Question About Holding a Fundraiser in Memory of Our Daughter

First go to businesses that you frequent. Times are tough and businesses are cutting back on their charitable donations, but if it is someone you have a relationship with they are more likely to do something because they know you. Your dry cleaners? Vet? Grocery store manager? Insurance agent?
Then go to people/businesses you feel comfortable asking. Have all your information together.
You plan on donating so many wagons and they cost X amount each. The wagons will be used for. . . by. . . Do you have a picture of your daughter in one of the wagons when she was a patient there? Put the picture, or any picture of your daughter on the flyer with the info. It gives a face to why you are doing this!

Bless you and Good Luck,

Can you contact your local paper and have them run a story? That would get the word out and might get you some donations without even asking. Our town is a small suburb and we have a small local paper that runs stories like that primarily, because the bigger city paper covers most of the bigger news.

If you know anyone in a mom's club or group, contact them. Our group has a message board and we post things like this all the time for members and non-members. It is a great networking tool, since lots of the moms are local business owners or are married to them. Sometimes we will make things like your fundraiser the monthly community service project as well and help collect donations.

I am sorry for your loss and this a wonderful thing you are doing. Good luck!

You may want to contact the Shriner's Hospitals, or just your local Shrine to see if they will help you out. Even though this may not be for a Shriner's hospital, they are all about helping the kids and may have some suggestions for you. If you need help finding a Shrine near you, let me know.

Run a story or take out an ad in your local paper. I bet you would get a huge response.

So sorry to hear about your family's loss - I had a cancer diagnosis almost 2 years ago personally and have a really hard time seeing sick children - I just want to hug them and tell them they're going to be OK because they're the epitome of bravery and innocence.

I'd personally see if you can find an attorney/CPA who will donate their time and start a charitable trust so it is a legitimate non-profit organization.

My guess is that you'll have a much easier time managing corporate donations and being able to report (mostly for the companies donating) the donation to the IRS.

Our controller at work donates his time to the non-profit charity of a neighbor's daughter who just entered remission from a battle with leukemia.

this mom has been doing something similar for her daughter's memory, perhaps you could try to get ahold of her and see if she has some tips?
http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/

Go to the closest Toys R Us store and bring a letter to the manager and ask if she/he will present it to their district managers or to Toys R Us headquarters.

I'm very sorry for your loss, may God bless and comfort you and your family.

Blessings.....

For starters just walk into every business you frequent and ask. They are used to this. If they can't they will say so, but it is perfectly okay to ask. But if they know you then you will have a better shot at getting a donation.

You can go into any businesses too. Once I walked through the entire Mall and spoke to every manager I could. Have information with you that will legitimize your goal. Find something where you can thank the business or give them a little advertisement. Ask the hospital if you can list all the donators and put it up in the hospital for example.

This is a wonderful thing you are doing for other children with your daughter in your heart! I know you will be successful!