Safeway Fundraiser a success!

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

Ratzlaff (CA Coalition Board member) and I sat in front of Safeway

(Lg chain grocery store) today for 4 hours and collected $332.89 in donations

for !!!

We each set up a small table at each store entrance/exit door.

Brochures, ribbons, and a coffee can with a home made lable "

Donations " were our tools. We also put up homemade signs above the tables

listing the more common diseases.

We stood with can in hand, and asked everyone who walked by if they would

help fund research for autism and diseases (very short and sweet,

because they walk by quickly). We said no donation is too small, we'll take

pocket change! Those who hesitated and looked interested, we explained

breifly.

We got 5 $5 donations, 6 & 10 donations, 1 $20 donation, and one check for

$80!! The rest were variations of ones and pocket change ($147.89 to be

exact!)...it all adds up. We were there from 12:00pm to 4:00pm....that's a

little over $83 an hour.

Many were very interested and stayed to learn more about and grabbed

brochures. The only thing it cost us was $1.89 for a bag of candy we set out

for the kids, and a few cents of gas to drive there. This is an easy

fundraiser, that anyone can do. We called Safeway a couple of weeks ago and

requested permission to do this--and that was it.

Now, for the challenge. and I have committeed to do this once a month

at different stores around our Town. We challenge you all to the same.....or

even just do it once. Its a great way to meet people and educate your

neighbors and community about . I will send you the brochures and a

copy of our 501©3 non-profit status letter to have on hand. We gave large

ribbons to anyone who donated $5 or more (this is optional....we just

wanted more public exposure). Making a vey simple lable for your coffee can

and a sign are easy and very inexpensive.

We'll help you to help any way we can!

Tina M. Hendrix

Cure2000@...

Vice-President, California Coalition

Neuro-Immune Dysfunction Syndromes

Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADD/ADHD, Learning Disorders, Hyperactivity, CFS,

etc.

[Guest guest]

> Tina ( & )

> Thank you!! Great idea - would be wonderful if we can organize efforts

like

> this nationwide . . .increase funding and AWARENESS.

> Again - great effort - thank you . . .

> MJG (Dr. Goldberg)

>

>Original Message:

> Hi All,

> Ratzlaff (CA Coalition Board member) and I sat in front of

> Safeway

> (Lg chain grocery store) today for 4 hours and collected $332.89 in

> donations

> for !!!

>

> We each set up a small table at each store entrance/exit door.

> Brochures, ribbons, and a coffee can with a home made lable "

> Donations " were our tools. We also put up homemade signs above the tables

> listing the more common diseases.

>

> We stood with can in hand, and asked everyone who walked by if they would

> help fund research for autism and diseases (very short and sweet,

> because they walk by quickly). We said no donation is too small, we'll

take

> pocket change! Those who hesitated and looked interested, we explained

> breifly.

>

> We got 5 $5 donations, 6 & 10 donations, 1 $20 donation, and one check for

> $80!! The rest were variations of ones and pocket change ($147.89 to be

> exact!)...it all adds up. We were there from 12:00pm to 4:00pm....that's

a

> little over $83 an hour.

>

> Many were very interested and stayed to learn more about and grabbed

> brochures. The only thing it cost us was $1.89 for a bag of candy we set

> out

> for the kids, and a few cents of gas to drive there. This is an easy

> fundraiser, that anyone can do. We called Safeway a couple of weeks ago

and

> requested permission to do this--and that was it.

>

> Now, for the challenge. and I have committeed to do this once a

month

> at different stores around our Town. We challenge you all to the

> same.....or

> even just do it once. Its a great way to meet people and educate your

> neighbors and community about . I will send you the brochures

and

> a

> copy of our 501©3 non-profit status letter to have on hand. We gave

large

> ribbons to anyone who donated $5 or more (this is optional....we just

> wanted more public exposure). Making a vey simple lable for your coffee

can

> and a sign are easy and very inexpensive.

>

> We'll help you to help any way we can!

>

> Tina M. Hendrix

> Cure2000@...

> Vice-President, California Coalition

> Neuro-Immune Dysfunction Syndromes

> Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADD/ADHD, Learning Disorders, Hyperactivity,

CFS,

> etc.

>