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I am looking for items that people can bid on for my fundraiser. Anyone have any ideas on what stores I can approach? It is being held in resto/bar so I cannot ask other restaurants for dinner gift certificates.
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You can ask local museums to donate passes for a visit, or better yet, a yearly membership
Local gyms, same thing, membership passes for 6 or 12 months
Local attractions (zoos, amusement parks, any places like that)
Local spas - bet lots of people would bid for a massage or even a mani/pedi
You can ask bigger retailers if they could donate any items (a plasma TV would be nice) or at least, a gift card or two
Airlines used to donate tickets to charity. If there's an airport local to you, it still could be worth asking them
Cars arent selling right now. Maybe you can ask a local car dealer or two if they would be willing to donate a new car out of inventory - it would be good for them to get the donation and the publicity
If you're not getting enough items or you want to bring in bigger ticket pieces, you can check online for "consignment auction" sites - they provide items for charities to auction. You have to pay for them, but only if they sell. So for example if they make a vacation package available to your organization for $500, you set the minimum bid at $700, and if it sells at that price, or better yet, higher, you keep the difference.
You can ask local museums to donate passes for a visit, or better yet, a yearly membership
Local gyms, same thing, membership passes for 6 or 12 months
Local attractions (zoos, amusement parks, any places like that)
Local spas - bet lots of people would bid for a massage or even a mani/pedi
You can ask bigger retailers if they could donate any items (a plasma TV would be nice) or at least, a gift card or two
Airlines used to donate tickets to charity. If there's an airport local to you, it still could be worth asking them
Cars arent selling right now. Maybe you can ask a local car dealer or two if they would be willing to donate a new car out of inventory - it would be good for them to get the donation and the publicity
If you're not getting enough items or you want to bring in bigger ticket pieces, you can check online for "consignment auction" sites - they provide items for charities to auction. You have to pay for them, but only if they sell. So for example if they make a vacation package available to your organization for $500, you set the minimum bid at $700, and if it sells at that price, or better yet, higher, you keep the difference.
What are the most noticeable ways your community has been affected by the recession?
SandwichGe
In my community:
Massive budget cuts for our public schools, and talk of closing some schools, doing away with several sports programs, and cutting staff. Even the private schools are feeling the pinch
Our job fairs, sponsored by State govt, private businesses, and local govt; have started doing online job fairs because so many people were showing up at the job fairs it was overwhelming.
Most of our nonprofit charities are unable to raise enough money to fulfill their missions.
I'm seeing many more people going door to door looking to do odd jobs.
How goes it where you live?
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In No. California, a lot of stores- some major, like Mervyns, Circuit City,
Linens & Things have closed, along with the small stores that just can not make it anymore. The shopping malls are almost bare of customers. I went into Sears not too long ago, and you could throw a bowling ball down any isle. Even Target is pretty quite. A lot of the small restaurant have closed, and some of the big ones are also in trouble. The unemployment if at 10%. Job fairs are packed to the max.
No one is buying new cars and we have a sea of cars sitting at.the piers in LA, as their is no where else to put them. A lot of road construction projects have been set aside. And NO one is building houses any more. If you want to sell your house forget it!!!! Even the foreclosures are not selling real fast. No one can get loans, even if you qualify.The food banks are giving out more and more every day. The homeless are living in a tent city. People will not be getting their state income tax refunds in who knows when. People have just cut out any non-necessary spending. Resturants are tying to entice people with lower prices and 2 for one or 2 at a special price. (like 2 dinners for $20). A few of the low income health clinics have had to close. The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper is saying they are going to have to shut down, and the Sacramento Bee Newspaper is laying of personnel like crazy. This is due to lack of want adds. So they do not have the add revenue they need. I'm sure I could think of a few more things, but I better quit, as this is getting depressing.
In No. California, a lot of stores- some major, like Mervyns, Circuit City,
Linens & Things have closed, along with the small stores that just can not make it anymore. The shopping malls are almost bare of customers. I went into Sears not too long ago, and you could throw a bowling ball down any isle. Even Target is pretty quite. A lot of the small restaurant have closed, and some of the big ones are also in trouble. The unemployment if at 10%. Job fairs are packed to the max.
No one is buying new cars and we have a sea of cars sitting at.the piers in LA, as their is no where else to put them. A lot of road construction projects have been set aside. And NO one is building houses any more. If you want to sell your house forget it!!!! Even the foreclosures are not selling real fast. No one can get loans, even if you qualify.The food banks are giving out more and more every day. The homeless are living in a tent city. People will not be getting their state income tax refunds in who knows when. People have just cut out any non-necessary spending. Resturants are tying to entice people with lower prices and 2 for one or 2 at a special price. (like 2 dinners for $20). A few of the low income health clinics have had to close. The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper is saying they are going to have to shut down, and the Sacramento Bee Newspaper is laying of personnel like crazy. This is due to lack of want adds. So they do not have the add revenue they need. I'm sure I could think of a few more things, but I better quit, as this is getting depressing.
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