Auxiliary Charity Jamboree
 

How often do you do have this fundraiser? Once a year
 

What type of fundraiser is this? Raffle
 

What do you do to prepare for the fundraiser? Auxiliary members go to various places of business looking for donations to submit to this jamboree.

What are the costs to put on this fundraiser? Very minimal - basically we just pay for advertising and the host band.
 

How much do you charge for the tickets or meal, etc.? Admission: $5.00 per person donation; we sell hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, french fries and other items that are donated.

How many members are needed to put on the fundraiser? The Auxiliary and Aerie work together on this event.

How much do you usually profit from the fundraiser? Our first year, we raised $1,500 to split between our (Auxiliary) Charities; this year, our second year we raised over $2,000.

What do you usually hold the fundraiser for? We raise monies for our charities: Cancer Fund, Diabetes Fund, Lew Reed Spinal Cord Injury Fund; Jimmy Durante CF, Special Needs, Heart Fund, Golden Age Eagle, Alzheimer's and Kidney Fund.

Additional Comments:

This past March 2006 was our second jamboree and it was a huge success! The Aerie and Auxiliary work very well together for this event. We start at 1:00 pm and end at 8:00 PM. We hire a host band and they get other bands to play. This year we had five bands that played and they were sensational! It was a huge turnout and everyone had a really great time.

Submitted by Sue Chamberlin of Keene, New Hampshire #1413