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State a Cause Célèbre: Spreading the word about the APS Foundation of America, Inc is as easy as tweaking your e-mail sign-off: Log on to www.SixDegrees.org to create a “badge” explaining why the APSFA is meaningful to you, then integrate a link to your badge into your signature. Hit send and watch the donations multiple. Make a Daily Donation: If you can’t afford to give a hefty lump sum to the APS Foundation of America, Inc, put aside a dollar a day or pocket change. At month’s end, donate the total. The amount doesn’t matter; it is bout making a statement that shows you are grateful for what you have.
Throw a fete with heart: Transform a dinner party into a mini fund-raiser by making a contribution to the APS Foundation of America, Inc in each guest’s name (let them know with place card on their plate). To keep the APS Foundation of America, Inc, serve themed dishes or drinks. For example, offer red wine because the awareness color for APS is burgundy.
Inject fun into fund-raising: Make happy hour more meaningful by asking your local watering hole to host a charity night for the APS Foundation of America, Inc. Call the manger in advance to see if the bar is game, then set up shop at the door and collect your guests’ donations. Raise a glass to giving!
Donate Your Time: We are looking for people who are willing to donate their time and talents in the following areas: grant writing, local health fair and event representation in your area, letter writing to government officials in your state, letter writing to media and TV shows, distribution of our press release. Please contact us if you are interested in helping us in any of these areas.
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DISCLAIMER: APS Foundation of America, Inc. website is not intended to replace standard doctor-patient visits, physical examination, and medical testing. Information given to members is only an opinion. All information should be confirmed with your personal doctor. Always seek the advice of a trained physician in person before seeking any new treatment regarding your medical diagnosis or condition. Any information received from APS Foundation of America, Inc. website is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure. This site is for informational purposes only. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. |
Coin
Drive: Organize a coin (or penny) drive at your church, social club, or
child's school. People generally have loose change in their pockets or purses.
Some people even same pennies for such an occasion. Use a jar or other plastic
container to collect the coins in. Get the members of the church, club, the
children or even your family members involved by rolling the coins after it's
all been collected. 
Bowling
Fundraiser: Bowling alleys commonly help people organize fundraisers to
raise monies for different charities. Call the bowling alley ahead of time to
work out what's a good time to have the party, how many people/lanes will be
needed, the cost of the bowling (ask for a discounted group rate) and shoe
rental, and how much food costs. Make flyers and invite your family, friends,
work associates, and people from your church or social clubs. Charge a flat rate
per person that will cover the bowling, shoes, food, and the rest will go
towards the APSFA. This can be very successful if planned out properly.
Garage/Yard
Sale: If you have an annual garage or yard sale, why not give a % of your
profits to the APSFA this year? You could also have a donate bucket or jar on
your tables with information printed from our website. People are usually
willing to give their loose change. You could also have your children set up a
lemonade stand in the yard and everything they raise during the garage sale
could go towards the APSFA.
Private
Dinners/Banquets: Many people hold private spaghetti dinners or similar at a
club house or hall to raise money for a cause. This is something you could do as
well. Make sure that the amount of money you "charge" will cover the cost of the
hall or clubhouse. Some places will not charge you if you're holding a
charitable event. Family members and friends could make and donate the food
served. This is a wonderful way to get together with family and friends and
raise money for a great cause at the same time!
Private
Events (ex. Camping for a Cause, Running/Walking for Sponsorship..etc):
There are hundreds of private events that you can hold to raise money. This is
something you could get family and friends involved in as well. Set up the
ground rules, make flyers and sponsor sheets, collect names/monies, and then
hold the event. You could get radio stations involved in these types of events
as well. They will sometimes advertise for private events or involve their
listeners which would make the event bigger. They may even help sponsor the
events.
Jeans
Day at the Office: Many jobs where business attire is worn will allow
employees to hold "Jeans Day". For a small fee the employees will be able to
wear jeans to work. The monies collected generally are donated to a charity. Why
not make this charity the APSFA? Ask your manager at work about holding a jeans
day at your job. You'd be surprised how many people will pay a few dollars just
to wear jeans to work for a day! You could also see if you could get management
to agree to every Friday in one month too for a larger fee! (June would be a
great month because it's APS Awareness month)
APS
Day at a Local Restaurant: Approach a local restaurant (or go bigger and
approach a chain!) to hold an APS Day. Restaurants will commonly do this for
different charities. They will donate a % of the profits from the entire day to
the charity. If you get a restaurant to agree to do this, be sure that you let
your family and friends know so they can all go there on that day. You could
also meet there at a certain time and all sit together! 
Game
Tournaments (Dice Games, BUNKO, Board Games, Card Games, etc): If you have
access to a community center, school gym, or club house you could hold a
tournament with people playing one game. It could be couples or groups and you
could charge a fee to get into the tournament. The fee would cover the cost of
snacks and drinks and then the rest could be a donation to the APSFA. You could
get even a trophy for the winner (a trophy shop may donate this)!
Trick
or Treat for APSFA: This could be done in a similar way to the UNICEF
collection boxes at Halloween time. We are thinking if the kids used Chinese
takeout type boxes and you could cut out and paste our logo on the sides of them
and then have you child Trick or Treat for pennies and other monetary donations
from people. This is a great way to get the kids involved!
Donate
Gift Cards: The APSFA can always use gift cards to office supply stores such
as Office Depot, Office Max or Staples. These would be considered an in-kind
donation and would be a tax write off.
eBay
Auctions: The APS Foundation of America, Inc. is on the eBay charity list.
If you sell things on eBay on a regular basis, why not devote a week or month
(June would be a good month!) where a % of your auction sales go to the APSFA?
We could advertise your auctions on our site to get more visibility. 
Phoneraiser:
We have a new fundraiser going on right now. We are collecting used cell phones
and ink cartridges. This is another easy way to donate to and support the APSFA
without making a monetary donation. The average American family has 3 old cell
phones in their home. 
