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Do you remember your first lemonade stand? Your parents helped you put a table on the sidewalk with a chair and a sign that said “Lemondade! 50 cents.” You put your Dixie cups out and as people passed by you raised some money for yourself to be able to buy something nice at the end of the week. Fundraisers are like your adult lemonade stand, and in the end, will allow you to buy yourself something nice at the end of the year.

Artificial Ice Events has created a fundraising and sponsorship guide to assist you with increasing the budget for your Holiday Festival. There are a variety of options in the guide which will benefit you in your search for the fundraiser that fits your organization best. Below are just a few examples of the fundraising options that can be seen in the sponsorship guide offered by Artificial Ice Events.

Organization Christmas CD: Ok so you’re a member of a school or a church organization and you want throw a big winter festival. Start fundraising now by creating a Christmas CD sung by members of the organization. For example, the church choir, the local high school band or a variety of artists in the local area. Then you sell the CD’s across town and the benefits are all to you. A fundraiser such as this can increase your budget by $12,000.

Chinese Lantern Launch: A Chinese Lantern Launch is one of the coolest most fascinating ways of fundraising for your event. Chinese balloon lanterns are bought on-line and made of a special flame proof paper with candles attached to hang inside the balloon lantern. Upon lighting the flame, the balloon fills with hot air. And when the entire crowd is ready, a simple 3-2-1- count down and you release your Chinese balloon lanterns. Soon, the sky will be lit with hundreds of your Chinese lanterns. Buy the lanterns on-line and sell them across the town for $5-$15 for a serious profit.

Goat Insurance: A goat insurance fundraiser consists of a donated goat, raffle tickets and a lot of laughs. Flyers are hung and handed to community members making them aware of their opportunity to win a donated goat. For $10, a person can send the names of three people to win the goat. You then notify all of the people who have been entered that they may be winning a goat. They now have the opportunity to purchase goat insurance for $10 which will take them out of the raffle. In the end, a winner is a drawn and they go get to spend some time with the donated goat until they are ready to send him or her back to their rightful barnyard owner.

The Artificial Ice Events sponsorship guide is available now for free! Please call us at 1-800-275-0185 or visit our website at www.artificialiceevents.com to obtain a copy! Fundraising ideas are out there and we are happy to help you find one that works for your event!