Charity and Business, My Thoughts Options

[Howard]

I believe we should dedicate WCC 2005 to a worthwhile charity for a number of reasons.

1] It will loosen sponsors' checkbooks
2] Since there is no 'club' as such to back us up, I want to be able to 'overcharge' participants and sponsors so we will have enough $$ to cover all costs
3] Excess would go to the chosen charity.
4] Entry fee and sponsors donations would be tax deductible.
5] More valuable items donated and could be raffled, creating yet another profit potential.
6] BS stuff, like car wash tips, would again go into the pot.

We need to raise at least $10,000 to cover costs. If we do get 100 entries, that's $15k and we can throw one hell of a party.

I've done this before putting on golf tournaments, and it's amazing how much money can be raised. When a vendor has some old crap sitting around, they can donate it and take tax credit for the full retail value. It's a win/win for all with really full goodie bags and lots of door prizes. My personal favorite is Special Olympics, but other ideas are welcome. You can go to any business in your neighborhood and get donations. The Hotel has already offered.

Thoughts??

And OT, it seems like the club's internal email program doesn't work as well as it should, with messages getting lost. Please use phone or 'real' email address.

Howard Dranow
800.622.1602 office
818.889.1414 home
818.889.0866 fax
info@thehowardagency.com

[VegasRacer]

The Las Vegas PCA has a major charity event every year. Members will invite their favorite charity to make a presentation before we decide. We ask the charity to be involved in some way with the event. What seems to work best is if some of their local members are willing to set up a few tables and sell hot dogs, sodas etc. for lunch. This means more $'s for the charity plus the PCA members have a easy option for lunch.

I think it is great if a charity is willing to be personally involved instead of just sending them a check in the mail. If it is a kids charity, a ride in a Porsche is always a big hit. A charity event is also a great way to get more free publicity for the club. Invite the local media to the event. A good human interest story is a nice break from all the depressing news in most papers and broadcast.