 Demelza
fundraising efforts - honorable mentions
Some of the fans wrote in to us to let us know how they raised
money over the holiday season for Demelza Hospice Care for Children.
We are actually incorporating the below fundraising campaign, Coins
for Kids, on DanRadcliffe.com's
Demelza mini-site to promote donations year round.
Coins for Kids
Our fundraiser, Coins for Kids, was designed by Cathy Fusco; President
of The Sunshine Club for Children. The Sunshine Club for Children
is a Non-Profit Organization which supports Dan's favorite charity:
Demelza Hospice Care for Children. Our members are happy to be involved
in bringing some much needed sunshine into the lives of the children.
The object of this Fundraiser was to save our loose coins during
the year and make one big donation to Demelza House at the end of
the year.
We currently have five people who have been working on this project
since its beginning and one newcomer, Vinson, who joined us just
recently. We had been saving our coins for about seven months saved
up $475.00. As Cathy has noted, "These days, donating money
can be a real challenge, especially when we spend dollars, but make
dimes. But of course the answer is right in your pocket! Grab a
jar, and throw in those unwanted, unused coins...or how about that
penny lying in the street, those are "Pennies from Heaven,"
and what better use for those pennies than to save them for Demelza
House. In a year, I will guarantee you will have enough money to
make a very generous donation."
And she was right! It is that simple! It is so easy to toss those
loose coins into a jar, and amazingly, they do add up! This is one
of the easiest ways I know of to donate money for a worthy cause;
and in the end you know in your heart that you did a good thing.
~ Cathy Fusco, Christy Crays, Michelle Holt, Terri Smith, Judy
Nathanson, and Vinson George
Subway Tokens
Even though I had participated in another fundraiser this year,
I chose to do my own fundraiser to support two children hospices;
Demelza House and The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan. At first,
I had wanted to give a worthy donation to Demela House, as the kids,
their family and the facility need it. What I wanted to give and
what I could afford to give was a big difference; so I decided to
go ahead and do a fundraiser to make up the difference. The object
of my fundraiser was that of selling Subway coupon books. One of
the reasons why I chose to do this particular fundraiser was that
the company who sponsors this fundraiser takes twenty-five cents
out of each coupon book sold and donates it to The Make-A-Wish Foundation
of Michigan. I was so impressed by their generosity that I decided
to add The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan to my fundraiser as
well. In the end I raised a total of $324.00 which will be divided
up between both charities. I feel as though by stepping into the
New Year and sending in two donation checks to two different children
hospice organizations is just plain awesome. By helping others who
are in need, I know I am starting the New Year off right; and what
a fantastic feeling that is! ~ Christy Crays
Canadian Voices for Demelza, the choreographer's penalty box
and Air Canada flight wallets
Dr.com staffer Coralie really went on a mission with her fundraising
efforts over the winter holidays!
- "Canadian Voices for Demelza": door
to door Christmas Caroling on Friday Dec 16
- The choreographer's penalty box: for all members
of the Ste Marcelline theatre group who forgot an accessory or
article of clothing required for any of the dance numbers I'm
staging for their spring production of "Singing in the Rain."
- A donation of $2.00 CAD for every Air Canada flight wallet
sold between July 23 and December 16 was contributed by Uniglobe
Voyages Carolann in Montreal. Total amount send to Demelza House
this year: 150.00 GBP
David, who is a faithful member of ‘Canadian Voices for Demelza,’
forgot Daniel’s name but really wanted to get his message
across when he sent an email to confirm his availability to go caroling:
Quote: "It's cool that Mr. Potter supports Demelza."
Overall fundraising efforts:
Between both Dan sites we were able to raise almost £4,000!
This is most definitely a record breaker in our history of fundraising
endeavors and we hope to increase that amount during our summer
drive in July of this year!
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