Fundraising Ideas for your upcoming VisionWalk! FOOD FOOD FOOD! 
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 Have a lemonade stand in your neighborhood or on a bike/walking trail. You can sell muffins and cookies, too! Don’t for‐
get to have info about FFB and let them know their donation is going to a good cause. Have a cook‐out with all of your friends and charge a flat rate for each meal. Neighborhood Ice Cream Social Hold a bake sale for your employees in the break room INTERNET 
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Community Garage Sale: Email friends, family, and co‐workers to let them know you’re doing a sale and you will sell their stuff. This way you get more items and more variety at your sale. You can also sell water bottles, drinks and snacks to make some extra cash.  Sell sponsorships on your team t‐shirts—
when asking for donations, tell your donors that $50 (or more) will get their name on your team t‐shirts. Sell team wristbands POP eyes: Recruit stores, businesses, doctor’s offices and your school to sell POP eyes CORPORATE INVOLVEMENT 
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Ask your friends with small business if you can at‐
tend an employee meeting to talk about FFB and VisionWalk. Recruit them as a sponsor or corpo‐
rate team. Round Up Payments: Ask retail businesses to run this program. Here’s how it works: if the total bill is $25.53, ask the customer to pay $26.00. Then the extra $.47 will go to your fundraising. It adds up fast! Matching gifts: See if your company or any of your donors’ companies have a matching gift programs. You can double your funds quickly! Corporate Volunteerism: Many companies have volunteer incentive programs where they will award non‐profit grants for a employee’s volunteer hours with an organization. Find out if your company does and submit your hours! OFFER INCENTIVES TO DONATE 
Offer a raffle ticket to everyone who do‐
nates $25 or more to your fundraising. Draw the winner at the walk. Prizes can include money, Colts tickets, free admis‐
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Put a link to your VisionWalk fund‐
raising page on Facebook. Virtual Team Members ‐ if some‐
one can’t join you on walk day, ask them to join your team and fundraise anyway. As the captain or a walker, you can walk for them! Put a personal video on YouTube. Then put a link to the video and your fundraising page in an email blast. Use your VisionWalk website to personalize your page, upload your address book, send emails and track your progress towards your goal. Put your project on www.kickstarter.com DONATE YOUR SERVICES  Earn $ through odd jobs: Paint mail boxes, mow lawns, shovel snow, or baby‐sit in exchange for a donation  Car Wash: Partner with a store to donate the buckets, sponges and soap and hold it in their parking lot COMMUNITY 
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 Euchre or Poker party  Band fundraiser  Partner with local service groups like Lions Clubs to raise money and educate the members. Ask for donations at their events like Bingo Nights. Make a presentation at your church to raise aware‐
ness, recruit teammates and collect donations. Get kids involved with friends, at school, and through sports teams. Paint the town yellow and blue with posters, brochures and flyers about VisionWalk. Put an ad in your local newspaper and radio Restaurant Community Nights: partner with a local restaurant to hold an FFB/
VisionWalk Community Night where a percentage of the proceeds go to your fundraising. Chick‐Fil‐A, Applebee’s, California Pizza Kitchen & Baja Fresh have programs like these. Partner with doctors to get their patients involved or have them donate one dollar for each patient ***Be sure to follow up with thank you notes or post‐
cards with a photo from the walk on them.*** If you have any questions or want to talk about your fundraising ideas, please contact Kimberly Marlow at (954)496‐0776 or KMarlow@FightBlindness.org. Restaurant Fundraising Ideas for your upcoming VisionWalk! California Pizza Kitchen  CPK will donate 20% of the pro‐
ceeds of one day’s sales.  Participants will have to bring in a coupon that CPK will provide to you  Call your local California Pizza Kitchen to find out how you can sign‐up or go to http://www.cpk.com/company/fundraise/ Red Robin 
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Buffalo Wild Wings 
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BWW will donate 20% of the sales of non‐alcoholic and non‐promotional items to the organization You pick your day. One FFB Chap‐
ter has a fundraiser at BWW each quarter Participants must have a coupon, which BWW pro‐
vides, to participate BWW Managers have a budget to use for this so they are often looking for organizations willing to participate Access an application here: http://
www.buffalowildwings.com/PageFiles/1127/
bww_ewrf_application.pdf and then call your local location to find out where to send it Sweet Tomatoes and Souplantation Sweet Tomatoes will donate 15% (pretax) of all sales brought in on a single night—5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Guests must bring a FunRaiser Flyer to the Event in order for you to receive the money  You can schedule your event 2 weeks to 3 months in advance  Search for a Sweet Tomatoes or Souplantation in your area and begin the application process for your fundraiser by going here: http://www.souplantation.com/funraisers/
FunRaisers.aspx T.G.I.Friday’s 
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Panda Express 
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Chili’s 
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 Chili’s Give Back Events are held on Tuesday or Wednesday  10% of pretax dollars are donated to the organization Applications must be submitted at least five weeks prior to the planned event Visit: http://www.qdi.com/Chilis/
CH_GBE_Org_Guide.pdf Panda Express will donate 20% of all pretax sales on the designated day for dine in, take out or catering orders You can hold a Panda Express Fundraiser every 30 days Attendees must bring a flyer More information can be found here: http://www.pandaexpress.com/Fundraiser/
FAQ Chick Fil A 
Uno Chicago Grill Uno’s Dough Rai$er provides 20% of sales for a lunch, dinner or both on a single day to your fundraising efforts Get started here: http://
www.unos.com/getstarted.php TGIFriday’s will donate 20% of all pre‐tax sales ex‐
cluding alcohol  Attendees will need to bring a “ticket” to participate  TGIFriday’s has an online evite system so you can contact your friends and family automatically Date and time will be determined between you and the manager Visit http://www.fundraiseattgifridays.com/
program‐details/ to start setting up your fundraiser 
Red Robin hosts fundraisers Sunday through Wednesday The hours of the event and the percentage received is worked out by you and the individual manager You must plan at least 30 days in advance For more FAQ’s and an application, go here: http://
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FundraiserOrganizationSteps.pdf The Chick Fil A program varies from location to lo‐
cation  To see what the Chick Fil A in your community offers go here: http://www.chick‐fil‐a.com/Kids/Local Jason’s Deli 
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Jason’s Deli holds fundraisers Monday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Call your local Jason’s Deli to reserve your night Contact Kim at (954)496‐0776 or KMarlow@FightBlindness if you need help filling out an application or have any questions