What You Can Do
WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR
CHILDREN AGAINST CANCER!
“All children are like flowers – with love, nurturing, and care, they will blossom and bring happiness to others.”
KIDS NEED YOUR HELP
The late Diana, Princess of Wales, was clearly fond of children, and her patronage raised funds for charities to help kids with life-threatening diseases. Like Diana, Children Against Cancer loves all children and we work relentlessly to help win the war against childhood cancers.
OUR GREAT PROGRAMS
Children Against Cancer depends entirely on the generosity of caring people like you! Please get involved. Everyone - kids, teenagers, and grownups - can do something. Every dollar donated goes to our programs for research, prevention, natural cures, and Hope Teddy Bears. We encourage parents and teachers to guide kids and teens with simple, fun projects to raise funds. Caring men and women are encouraged to give through any of our programs listed below:
· Donate Now online – click here
· Workplace Giving info – click here
· Corporate Matching Gift info - click here
· Donate Stock info – click here
· Bequests – click here
When you host a fundraising event in your community, you’ll feel great knowing that you’re making a significant difference in the lives of very sick children. To show our appreciation, we’ll send you an official Certificate of Recognition suitable for display - spotlight your event in our newsletter Natural Health Guide - and honor you as a valuable fundraiser on the Special Thanks page of our website! 
RAISING FUNDS IS EASY
Everyone feels better when they have fun helping a great cause.
Following are some helpful tips.
If you want to raise funds without hosting an event ~ simply ask everyone you know to donate to Children Against Cancer. It’s easy! E-mails, blogs, social media, letters, a personal website are just a few clever ways for you to get the word out and ask for donations. Encourage relatives, neighbors, friends at work, school, religious and social clubs, your doctor, sports teams, dentist, shops, barber, hair or nail salon, and the yard guys to donate to your fundraising project.
Tell donors that checks should be made payable to Children Against Cancer and that their gifts are tax deductible to the extent of the law. Children Against Cancer’s Federal Tax Number is: 20-4302820. We’ll send them a letter acknowledging their gift. Let donors know they may also donate online at www.childrenagainstcancer.org and a receipt will automatically be e-mailed. Let us know the names and addresses of people you persuaded to donate so that we may properly thank them and you.
BE CREATIVE! EASY EVENT IDEAS
Here are some general ideas. For events, sell tickets to raise funds. Ask local merchants to donate prizes to make it a success.
· Hold a garage sale and tell shoppers it’s for our charity. Combine other households with your sale for more success.
· Sell “stuff” on Ebay: Toys, musical instruments, furniture, books, electronics, jewelry, dollhouses, sports stuff, craft items, DVDs.
· Stage a Talent Contest at a club or school complete with judges & prize.
· Host a dance and a “
· Teens can donate babysitting or pet walking money.
· “Games for the Cure”: Bingo, golf or miniature golf tournament, bowling contest, checkers tournament, bike ride, Walk-A-Thon.
· Ask your school to agree to a “Dress Silly Day” or “Ballcap Day”. Every student donates a dollar or more to participate.
· Neighborhood “Pets in Costumes Parade” – lots of fun!
· Dinner & dancing in a private home or club with a silent auction.
· Host an elegant Ladies Tea Party and ask every lady to wear a pretty hat.
· Auction a handsome bachelor for a dinner date (Tip: Firefighters are often available for such events!).
· Stage a Spring or Autumn Fashion Show.
· Festive Theme Party – Hawaiian Luau, Western, Rock ‘n Roll, etc.
· Biker’s Run for local motorcycle clubs.
· Potluck and Recipe Exchange: a dollar per recipe for the charity.
· Old Car Bash – sell tickets for a turn with a sledgehammer.
· Invite kids and their teddy bears to a Teddy Bear Picnic and Story Hour.
GUIDELINES
With good planning and getting the word out, your event, large or small, should be a success. Keep the weather in mind when planning. (Indoor events are easier.) Also consider holidays and other large competing events that may interfere with your turnout.
It is important that you agree to certain guidelines before you plan an event to raise funds for Children Against Cancer.
Please read the following carefully:
* Any promotion of your event must clearly state that the beneficiary is Children Against Cancer, a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit since 2001 and our website is www.childrenagainstcancer.org
* Promote your event by asking donors to make checks payable to Children Against Cancer – (not to you).
* As a third-party volunteer fundraiser, you may not open a bank account under the name Children Against Cancer.
* You may not use our Federal Identification numbers for goods or services for your fundraising event.
* You may not take a salary or be paid fees or commission from the funds raised for our charity.
* Children Against Cancer will not attend or supervise your event or be involved with the planning or promotion.
* All proceeds are to be donated in U.S. dollars by checks or money orders. If you receive cash donations, please convert them into money orders made payable to Children Against Cancer. Please send donations by registered mail to us within 14 days.
* Children Against Cancer shall not assume any liability or responsibility for your event. Our insurance will not cover your third-party event. All liability insurance coverage or licenses of any kind are the full responsibility of your event’s organizers and sponsors.
* Children Against Cancer is not responsible for any expenses
associated with your fundraising event. Try to get merchants to donate supplies, prizes, food, etc. as “in-kind” gifts.
* You may write and hand carry a letter telling local merchants and businesses that you’re planning an event to raise funds for Children Against Cancer, and give the date, place, the name of your group or organizers and contact information. You may ask merchants to donate tax-deducible in-kind gifts or services to help make the event a success. Include a list in your letter. Be sure your letter includes our name, address, phone number and website.
For a SAMPLE REQUEST LETTER, click here
* You must keep a record of any goods or services donated by local merchants, and send it to us with their business cards, names and contact information and what they donated. We will send them a letter of acknowledgement and information they need for their tax purposes, if applicable. Let them know that their names and businesses will be added to our Special Thanks page to let the public know how their generosity helped kids fight cancer.
If you have any questions regarding Children Against Cancer, please call Caroline in
Children Against Cancer Charitable Trust is a grassroots, all-volunteer, tax-exempt nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. We were founded in 2001 and our headquarters is located in
All checks and money orders donated as a result of your fundraising event should be mailed immediately to:
CHILDREN AGAINST CANCER
13835 North Tatum,
Best of success! Thank you so very much for your willingness to support Children Against Cancer.
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