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The basics for running a fund raising campaign is the help of others. I ran Ames dept stores campaign for years. I even left and came back and was told we want you to run it, the manager running it only made 50.00, and we know you can do better because I always made the goal of 1,000 and that means pizza party for the store but the campaign was a 5 week one not a lot of time to make that 1,000 I said it wasn't do not expect a miracle, i will do my best as long as I'm not stepping on that managers toes by taking over. And you stick with what works the best....And what worked the best bury the brace in the fish tank wire netting taped over the top.....that was always 400 of it. That did not disappoint, baby pictures with each baby having a canister for voting 100-150 usually. register cans 50.00, bowlathon 300 and raffle with top prizes. MDA always gave me letters for donations my top prize was a weekend stay at the holiday inn and one dinner included with the stay.
Sheratan inn gave brunch for 2, abdows which i didn't know owned 3 different restaurants gave from all 3 big boys gave 15, P Scott's gave 15, and Ivanhoe gave 15, Milton brad-lees gave 4 cases of toys, brooks drugs gave 10, whimpy's gave 10, limo place gave free ride, Ames was always a bike for top collector door to door.
Needless to say 5 weeks was a miracle, we did make the goal, we did get the pizza party. Miracles do happen. I think I have been on TV for the telethon about 9 times and once as the distant relative of ABC reporter Charlie Glass escaped hostage. You stick with what works to get the money.

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