Dinners

Fraternal Order of Eagles hosts 54 mile “Poker Run” Motorcycle Race for Charity

by Abigail Beal on 21 Aug 2007 in: Athletic Events, Dinners, Fun Fundraisers, Fundraising Events, Fundraising Ideas, News, Team Sports

The Fraternal Order of Eagles hosted a motorcycle race to benefit charity. The 54-mile race “Poker Run” raised money for research for Alzheimer’s disease and also Muscular Dystrophy. The event held on June 24th raised $2,000 for the charities. It was the largest Poker Run since the event first began three years ago.
The group, 700 [...]

Burrito Bingo F-U-N Fundraiser for Golden Eagle Pony Baseball

by Abigail Beal on 17 Aug 2007 in: Dinners, Fun Fundraisers, Fundraising Events, Fundraising Ideas, News

Golden Eagle Pony Baseball held their annual Burrito Bingo fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Blue Goose Fruit Shed in Loomis, California. This popular fundraiser has been held for four years, and was inspired by a local soroptomist who holds a tostado bingo every year. Burrito Bingo is an event featuring a burrito dinner [...]

Belgian Waffle Fundraiser

by Danielle Hamilton on 07 Aug 2007 in: Dinners, Fundraising Events

Looking for a great food-based fundraiser that spans different hours of the day? One that will also work wonderfully as a Vegetarian meal without being obvious? Try a Belgian Waffle Fundraiser for a delicious fundraising success!

Creative Spaghetti Dinner Fund-raiser Menu Ideas

by Abigail Beal on 24 Jul 2007 in: Dinners, Fundraising Events

A spaghetti dinner is a popular fund-raiser for many organizations. When planning your menu, you want to offer a delicious meal while keeping your costs down for your organization. You also want to offer people a generous meal that is delicious, in thanks for their donation. There are real benefits to holding a dinner for [...]

Middleton, Idaho Holds Fund-raiser to Support Family Featured on “Extreme Home Makeover”

by Abigail Beal on 19 Jul 2007 in: Auctions, Dinners, Fun Fundraisers, Fundraising Events, Fundraising Ideas, Silent Auctions

The “Stockdale Family Hoedown” was held outdoors in downtown Middleton to benefit the Stockdale family. The close-knit, small community became the first city in the history of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” to create a special fund-raiser for a family featured on the program. “Extreme Makeover” and CBH Homes are joining together with many volunteers to [...]

Couples Marry at 7-7-07 Fundraiser for Historical Foundation Homes

by Abigail Beal on 10 Jul 2007 in: Dinners, Fun Fundraisers, Fundraising Ideas

Seven very lucky (and happy) couples were married on 7/7/07 at a fund-raiser for the Chain of Lakes Recreation Complex to benefit the North Brevard Historical Foundation. Monies raised will go to restore the foundation’s 18th and 19th century homes in the area.
The fund-raiser “777 - Perfect in Nature, Lucky in Love” was offered for [...]

Bravo TV’s Top Chef Ilan Hall and Montagna’s Chef Ryan Hardy Cook For Charity at Food & Wine Magazine Classic

by Abigail Beal on 29 Jun 2007 in: Dinners, Fun Fundraisers, Fundraising Events, Fundraising Ideas

On Thursday, June 14th, Chef Ilan Hall, winner of Bravo TV’s Top Chef and Executive Chef Ryan Hardy of The Little Nell’s Montagna restaurant worked together to create a delicious lunch all in the name of a very good cause. Fifty per cent of the proceeds from the lunch will be donated to Food & [...]

Barn Dance raises $153,000 for Special Needs Children

by Abigail Beal on 28 Jun 2007 in: Auctions, Dinners, Fun Fundraisers, Fundraising Ideas, Silent Auctions

The Horses for Healing Barn Dance on June 9th was attended by 450 people. It is their largest fund-raiser for the year, and includes a silent auction. The Bentonville, Arkansas charity helps special needs children in Northwest Arkansas.
This year’s event was quite popular, as the charity chose to combine their fall concert with their summer [...]

Warren Buffett Auctions A Lunch To Benefit the Glide Foundation

by Abigail Beal on 27 Jun 2007 in: Auctions, Dinners, Fun Fundraisers, Fundraising Ideas, Online Auctions

Last year, a lunch with the well-known investor Warren Buffett helped to raise $620,000 for charity. Buffett is once more auctioning a lunch to benefit the Glide Foundation.
The Glide Foundation is a social services charity that provides assistance to the poor and homeless that live in San Francisco.
Bidding for the lunch begins on eBay on [...]

Youth Orchestra Fundraising Event a Success

by Sandra Sims on 12 Apr 2007 in: Dinners, Fundraising Events

In February this year, the Wichita Falls Texas Youth Symphony Orchestra (YSO) held its annual Play-a-Thon. In years past the event took place at a shopping mall where patrons could listen to the youth ensembles and soloists perform. Funds raised were from sponsorships obtained in advance.
This year the event was transformed into a [...]

Next Page »