Dragons Abreast Dragon Boat Challenge for corporate/social crews

Some Easy Fundraising Ideas:

Guessing competition: Fill a jar with something (we can supply pink and white M&Ms) and charge people to guess how many there are inside.

Swearing jar: In some places this can be a nice little earner – try it!

Escape fees: Tackle your pals who don’t want to paddle (how mad is that?) and charge them for NOT joining in.

Joint garage sale: What better time to declutter, and ask others to donate their clutter too – then sell all that unneeded stuff at a garage sale or sale/exchange bazaar.

Sell it on eBay: No place to run a garage sale? – then put the stuff on eBay and sell all that forgotten stuff to make more glorious room.

Sponsors for each metre Even those who don’t want to paddle will want to sponsor your race – charge them per metre! (and remember you get 3 races on the day, each 240metres!)

Theatre party: How about organizing a gang to go to a concert, to the theatre or cinema – add $10 to each ticket

Market stall: Hit up all your crafty friends for their hand knitted warmers, handmade jewellery, homemade jams etc and then book a stall at your local market.

Trivia night: Always fun, easy to organize, lots of laughs – get a gang together, charge everyone a small entry fee, plus run a few little raffles on the night.

Christmas in July Get everyone to bring something and charge them to come in. Once things get going you could raffle some Secret Santa presents as well.

Karaoke Krooning Organize a night out in one of the city's Karaoke bars but add a donation to the entry cost (because Tuesday night are often half price, it’ll still be a bargain).

Cheese and Wine Party after work Organise office drinkies on a Friday evening after work – the liquor shop will deliver and some will supply glasses too. Bit of cheese and Bob’s your uncle – you make a profit on it and have fun at the same time.

Fresh Air frolic: Organise a golf, tennis or bowling afternoon – with a markup, and silly prizes for the winners.

Progressive dinner Organise a fundraising progressive dinner with participants paying a small entry fee at each venue.

Teacher Torture or Mortify the Manager: This one’s for schools or offices. School principal/boss picks as many target people he/she feels will willingly participate - no party poopers! The principal/boss also has to play (to be fair of course). The principal/boss then selects an "appropriate" activity that each target has to do such as: color hair a wild color, dress up outrageously, roller skate, sing and act ‘Tiptoe through the Tulips’, etc. Be creative! Have fun!  The targets then vote on what the principal/boss has to do.  On a large jar for each target and the principal/boss write the target’s name and their "assigned activity”. Put the jars where someone can keep an eye over them - preferably in a high traffic area. Everyone then "votes" by putting money in the jars. At the end of the fundraising event, the three (five, etc) targets with the most money in their jars, have to perform their assigned activity – perhaps at the wine and cheese party, or before a footy game or just for a finale to the fundraiser.

This page last updated: April 30, 2010