Here are just a few ideas for colorectal cancer fundraising events that can make a difference in the lives of patients and their families:

• Casual Dress Days – Host casual dress days in your office, where each participant donates a small fee.
• Raffle for Free Lunch – Sell raffle tickets and the winner gets lunch for free, whether it’s in the cafeteria or with gift cards!
• Homemade Baked Goods – Once a week, a different department or team brings in homemade baked goods to sell for the proceeds to be eventually donated.
• Company Cookbook – Ask everyone to share their favourite recipe and compile it into a company cookbook. Sell those delicious meal ideas to family and friends and donate the proceeds.
• Golf, Bowling, Baseball Tournament – Arrange for a group outing to a local golf course, bowling alley, or baseball diamond, then charge a fee for every player participating.
• Fitness Challenge – Charge an entry fee to participate in a fitness challenge that’s as competitive as you’d like it to be. Form teams and collect pledges for any type of fitness challenge that suits your friends or workplace.
• 50/50 Draws – 50/50s are the easiest and most popular way to kickstart your fundraising! Set a price for tickets – one for $5, three for $10, and 10 for $20 has proven to get people excited and engaged. Then, 50% of the money collected (or whichever percentage your group chooses) is given to the winner, with the other half donated to CCRAN.
• Dinner & Dance - Host a formal event by inviting family, friends, and colleagues to a dinner and dance event or a cocktail party. Events of this calibre have the potential to promote a great deal of awareness and get the word out to a large number of people that colorectal cancer is preventable and beatable.
• Auctions - Put together a live or silent auction. You or a team can make a whole event out of it or do it in conjunction with another event.
• Car Washes - Try saying “donations accepted” instead of charging a set price when putting on a car wash on those beautiful summer days. People really appreciate having their car washed and feel generous when giving to a worthy cause.
• Garage Sales - Work individually or as a team to set up garage sales – clean out your attic or basement and raise money for CCRAN at the same time!