Help!! How do you raise big $$$$?

**yungatart** · 23rd June 2007, 11:01

It seems our young hXc has been accepted as a worthy ambassador for NZ, and will be off overseas in about 12 months time on an AFS student exchange. Great news, and we are really proud of him!
The clincher is that it costs $11000, plus spending money, so we are looking for your best fundraising ideas. Please not sausage sizzles etc, something that will make hundreds (or thousands, even better) at a time rather than one hundred at a time would be preferable.
He doesn't qualify for any sponsorship deals from AFS, and that is more money than I earn in a year, so digging deep is not an option.

**Meekey_Mouse** · 23rd June 2007, 11:02

Could you ask local businesses to sponsor him?

**Mully** · 23rd June 2007, 11:03

Corporate sponsorship? Small/Medium local companies may be keen to help out a young fella.

Selling stuff on Trademe?? Amazing what people will pay for stuff.

**HDTboy** · 23rd June 2007, 11:15

Listen to this one:

You start a company - "Arse Ticklers Faggots Fan Club".

- You what?
- Put an advert in a gay mag, advertising the latest
in arse-intruding dildos. You sell it with "Does what no other dildo can do until now."
"The latest and greatest
in sexual technology."
"Guaranteed results."
All that bollocks.

These dils cost 25 quid a pop - a snip for the pleasure they'll give the recipients.
They send their cheques to the other company name. Nothing offensive, "Bobby's Bits" or something, for 25 quid.
You stick it in the bank until it clears.

This is the smart bit.
You send back the cheque for 25 pound from the other company name - "Arse Ticklers Faggots Fan Club" - saying "we're sorry, we couldn't get supplies from America - they ran out of stock."

You see how many people cash that cheque.
Not a single soul.

Because, who wants their bank manager to know they tickle arse when they're not paying in cheques?

**Mom** · 23rd June 2007, 11:32

Originally Posted by yungatart

It seems our young hXc has been accepted as a worthy ambassador for NZ, and will be off overseas in about 12 months time on an AFS student exchange. Great news, and we are really proud of him!
The clincher is that it costs $11000, plus spending money, so we are looking for your best fundraising ideas. Please not sausage sizzles etc, something that will make hundreds (or thousands, even better) at a time rather than one hundred at a time would be preferable.
He doesn't qualify for any sponsorship deals from AFS, and that is more money than I earn in a year, so digging deep is not an option.

My eldest daughter spent time in Japan on a school exchange programme, this at a time when my marriage had just finished and I had less than no money left over each week from my pay. She had an after school/weekend job at a local dairy and saved all her pay. I approached the local service clubs to ask for some assistance towards costs. I did not get any help mind you, but it is always worth asking. I saved up what I could manage.

I actually discovered that you dont have to come up with all that money in one lump sum, we got the airfares/insurance paid for and some spending money set aside before she left. After she was there I used to top up her bank account each week to cover her expenses for buses/trains and lunches etc. It was a strugle but well worth it!

Congratulations to your young man on being selected, it is a fantastic opportunity, he will learn so much!

PS: you will miss him dreadfully

**imdying** · 23rd June 2007, 11:48

There's a raffle on tlzone for some gas charge ohlins forks that the TL boys pointed me towards... very nice. Very nice concept too... maybe raffle off some parts (you don't need to actually buy them before all the tickets are sold, you're known and trusted, and the winners bike model and rider weight might matter). Do it the same way, first lotto ball out is the winning ticket number.

Here's some numbers.

Ohlins FG311 road n track forks (maybe the local ohlins guy might cut you a nice deal?) say $4000
Sell 40 tickets, $125 each
Profit, $1000
Love from the biker who scored yummy forks for $125, priceless

**chanceyy** · 23rd June 2007, 11:49

congrats there Zac awesome news .. hmmm media attention on what your trying to do along with a major auction or garage sale type stuff can raise quite a bit .. get the community in behind you & that money will start coming in ..

also set up a web page & zac can update it with his exploits while he is away .. keeps people intrested in wots going on while he is there .. also a great way for you guys to keep in touch other than normal channels

**yungatart** · 23rd June 2007, 11:56

Thanks for all your suggestions so far, guys. Keep them coming.
I had a thought about a KB charity ride in different towns/cities.
Would you guys pay a gold coin to ride your bike for Zac to get to Belgium. I could set up a bank a/c and have a trusted person in each area collect and bank the dollars.
Zac will do busking etc and is looking for another job to help out. He will also be selling the Mighty Spada just before he leaves.
Mom, you are right about missing him. He is our baby, and by far the noisiest of our brood. I can't imagine a whole year without hearing his drum kit/guitar/keyboard or stereo filling the house with noise.

**xwhatsit** · 23rd June 2007, 12:07

Originally Posted by HDTboy

Listen to this one:

You start a company - "Arse Ticklers Faggots Fan Club".

- You what?
- Put an advert in a gay mag, advertising the latest
in arse-intruding dildos. You sell it with "Does what no other dildo can do until now."
"The latest and greatest
in sexual technology."
"Guaranteed results."
All that bollocks.

These dils cost 25 quid a pop - a snip for the pleasure they'll give the recipients.
They send their cheques to the other company name. Nothing offensive, "Bobby's Bits" or something, for 25 quid.
You stick it in the bank until it clears.

This is the smart bit.
You send back the cheque for 25 pound from the other company name - "Arse Ticklers Faggots Fan Club" - saying "we're sorry, we couldn't get supplies from America - they ran out of stock."

You see how many people cash that cheque.
Not a single soul.

Because, who wants their bank manager to know they tickle arse when they're not paying in cheques?

Hahaha, brilliant, where have I read that before? Is that from Lock Stock?

Cracking up

**nadroj** · 23rd June 2007, 12:08

Try your local Lions & Rotary club. It's a steal at 11k to get rid of him for a while - make the most of it - lol!

**Colapop** · 23rd June 2007, 12:12

To make big $$ you gotta think big. If you want to make it all in one go. Maybe split it into making $3 or $4k at a time? Then lock it away...

This from the guy looking for weekend work....

**janno** · 23rd June 2007, 12:21

I believe you can get good money for a healthy young'un from the white slave traders.

I'm sure they'll pay extra if purchase knows how to fold washing and make bed . . .

**Macktheknife** · 23rd June 2007, 12:34

Try approaching your local Lions/kiwanis/freemasons lodges too, they often sponsor people in different area's if there is a good purpose and a genuine need.
Good luck Zac (and family too), it should be a blast.

**Panther** · 23rd June 2007, 13:07

Have a hall party for all the emo's.
Make sure you get the popular ones to go (is that an oxymoron?!) so then everyone will want to go and charge 5 bucks a ticket.
trick them into thinking there are no door sales (when there will be) so all the kids panic and pay in advance.
Depending on your organisational skills you could clear an easy grand, last i checked kids are all about getting drunk, exploit their desires to be grown up and able to get into pubs without fake IDs.