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Hanxter · 10-02-2003, 08:24 AM

I get invloved in various functions for a couple of charities.

One is the Make-A-Wish Foundation. In 2002 we did a Clips/Cuts and Shaves where we get a salon to work on your hair, staches, & beards. We get friends to pledge what they want and hold it at a local bar. We hold 50/50 raffles and get the beer distributors to donate beeraphenalia to auction off. The local TV stations come and do a news item that gets aired later. We get a DJ to play tunes thru-out the event as well. Needless to say there's a lot of "suds" flowing.

In 2002 we raised $5375. In 2003 we raised $13826.

Another is for the Maine Childrens Cancer Fund. A local biker club holds the annual "Belt Sander Races". It started in a bar here in town when someone bragged about a new Makita he just got. We have a track built out of plywood abot 24 feet long with walls on each side and a divider in the middle. It resembles a drag strip and has a starting line with a "Christmas Tree" and a catch box stuffed with styro-foam and the end. Outside the track, on each side, at the start line are two receptacles with a flip switch where you would plug in your sander. People come from all over not just to watch but to participate as well. Cheating is encouraged. Again, we hold raffles & door prizes and ALL proceeds go to the kids.

So what do you do???

10-02-2003, 08:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Hanxter The Griffin	Do You Get Involved??? I get invloved in various functions for a couple of charities. One is the Make-A-Wish Foundation. In 2002 we did a Clips/Cuts and Shaves where we get a salon to work on your hair, staches, & beards. We get friends to pledge what they want and hold it at a local bar. We hold 50/50 raffles and get the beer distributors to donate beeraphenalia to auction off. The local TV stations come and do a news item that gets aired later. We get a DJ to play tunes thru-out the event as well. Needless to say there's a lot of "suds" flowing. In 2002 we raised $5375. In 2003 we raised $13826. Another is for the Maine Childrens Cancer Fund. A local biker club holds the annual "Belt Sander Races". It started in a bar here in town when someone bragged about a new Makita he just got. We have a track built out of plywood abot 24 feet long with walls on each side and a divider in the middle. It resembles a drag strip and has a starting line with a "Christmas Tree" and a catch box stuffed with styro-foam and the end. Outside the track, on each side, at the start line are two receptacles with a flip switch where you would plug in your sander. People come from all over not just to watch but to participate as well. Cheating is encouraged. Again, we hold raffles & door prizes and ALL proceeds go to the kids. So what do you do??? Last edited by Hanxter; 10-02-2003 at 12:50 PM..