Raising Funds for your Organization or Group Fundraising is a necessary and essential part of any event or activity. It is beneficial if all the money needed for a project can be raised before the project begins, or at the very latest during the initial phases. Raising money for something after the fact is more difficult. There are several opportunities to raise money for National Sobriety Day. You can have picnics or go as far as having a hot air balloon race. Hold a craft show and have all materials from our suggested product list. This can get real creative and fun for all ages. Sponsor a luncheon at a central location and sell tickets to area businesses. Ask businesses to purchase all the sears at a table for a sizable fee and give tickets to patrons. Invite people to submit nominations for community sobriety stewards. Ask businesses and individuals to donate items for a silent auction or sell tickets for a drawing on one big item. Host a community garage sale. Charge a table fee and let individuals set up and sell their own stuff. Provide the opportunity to sell food and drink to a fast food franchise and ask for a percentage of the profits. Publish a “Special Edition” paper with information about your city's statistics on National Sobriety Day articles. Consider selling advertising space. Ask businesses and corporations within your community to sponsor certain events or provide the materials for an activity free of charge. Put the company name on the event or activity. Volunteers from that company may want to provide the people-power for the activity, also. Ask parent groups and adult organizations to contribute or even help with ideas. A lot of people are willing to help if asked. Always give the people that help the attention they deserve. Remember their doing you a favor