Fundraising Tip: My favorite fundraiser is a holiday fundraiser. I send out Santa Claus letters to children or adults for five dollars each. This is an easy fundraiser and usually a big mon
ey maker.
Here is what you do: You send out a letter to everyone you know explaining what you are doing. You include a form letter with the information you need from them that will be included in the letter from Santa. Information like child’s name, teacher’s name, gift they would like, best friend’s name, etc. Have them complete a form for each child. They send the forms back to you along with $5.00 per letter.
As the holidays get closer you then complete the Santa letters and send them to the children. All the supplies you need are paper, envelopes, stamps, and a computer to type the letters on. I have had great success year after year with this fundraiser. If you know a lot of kids who are around 5-7 years old and losing teeth, you could also write letters from the tooth fairy.
I hope (really, really hope) I will not be thinking about fundraising around the holidays. But this fundraising idea, which I ran across in the 3-Day's July News, is so cute it might be worth the stress of not meeting you goal by the deadline. It came from Barb, a team coach who will be walking in her sixth event next month in Chicago:
Ever.
Seriously, how could you not continue reading after:
My grandma even chuckled at that this weekend when she picked up Sellevision, a novel by Augusten Burroughs (who brought us Running with Scissors.) I thumbed through the book on the ride to and from grandma's house this weekend - and I have to say - I liked it more than I thought I would.
The characters are more like caricatures, but it's a funny, easy read.
I was a little disturbed when the back-cover summary described it as "darkly funny and gleefully mean-spirited." I didn't really think the humor was dark at all. What does that say about me???
Seriously, how could you not continue reading after:
"You exposed your penis on national television, Max. What am I supposed to do?"
"I didn't expose it, Howard, it just sort of peeked out."
My grandma even chuckled at that this weekend when she picked up Sellevision, a novel by Augusten Burroughs (who brought us Running with Scissors.) I thumbed through the book on the ride to and from grandma's house this weekend - and I have to say - I liked it more than I thought I would.
The characters are more like caricatures, but it's a funny, easy read.
I was a little disturbed when the back-cover summary described it as "darkly funny and gleefully mean-spirited." I didn't really think the humor was dark at all. What does that say about me???
My mom has chicken on the kitchen table. Not beer-can roasted chicken,* but 12 little chicks and a heat lamp. (And no, I was not allowed to pick them up!)
And one horse:
* Somehow, I managed to miss this in my childhood, but my mom mentioned this weekend that she used to use a can of beer to make roasted chicken. As in, she made a marinade with beer, rubbed part of it on the outside of the chicken, poured the rest back in the can, put the can inside the chicken, and roasted it in the oven. Insane! I will try it one day...
For a guy who weighs 27 pounds and prefers toilet water, BlackJack sure can power through 7 or 8 miles. Although, once when it was 80 degrees, he appeared to strategize the length of his leash so he could be in the shade as much as possible. And then he finally plopped down in the shade and refused to get up while I politely explained I WOULD NOT be carrying him to the car.
But, anyways, the spoodle (as I prefer to call the cocker spaniel-poodle mix) sets a good example for hydration. When we walk in the city park, he drinks at the doggie-sized drinking fountain, in random puddles, and once begged a whole bottle of water from a nice mom sitting at a baseball game. She took one look at him, offered him ice and had her daughter cup her hands so she could pour bottled water into it for him to drink.
So, when you're on a long walk, drink like BlackJack. Drink at every available fountain, stop, etc. If you're going on a long walk, try to drink an extra 8 glasses the day before the long walk and then a few glasses at least two hours before the walk. During the long walk, try to drink 8 ounces of fluids for every two miles, alternating between sports drink and water. If you don't believe all the hype about sports drink replenishing your electrolytes and whatnot better than water, you will after you've walked 10 miles in summer heat. You'll FEEL the electrolytes swimming to your tummy.
And, just like BlackJack, you should have to stop frequently to pee. He doesn't hesitate to pee on a bush just three steps from where he got his last drink, but you would probably do well to plan your training walks so that you can have a potty break every hour (or every three miles). If you're not going, you're not drinking enough.
Another BlackJack lesson? If you're so tired you'd like to sit in the shade for awhile, go ahead and do it. As long as you're sitting, stretch a little bit. :)
But, anyways, the spoodle (as I prefer to call the cocker spaniel-poodle mix) sets a good example for hydration. When we walk in the city park, he drinks at the doggie-sized drinking fountain, in random puddles, and once begged a whole bottle of water from a nice mom sitting at a baseball game. She took one look at him, offered him ice and had her daughter cup her hands so she could pour bottled water into it for him to drink.
So, when you're on a long walk, drink like BlackJack. Drink at every available fountain, stop, etc. If you're going on a long walk, try to drink an extra 8 glasses the day before the long walk and then a few glasses at least two hours before the walk. During the long walk, try to drink 8 ounces of fluids for every two miles, alternating between sports drink and water. If you don't believe all the hype about sports drink replenishing your electrolytes and whatnot better than water, you will after you've walked 10 miles in summer heat. You'll FEEL the electrolytes swimming to your tummy.
And, just like BlackJack, you should have to stop frequently to pee. He doesn't hesitate to pee on a bush just three steps from where he got his last drink, but you would probably do well to plan your training walks so that you can have a potty break every hour (or every three miles). If you're not going, you're not drinking enough.
Another BlackJack lesson? If you're so tired you'd like to sit in the shade for awhile, go ahead and do it. As long as you're sitting, stretch a little bit. :)
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