Need Fund Raising Ideas for quilt group
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: central Iowa
Posts: 120
Need Fund Raising Ideas for quilt group
Our Quilt group is looking for new Fund raising ideas. The past few years we have been doing a Ladies Luncheon and Style show. Also made pies and sold whole pies or by the piece. We are a group in a Winter Texan park and have 24 - 30 ladies in our group. We ladies make and donate baby quilt tops all year long then have a day where we and other volunteers work on adding batting and backings, sewing, turning, stitching and tying the baby quilts. Our funds are used to buy backings and batting and etc. These blankets are then donated to various hospitals and organizations for babies. What do some of you other Quilt groups do for fund raisers? I would be interested in hearing from some of you.
#2
My guild (approximately 250 members) collects $35/year dues, but the bulk of the funds come from a quilt show every 2 years. They charge admission to the show, have their own booth at the show where they sell donated items, and sell food at the show, and raffle a quilt made by the guild members. The guild also makes and donates a LOT of quilts to Ronald McDonald House and Shriner Children's Hospital. I believe a lot of the fabric for the donation quilts is acquired from estate donations or member stashes.
#3
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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We do a large quilt and sell raffle tickets on it. It is a lot of work and you need members willing to set up the finished quilt and ask people to buy tickets at supermarkets, car shows etc. you need to check if you are allowed to hold a raffle and sell tickets.
#4
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Chula Vista CA
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We have several restaurants that will let you raise money thru them. McDonald's for one - you just have to hand out flyers and work handing out the food to the customers. Another one is Rubio's - which I think in just in CA. But Chick-Fil-A did it for our church. So if they think you do enough charity work they may be willing. Also, we have a candy store, See's Chocolates, that does fund raisers too. You take orders. I don't know what the % is but our schools would do it every so many years.
#5
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Davenport, Iowa
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BonnieJP....I'm in eastern Iowa. Are you referring to the Mississippi Valley Quilters organization and quilt show? If so, I've always wanted to join, but sadly never have. But I do love the quilt shows!!
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