I just had a fundraiser at Steak N Shake. They donate 20% of all sales with a voucher to LLS. I'm not sure how successful it was because I don't have the final tally but it was easy to get support from my team's jobs. Most people at work will buy lunch anywhere if someone else is willing to fetch it. (Cost of gas, not enough time in the day . . . ) We offered delivery service. We took the orders the week before, dropped them off to Steak N Shake and then on Monday, each person left their office as if they were picking up their own lunch and just brought everyone else's back. HUGE participation. I did distribute flyers to the neighboring business and place some posts on the internet but the majority of our funds came from our co-workers. Our positioning was: you have to eat anyway so it won't cost you extra. AND we bring it to you.

I'm preparing for another fundraiser at Shield's Pizza in Southfield, MI. They donate 25%. I'm a little challenged when it comes to spreading the word and getting the voucher in people's hands but if nothing else, I have my coworkers. This really didn't cost me anything. It's very simple because all you're doing is getting people into a location and they handle the rest. All communication was done by email or by flyers.

I hope this helps. It's very easy. If you have any suggestions for me as to how to get the word out, that would be appreciated too.

alma.