept use of the internet. The internet provided a constant source of connectivity with his followers, and allowed his team to respond to any news item with immediacy. Now, president-elect Obama will be hoping to continue to amaze as he is tasked with guiding a devastated economy on the brink of collapse back to some semblance of equilibrium.

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Inaugural used for Democratic fundraising

Georgia political fundraisers have been called back into action, weeks after the the last ballots have been cast.

But this time, it’s the Presidential Inaugural Committee reaching out for donors to help fund the activities in Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.

Letters went out today from area fundraisers offering event packages for up to $50,000 — the cap that Obama has set on individual donations — for tickets to the official inaugural ball, among other events.

“Without the fundraising for the inauguration, not as many people would expernience quite as much,” said Georgia Democratic Party secretary Stephen Leeds, who was tapped as one of Georgia’s fundraisers.

WIMRA Fundraising

The Women’s International Match Racing Association (WIMRA) has been very active since it’s revitalization in 2007. We have been actively pursuing the goals of the organization: promoting women’s match racing world-wide and supporting the inclusion of women’s match racing in the Olympic Games. As the recent sailing headlines confirm, the second goal has been successfully achieved and we will be seeing women’s match racing in the 2012 Olympics. We have also been advancing with our first goal through teaching clinics in 12 countries with over 200 participants and helping regatta organizers with their events. These activities will be ongoing and we need your help!

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You may now make tax-deductible contributions to WIMRA by visiting the WIMRA site (www.wimra.org), logging in using your Username (your email address) and password, and clicking on the "Donate to WIMRA" tab on the top banner.

United Way Ahead of Last Year's Fundraising Pace

Mason City, IA- A tough economy isn't keeping people from opening their pocket books for charity.

The United Way of North Central Iowa is reporting it’s ahead of its fundraising efforts from last year.

They say record flooding and an economy in recession have made this year difficult, but people are still willing to help those in need.

"We've seen a real increase need in applications for things like housing assistance and heating assistance, unemployment, food banks and areas like that, North Iowans are really recognizing a need there and stepping up with their donations and we can't thank them enough," said regional coordinator Alex Kuhn.

World AIDS Day - Fundraising update and thanks.

£11,000 raised for LGB and HIV good causes...so far.
Fundraising across Manchester helped to raise over £11,000 for LGB and HIV good causes through the cities initiatives for World Aids Day.

Manchester’s HIV Candlelit Vigil on December 1st, and street collections throughout the city centre over the weekend raised over £6,000 which will be distributed between The Lesbian and Gay Foundation and George House Trust.

The Lesbian and Gay Foundation, raised a further £5,000 from events in the gay village with more monies still coming in. Emma Peate LGF’s Fundraising Manager said: “We’d like to thank everyone who bought a red ribbon, held fundraisers, put money in our collection tins and supported the charities over World Aids Day.” “It’s heart warming to know that people have been so generous during these particularly hard financial times, and that World Aids Day is as important to our community now as it ever was.”

THE MUSKEGON CHRONICLE: NEWS

With its 100th birthday approaching in three years, the Muskegon Museum of Art is not slowing with age.

In fact, staff at the museum are gearing up for a busy few years, following the direction of a strategic plan recently adopted by the Muskegon Museum of Art Foundation Board of Trustees.

That includes getting ready for a major fundraising campaign with the goal of raising nearly $18 million over the next 10 years. They also are looking at everything from changing the museum's name to improving its collection and finding more space for public education.

Senate Dems plan fundraising bash tonight

Boston, Mass. - Senate Democrats, who will retain their 35-5 advantage over Republicans in January, go back to the well Tuesday to raise more campaign cash, just a month after the election and two weeks before Christmas.

If the event looks anything like the powwow held two years ago, the cash will rain on Senate Democrats from a long list of moneyed special interests, including prominent Beacon Hill lobbyists, consultants and attorneys, public employee unions and others with extensive business before the Legislature.

Powerhouse grad to lead fundraising

The University of Western Ontario announced yesterday a heavyweight alumnus will head its fundraising campaign with the hope of raising $500 million for the school.

London native Geoff Beattie was introduced at a news conference yesterday as chairperson for the massive campaign.

Beattie heads Woodbridge, a private investment company controlled by the Thomsons, Canada's wealthiest family. He engineered a merger between Thomson and Reuters to create a global information giant.

"The students of today are getting ready to walk into a world that's very, very different than the one that I was fortunate enough to enter after I graduated in the early 1980s," Beattie said.

Holiday tea becomes fundraiser

When friends Rosey Bell and Vicki Laidig McCuish decided to host a "high tea" to celebrate their successful battles against cancer, they had no idea what they were getting into.
The party, held in 2004, was inspired by Bell's memories of yearly Christmas teas shared with her mother years ago.

But it was a tree and some pink envelopes that set this tea apart.

Bell had asked her friends to make a donation to the Wellness Community Foothills, a Pasadena- based organization that provides support for cancer patients, family members and caretakers.

She provided pink envelopes and pink ribbon, and before Bell knew it, the donations had topped $2,300.

"We walked into the room after and saw the (Christmas) tree covered from top to bottom in pink envelopes," Bell said. "It was overwhelming."

Today, the tea has evolved into a yearly gift boutique and has become a critical addition the Wellness Community's fundraising efforts.

Champion fundraiser goes to No 10

A boy who has posted 400 parcels to British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq met the Prime Minister before receiving an honour from Prince Harry.

Keaton Peppiatt, 10, from Bexhill, East Sussex, has won the Young Fundraiser title in the Woman's Own Children of Courage awards.

He fills boxes with sweets, crisps and toiletries which Army chaplains then pass on to soldiers in the Middle East.

He recently sent 50 special boxes filled with individual Christmas cakes.

"I started when my mum saw an ad in a lift to send boxes and thought it would be a good idea," he said.