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Fundraising and Events Calendar:
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| Aug 21 |
8th Annual Charity Golf Tournament for FSMA - 18 Hole
Texas Scramble. Strathmore Golf Club. Cost: $140.00 per
player includes green fees, power cart, dinner and
incredible prizes for all participants!! Email Craig Koch
at cdkoch@shaw.ca for
more info. |
Strathmore, Alberta |
| Oct 3 |
Georgia's Journey of Hope
journeyofhope.houseoflucas.com |
Winnipeg, MB |
| Nov 13 |
5th Annual Angel Gala for SMA at Glencairn Golf Club. See
http://www.angelgala.com/ for details. Our evening
starts at 5:30 pm with cocktails and the opening of our
silent auction (over 200 items!). Wayne MacDonald will be
entertaining us in the bar area with his guitar and wide
array of songs, both current and classic. Dinner begins at
6:30 pm followed by a brief video presentation and our
exciting live auction. The dance floor opens at 9:00 and
it only takes a few minutes for it to fill up for the rest
of the night. In the past four years, you have helped us
to raise $300,000 for Spinal Muscular Atrophy research at
the Angel Gala. Add this to Esso's Rebecca Run for SMA and
we have raised $1.7 million dollars since our daughter,
Rebecca, was diagnosed with SMA nine years ago. While
great gains have been made in medical research, especially
in the fields of gene therapy, upregulation of SMN II
protein and stem cell research, it has not yet reached our
children. You can purchase tickets to the Angel Gala on
our new and improved web-site
www.angelgala.com.
But remember, tickets sell out every year so remember to
order early! We are always looking for corporate sponsors
or donations to our silent and live auctions. If you can
assist us, please contact Theresa Van Fraassen at
vanfraassen@cogeco.ca. Thank you for all you have done
to help us find a cure for SMA. |
Halton Hills, ON |
| December |
St Joseph School Annual Christmas Fundraiser - Rebecca
Van Fraassen's school is once again asking the students to
give a donation to FSMAC in lieu of a gift to their
teacher. Please simply make a donation through
CanadaHelps.org - choose St Joseph School Christmas
Fundraiser in the designation drop box.
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Milton - Georgetown area, ON (but
anyone may donate) |
| December |
Holiday Letter Campaign |
Anywhere |
Ongoing Fundraisers:
More Fundraising
Ideas
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August is SMA Awareness Month materials -
available for download or ordering. These are useful all year round,
not just in August! |
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Angel Gala Video -
great fundraising tool |
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Mailing campaign. We will supply the self-addressed envelops and
the stamps. You will find that family and friends are very generous.
See our
Give the Gift of Hope Holiday Fundraising Flyer - Beautiful color page suitable for use with your
Christmas cards or any other holiday letter - or just send it by
itself. Ready to print and mail. (.pdf format file
requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader - a free download - to view or print) Right-click the flyer link and 'save' the file to your hard
drive. Email bettylou@curesma.ca
if you need help. |
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Concert |
Walk/Run/Bike-a-thon |
Dinner |
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Social/Dance |
4 person beach volleyball tournament |
Curling Funspiel |
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Racquet/Squash Tournament |
Bowling-Fundraiser |
Fishing Derby |
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Dance |
Bake Sale |
Garage Sale |
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Tea |
Golf Tournament |
Raffle (might need licence) |
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Snooker Tournament |
Chess Tournament |
Car Ralley |
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Approach a local swimming pool to donate a couple of hours and sell
tickets to attend. |
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Work with school, for one day kids can wear a hat if they pay a
loonie |
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Hits for SMA. Work with a local baseball team and get businesses to
sponsor a player and make a donation based on the type of hit. $5 for
a single, $10 for double, $15 for a triple and $25 for a home run, and
$50 for a grandslam. Base the $ amount on the community size and the
size of businesses. Donations will certainly add up throughout the
year. Everyone wins, FSMAC gets exposure and donations, businesses
gets free advertising, team gets credit for helping community. This
fundraiser could apply to any major sporting team like hockey (Goals
for SMA), basketball (Hoops for SMA), soccer (Goals for SMA), etc. |
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Have local celebrities and business leaders serve at local
restaurant and have tips donated to FSMAC. |
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Approach a local skating arena and ask them to donate a couple of
hours and sell tickets to attend. |
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Auction (Get items donated) |
Skidoo Poker Derby |
Door to Door Canvassing |
Why should I get
involved in Fundraising?
Contact
Information
Now that FSMAC has status as an official Charitable
Organization, many more fundraising opportunities are available. If you are
interested in starting a fundraiser, please check with us first to make sure
it will meet Revenue Canada's requirements. Also, anyone interested in doing
a letter writing campaign, please contact Darren Bray for help at
darren@curesma.ca - or see
Contact Us
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