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Not sure what kind of fundraiser to hold? We've
put together a list of ideas. Choose from
the list below or plan an event of your own!
"Walk to Beautiful" Screening Party in Your Home
Enjoy being a host/hostess? Invite friends and family over to
your home to watch the award winning film "A Walk to Beautiful".
The film won the coveted "Best Documentary" award
from the International Documentary Association and movingly documents
the journey of five Ethiopian women who are treated at the Addis
Ababa Fistula Hospital. There is a 54 minute version, which has
run on public television, or an 85 minute feature length version.
To learn more about the film, view the trailer, or order the
film, please click
here.
We have information sheets about obstetric
fistula and the Foundation that we can send you, along with donation
envelopes and flyers to give to your friends.
Walk to Beautiful Community Screening:
The DVD can also be used
for non-commercial screenings at schools, church, clubs, or associations
to help educate and inspire potential supporters and generate
larger audiences. The Foundation can purchase the DVD for your
use for a community screening. For more information contact us
at 408 249-9596 or email us at info@fistulafoundation.org. As
with the home screenings we would be happy to send you information
to distribute at the screening and give you tips for how you
might organize one.
Group Sponsorship
Join forces with other members of your book club, women's group,
investment club, etc. to sponsor the surgery of one woman (or
two or three...).
Letter Circle
Personal letters are an excellent way to encourage others to
share your passion for a cause. Write a note to friends and family
about how you were personally inspired to help women with fistula
and email it (or post it) along with our flyer or a link to the
website. Mention a few of the details from our FAQ
About Fistula and set a specific fundraising goal (e.g. "Let’s
join forces to help our sisters! If everyone who
receives this email pledges $15, we can raise $450 to fund the
surgery and hospital stay of one woman with fistula.").
Yard Sale
A yard sale is a great way to raise money while getting
together with friends and neighbors. Sell your collective clutter
and display a large poster indicating that all proceeds will
be donated to treating and preventing fistula. Have
flyers and donation envelopes on hand. If you really want to
be fancy, set up a TV to play the 15-minute DVD "From Despair
to Dignity" repeatedly throughout the day.
An Evening Out
Mix good works and good fun. Connect with a local restaurant
or neighborhood hangout and encourage them to donate a portion
of that evening's proceeds to the cause. Invite your friends
and family to join you and you will help generate business for
the restaurant while raising funds to restore health and dignity
to women suffering from fistula.
Holiday Gift Wrapping
Check with local merchants who may agree to let you sponsor
a gift-wrapping station during busy shopping seasons, with
the donations of shoppers going to benefit the work of the Fistula Foundation.
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