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Hi, Charlotte, Just thought I'd reply to your message where you wrote about putting out cans for Pennies for Parkinson's: "but it was a lot of work for the amount I got for April PD awareness month." I am still placing and RE-placing cans. I believe it was meant to be an on-going project. You've got great creative ideas. Keep up the good work. nina Charlotte Mancuso wrote: > Hi, > > Not new, but when I was putting out those first white P for P cans here in the > SF Bay Area, I accummulated some input from store managers: > > My experience was they are not always crazy about cans at the register, and it > is highly competitive as to who gets to be there, and for how long. Many really > big ones have long-standing committments to established charities, or some, big > and small, are worried about theft. I managed to get cans at chain stores with > many registers per store, but it was a lot of work for the amount I got for > April PD awareness month. > > In the course of this effort, I talked to some district managers who said if > there were more lead time, that we could put in a request to become one of their > charities to which they give a small percentage of the receipts. If they balk > you might try to persuade them by asking for a limited time period or special > shopping day or weekend. Maybe they'll do it for a longer period later. Ask > for a trial period on anything they balk at. > > Also, the Peninsula Parkinson's Support Groups of which I'm a board member, did > a Macy's shopping day event for a large group of charities, where your group > sells tickets with a minimum quantity to qualify for a certain amount and, in > addition, you get a percentage of the day's take (or something very > similar--can't remember the exact details) there was also a drawing involved. > Macy's San Jose and perhaps others has done this for years. > > It's good PR and advertising for them to have a special shopping day for a > charity. Now that PD has really made a splash in the media, with MJFox etc., PD > has more notoriety. > > Merge it with another local, regional/cultural/historical, or seasonal event or > time--you mentioned hearts--Valentines day is coming up, and then Easter: > hearts, eggs, flowers. > > Any chance you could sell advertising on those hot-air balloons? Offer > miniature balloons for merchants to display saying they sponsored you at the > festival? I don't have all the machinations worked out exactly, because I > don't know anything about the event. But the raw idea is to jump on some > bandwagon going your way. Leverage. Also, I just sent an html page about a > list server that has an event service--it's called seeUthere or something. I've > never used them; just saw them on my list server, OneList, that one of my little > PD e-mail groups is part of. > > This isn't much help, but if I think of anything more I'll let you know. I > would do one myself if I weren't already trying to do a local fundraiser. I'll > do what I can in spreading the word to my groups and contacts for the Alliance's > latest effort that is emerging, I guess after I hear from our local contact > person. > > Thanks to all in the Alliance for the hard work, and past and promising > rewards. Good luck! > > Charlotte Mancuso > > Dale Severance wrote: > > > I have an opportunity to discuss a fund raiser with a representative of a > > 60 store supermarket in my area. I would like to present to him at the > > meeting a fund raiser idea that is new or novel. I have seen the stand in > > front of the door with a table and collection can and the selling of an item > > in exchange for a donation. i.e. a heart of cordboard for the Heart > > association. > > > > IM am looking for any new ideas or experiences that you may have. > > > > I also have the same problem with a hot air balloon festival to be held in > > the latter part of the summer. Any ideas? > > > > e-mail me thru the list or privately at > > [log in to unmask] > > > > Thanks > > Dale Severance (59/13) > > -- > Charlotte A. Mancuso > *************************************************** > For advocacy, medical, and other PD-related material, go to: > http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/CurePD-NorCal