I want to encourage all of you who have registered for the Moab Skinny Tire Festival in March of '07 to put this great harvest to use. The harvest I'm talking about comes from the season of gift giving. Think about all the workers in your field (your friends and family) toiling away for possibly weeks, to finally bestow upon you heaps of gifts (bless their hearts). No doubt there will be some that are very tasty. Like most crops, there will also be some that you aren't sure they came from your field, and some that are obviously rotten. Here's your chance to do some good with the rotten and indescribable.
Hold a "Rotten Gift Sale". Like they say with garage sales, your junk is someone else's treasure! So, who are you to call someone's taste buds foul (maybe your neighbor or best friend) as they smack their lips in delight of one of your rotten gifts. Perhaps you might want to call your sale something else, just a thought. I say don't exchange, rearrange. That is, rearrange your thinking about the gift. If it doesn't fit, or isn't the right color, or you can't figure out how it works, use it to raise money towards your fundraising goals at the Skinny '07. Maybe you could go in with others who look like their harvest produced a few rotten ones like yours. Bet they'd feel great about helping you out!
Here's another thought for all you football fans. Super Bowl is just around the corner. If you're hosting a Super Bowl party, ask for a donation as a cover charge. To say 'thanks', put everyone's name into a drawing to win one or two (you have 3?!) of your rotten gifts. If you're attending a Super Bowl party, suggest the host do the above to support your fundraising efforts and offer to provide the rotten gift should they not have one (or can't admit it). You could easily raise enough dollars to earn one of our custom designed event jerseys.
Remember, fundraising can be fun. A little humor brings levity to a hard issue like cancer. When we crack a smile, that's recovery enough to then go the distance. Fundraising is not begging. It is a purposeful action that can change the world. Keep in mind that friends, family, and co-workers can often feel hurt by you not involving them in your fundraising efforts. They are likely touched by cancer too in some way, just looking for an opportunity to do something about it. Don't let them down.
Click here ... for more fundraising tips. Also, watch for our next newsletter where we'll share some more ideas.
Mark Griffith
Event Director, Founder
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