Our very first raffle and why you should buy a ticket

Buy a raffle ticket

This post really can't begin without me acknowledging Brooke for all of her hard work on this raffle. As a mom of a child who spent many years on a non-profit club team, Brooke was intimately exposed to all things fundraising related. This raffle was her idea and she was able to secure the majority of the donors who got involved. Thanks, Brooke!

As I write this sentence there is about one week left to buy raffle tickets. For the entire month of August there are over $3000 worth of prizes and we are giving away one prize each day. This is our first interactive fundraiser. We've done some passive fundraising where we asked for money to help our team, but this time we are actually giving back to those who donated.  

We plan on doing this particular fundraising campaign every 6 months. We are also working on some other creative ways to raise money for our non-profit that give back to those who choose to participate. I feel like the best ideas are the ones that spread the love in all directions. For that reason I've listed all of our corporate donors in order of the date that they will appear on our August calendar. 

List of Corporate Sponsors by Days in August

1. JBN: $30.99 for Whey Protein
2. Lifting Culture Apparel: $25 shirt
3. East Penn Steel Rockets: $50 value in  a compression shirt and football gloves
4. Iyengar Yoga of Lehigh Valley: $150 gift certificate
5. Wendy Hull Photography: $300 for one hour photo session with cd
6. Zevia: $150 worth of sugar free, calorie free soda
7. Bethlehem Steel Ice Center: $64 value of 6 ice skating passes
8. Chipotle: $50 gift card for two person meal
9. Lift Genie: $60 worth of lifting tape
10. Satori Ink: $100 off of your next tattoo 
11. Yukato Yoga: $140 package of 6 yoga sessions and a 1 hour massage session
12. Mettle Movements: $100 gift certificate for one free month
13. 2nd Wind Fitness: $110 or 50% off of a 2 hour 2 person guided adventure down the Delaware
14. No Matter What Apparel: $40 gift certificate for one shirt
15. Wheyzted: $25 towards protein pudding
16. Lifting Culture Apparel: $25 shirt
17. Steel City Tattoo: $50 gift certificate
18. Crossfit Adoration: $150 package of a one month membership and a t-shirt 
19. Caffeine & Kilos: $90 package of 6 bags of coffee and $30 in gift certificates
20. Enterprise: $150 value in 3 day/weekend car rental
21. Chlo-Eats: $25 custom cake
22. The Steel Pub: $25 gift card
23. Dick's Sporting Goods: $500 worth of coupons
24. Wegmans: $100 gift card
25. Lehigh Valley Barbell: $120 value for 1 free month
26. Eat Well Lift Well: $250 gift certificate for a 10 week nutrition program
27. Lehigh Valley Printing: $100 gift card 
28. No Matter What Apparel: $40 gift certificate for one shirt
29. Meal Prep Grind: $50 gift certificate 
30. Lifting Culture Apparel: $25 shirt
31. Mobility-Doc: $160 towards a movement evaluation and online corrective program