
CANADIAN FOP NETWORK
FIBRODYSPLASIA OSSIFICANS PROGRESSIVA
FUNDRAISING
Fundraising is fun! It’s a great opportunity to get family and friends together and help find a cure for FOP.
Here is a list of cool ideas:
Auction of Promises, Art Exhibition, Afternoon Tea
Party, Arm Wrestling, Anniversary Gifts, Around The World in Eighty Minutes
Barbecue, Back To Front Day, Bad Hair Day (themed), Beat
The Goalie / Penalty Shoot Out, Bingo, Book or Comic Sale, Bake Sale, Bring
and Buy Sale, Buffet Lunch, Bolivia Ball, Benefits Auction (auction vacation
days, free parking and other HR benefits), Bachelor Auction, Beauty Night
Christmas Card Party, Carol Singing, Car Wash, Cabaret, Cake
Sale, Coin Collecting, Computer Games Marathon, Corny Joke Competition,
Cover a Distance With Coins, Comedy Night, Cheese and Wine Party, Chocolate
Tasting Party, Coffee Morning, Cafeteria Cook-off, Costume Party, Celebrity
Luncheon
Dinner Dance, Dance A-Thon, Dragon Boat Race, Drawing
Competition, Dress Down Day, Dress as Your Boss, Favorite Celebrity, etc.
Day, Dunk Tank, Departmental Challenges Decorating Challenge
Expert Seminar, Easter Egg Hunt, Egg & Spoon Race,
Exhibits, Eighties Day
Fine Box, Fair/Fete/Bazaar, Fancy Dress Football, Film
Show, Fun Runs, Fifty-Fifty Raffle, Fun Fair
Give It Up! A Thon (smoking, swearing, coffee, junk-food,
etc), Game Show, Games Night, Go-Karting, Golf, Guess Who The Baby Is (from
Photos), Gift Wrap For Charity
Halloween Party, Hair Dye Party, Head Shave, Highland
Games, Horseshoes, Hang-Glide, Hair Waxing
Indoor Games, International Food / Dinner Party, In Honour
Gifts
Jogs (sponsored), Juggle A-thon, Joke-A-Thon, K: Karaoke
Night, Knit A-Thon
Line Dancing, Lotteries, Lunch Party, Latin Dancing, Lecture,
Leg Waxing, Lip Sync Contest
Masked Ball, Magic Show, Marathons (running, aerobics, line
dancing, biking, badminton, table tennis, dancing, staying awake, etc),
Marshmallow Eating, Music Concerts, Murder Mystery Event, Music Quiz
National Day Celebrations, New Year’s Resolutions, Negativity
Jars, New Year’s Eve Party
Obstacle Course, Odd Jobs Sale, Outings, Office Chair Races,
Orange Day, Olympics
Pageants, Pancake Day, Photo Competitions/Auctions,
Picnics, Pin the Tale on the Donkey, Piñata, Pie Eating, Plant Sale,
Plastic Duck Race, Parking Space Sale, Printer Bash
Quiz Night, Quiet Contest, Quit-A-Thon
Raffle, Read-A-Thon, Record Breaking (ex. World’s Largest
Egg and Spoon Race), Races of all Types (relay, 3 legged, swimming, etc),
Running Events, Red Nose Day, Reality Show
Sponsored Challenge, Scavenger Huts, Shoe Shining, Silent
Auction, Survivor Board Room, Sports Competitions (Baseball, Hockey, etc),
Sport Pools, Story Writing Competitions
Treasure Hunt, Talent Show, Tug Of War, Twister-A-Thon U:
Ugly Face Pulling Contest, Underwear as Outerwear
Variety Show, Valentine’s Party/Ball/Event, Video –A-Thon,
Wising Well, Wake-A-Thon, Wheelbarrow Races
There are so many ideas and ways to raise money and have fun doing it! The list is endless. Every little donation counts.
Fundraising Proposal Form
The CFOPN asks that each fundraising host fill out a Fundraising Proposal Form. The information provided in this form will help us provide any necessary assistance and promotional materials. It is also a means to track events and gather any applicable expenses that require reimbursement.
To download a pdf of Fundraising Proposal Form click here.