Fundraiser Ideas to Support a Friend with Pancreatic Cancer - Ways to Help

[heat123]

I just found out that a close freind of mine was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has very limited time.

I would like to help out her family in anyway that I can and wondered about a fundraiser. But don't even know where to begin or what to do? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Gina M]

I just found out that a close freind of mine was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has very limited time.

I would like to help out her family in anyway that I can and wondered about a fundraiser. But don't even know where to begin or what to do? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Oh Heather - I'm so sorry to hear about your friend - are you thinking a PC fundraiser or a regular (inviting lots of people to) fundraiser. I did one for a friend with MS back in January of this year. It took a few months to plan- we had silent and live auction items, 50/50 raffle, bingo, sold t-shirts - we made about $14,000 in one night and there has been money trickling in ever since. Good luck with what you decide to do. Our friend was very grateful for all we were able to help her with (she's getting a wheelchair ramp put on her house and had to put a chair lift on the stairs inside to the 2nd floor since she's currently confined to a wheelchair.)

 

[PamperedDor]

Being in the restaurant business and catering - we are approached quite often for fundraisers - You can go to a local venue and ask them to help you with this - we usually donate the food, its a cash bar, the organizer then sells 50/50 tickets, chinese auctions, t-shirts, (all of which is donated)- you can get a local dj or band for entertainment and flyers everywhere - We did one 2 months ago for a police officer who was diagnosed with the same cancer (and sadly passed before his fundraiser!) and raised 60,000 dollars for his family - the organizers charged to come in as well (I think it was 10 dollars) - hth!!