I am the new president of a service club at my school, Circle K International. For the last 3 years we've gone down to Juarez to build houses for needy families and this year we will be going to Tijuana to build several houses and a community center. Unfortunately, the costs aren't insignificant and we need to raise money to fund this and we are planning to get as much corporate donations as we possibly can. I was wondering if people here could help me brainstorm different companies to hit up for support (either monetary or in-kind donations). I would greatly appreciate any help.
Thanks, Jesse
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Talk to local companies or companies that have headquarters or significant presence in your town.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
*tongue firmly in cheek*
How about the Minutemen? If people have nice housing, they're less likely to try to enter the U.S. illegally.
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
quote:Originally posted by dkw: Talk to local companies or companies that have headquarters or significant presence in your town.
Do this, and then get on the phone/e-mail. It really does work. My company gets requests of this nature at least 50 times a week, and we do actually contribute - whether it's a product discount, free products or sometimes even money.
Posted by Eisenoxyde (Member # 7289) on :
We have already started contacting some local companies. We usually get about $150-200 from grocery stores for food, but no one has really tried doing this on a larger scale. We're expecting more than 70 people to go this year, so I'm a little nervous and want to get things going as early as possible.
Jesse
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Wal-Mart. This is the type of local thing they love to support.