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Readers Respond: Relay for Life Fundraiser Ideas
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By Lisa Fayed, About.com

Updated June 02, 2009

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From the article: Relay for Life
Relay for Life fundraisers have become quite creative over the years! From pie eating contests to community garage sales, there are many ways to raise money. How are you and your team raising money for Relay for Life this year? Share Your Ideas

hawthornian fun

everyone has to climb up a hawthorn tree in the nip and whoever reaches the top of the tree first wins a prize. all for charity.
—Guest matthew baxter

Ideas

Rasie money with a fun game where you put a statue or something that people would not want sitting there with this note . . . YOU HAVE BEEN RELAYED FOR LIFE BY TEAM HAGY IT IS A GAME WE ARE PLAYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR OUR RELAY FOR LIFE EVENT (date) AT (loaction) THE FIRST EVENT STARTS AT (time) THE GAME YOU HAVE BEEN RELYED BY ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS. YOU MAY PAY $15.00 AND CALL (insert pphone nummber) AND WE WILL PICK UP THE STATUE AND MONEY, OR YOU CAN PAY $20.00 AND WE WILL TAKE IT TO ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS. YOU MAY ALSO PAY $25.00 AND IT WILL NEVER COME BACK TO YOU AGAIN IF YOU CANNOT GIVE–JUST CALL-WILL PICK UP THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
—Guest TeeLa Mae

Try a Food Fundraiser

We hold a pancake breakfast at a local church every year. They have a kitchen that is already approved by the state and we charge $5 for a stack of pancakes and juice. I have seen other teams do Krispy Kreme and juice too and do pretty well.
—Guest Kelly S.

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