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Great Ideas for Chapter
Events, Fund-Raisers, and Service Projects |
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The ideas
listed below are also available as a printable
document (in PDF). As additional
ideas come in from our chapters and congregations, we will make documentation
available. Here are two news lists:
member social events
and
educational ideas.
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Featured Project: Barefoot Sunday
The Second Annual Barefoot Sunday was
observed in Greensboro, North Carolina. Those attending worship services
on June 7 were asked to leave their shoes at the altar. Collected
footwear was sent to victims of natural disasters and those living in
extreme poverty, though an organization called Soles for Souls. You can
learn more by visiting their website,
www.giveshoes.org
- Changing the World, One Pair at a Time!
Guilford County chapter members
collected 5515 pairs of shoes through the Soles4Soles program! |
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Food Event Fund Raisers |
Entertainment Fund Raisers |
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Fish fry
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Breakfast after church
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Spaghetti or pancake supper
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Southern fried chicken dinner
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Sweetheart dinner on Valentine's Day
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Father's Day brunch
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Mother's Day brunch
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Progressive dinner
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Pie social
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Easter breakfast
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Lenten dinner
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"Souper Bowl" Sunday
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Distinguished citizen award dinner
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Raise Funds Selling Goods or Services |
Service Projects
Ideal for assisting camps, parks,
community centers, schools, or day care centers |
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Christmas bazaar
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Christmas wreath/tree sales
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Hand-made Christmas ornament sale
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Gift wrapping or sale of wrapping paper
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Hand-made Easter egg sale
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Garage/rummage/bazaar sale
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Car wash
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Bake sale
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Submarine sandwich sale (pre-ordered)
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Food booths at fairs
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Raffle or auction of good or services
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Quilt raffle
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Take inventory at retail store
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County fair parking
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Garden flower sale
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Book sale
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Cook book sale
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Tee shirt sale
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Aluminum can drive
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Soup sale
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Home-made candy sale
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Pop-corn sale
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Staining/painting cabins
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Clean or construct nature
trails and landscaping
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Repair camp buildings,
toilet, and shower facilities
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Build, repair, or install
playground equipment
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Plant flowers, trees, shrubs
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Construct volleyball,
community sport courts, baseball diamonds, soccer fields
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Build horse shoe pits,
tennis courts, wading pools, fish pond
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Distribute wood chips for
playground equipment
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Repair and build picnic
tables
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Install butterfly garden in
a park or public place
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Build concession stands and
bleachers for athletic fields
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Repair P.A. systems at local
parks
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Build brick/stone fireplace
in park
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Fence a community play area
or park
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Construct an exercise track
for your community
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Construct a dock area
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Construct boat/canoe racks
at day camp
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Paint the halls and rooms of
day care center
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Paint/tile/clean-up
community youth center
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Construct a children's log
cabin at day care center
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Build book shelves
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Who Needs Your Help?
Individuals |
Who Needs Your Help?
Organizations |
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Thanksgiving dinners for
needy
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Food baskets (sometimes a
bible is included)
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Mitten tree at Christmas
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Firewood -buy, cut and
distribute
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Layettes and quilts for
unwed mothers
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Resettlement projects for
refugees
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Build ramps for wheelchair
access
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Smoke alarms for deaf,
elderly and handicapped
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Paint, build, make repairs,
weatherize individuals homes
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Gather and repair toys for
Christmas
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Install hand rails in the
home to assist wheelchair patient
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Build flower beds for
handicapped
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Phone communication system
for deaf, 911 usage
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Angel tree
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Thanksgiving baskets
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Christmas baskets
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Back to school help for
needy
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Secret Santa
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Scholarships for summer
campers
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Send youth to camps or
conventions
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Personal help and/or house
repairs for seniors and shut-ins
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Quilt making for Lutheran
World Relief
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Hospice programs
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Children and women's
shelters/crisis centers
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Men's shelters
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Soup kitchens
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Food banks
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Church camps
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Nurse care programs
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Senior citizen programs and
homes
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Prison chapel
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Prison day care centers
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Lutheran social services
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Counseling centers serving
those in need
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Youth programs
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Retreat center
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Campus ministries
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Lutheran schools, camps, day
care centers
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Cultural centers
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Volunteer organization such
as fire departments
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