would you be willing to share the document you created?

HI

We re a church in Huntersville NC, outside Charlotte NC. This will be our 28th year to hold a bazaar - and about 7 for having a "silent auction". We have a group who work on craft items during the year and another group who work in the kitchen canning jams, jellies, pickles, salsa, chow-chow, etch. through out the year. WE also hold a giant bake sale and serve a full country breakfast on the day of the bazaar. We cleared nearly $20,000.00 last year. WE use our profits to do projects at our church as well as help members of the church who have medical emergencies, needy families with rent/utilities, etc., and last year we put in a handicap ramp at the church and helped a family in the community who last everything to a house fire.

I have found that restaurants in the area are not nearly as willing to donate as they were our first few years. Also those who give only make small donations. In past years I have been able to get between 150 and 200 donations on my own--and I've really put in major time. This year I have some health issues and do not expect to be able to put in nearly as much time as I have in the past. Last year we put together baskets from resort areas like Myrtle Beach, SC, Charleston, SC etc. - some grocery stores contribute but others refuse. It take s a lot of hard work and I"ve found that lots of folks are not willing to gout out and go door to door asking for donations.

I think that it is a risk. You may be lucky to get your money back on it. Unless you have a market for the item or a group trip, I would take a pass.

Amazing!!! Kudos!!

Here's my completed list of companies we requested donations from. I excluded any that said no, however I kept ones that didn't reply as there could be a number of reasons for it.
Most said yes, though!
Please realize that many of these are local, and only serve the Indianapolis area. Check out their websites before asking for donations.
We are located in Indianapolis. I wish we could have had more success with hotels, but it seems as though not many people do.
Our auction was on May 16th, and we raised over $17,000!! We will be sending Claire, our local Make-a-Wish kid, on a Disney cruise.
I hope this list gives you some more ideas for your auctions!

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Advocare
Ale Emporium
Alex and Ani (jewelry)
African Safari Wildlife Park
AMC
American Girl
AmericInn
Amtrak
AnyTime Fitness
Applebees
Bagger Dave's
Beef & Boards Dinner Theater
Bee Free
Belfry Theater
BenchMade
Big Apple Bagels
BlueMan Group
Bob Munsch
Books & Brews
Bubbas 33
Cabot Creamery
Carolina Sun
Cedar Point
Cesar's Group Fitness
Cheesecake Factory
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Field Museum
Chicago Shedd Aquarium
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
Chickfila
City BBQ
Climb Time Indy
Crew Car Wash (Mike's)
Coach
Comedy Sportz
Conner Prairie
Cooper's Hawk Winery
Costco
Cuisinart
Dave and Busters
Debbie Macomber (author)
Dick's Sporting Goods
Disney
Don Hindes
Edible Arrangements
Fastimes Indoor Karting Indy
Five Guys
Five Star Dance Studios
Gander Mountain
Garmin
George's
Go Ape (zipline)
GrapeVine Cottage Winery
Guitar Center
Gymboree
Hallmark (cynthia's)
Hamilton Town Center IMAX
Handel's
HandleBar Indy
Henry County Tourism
Hertz Car Rental
Hilton Garden Inn
Holiday Inn Express
Holiday World
Hoosier Park Casino and Racing
Hot Box Pizza
Huber Winery
Indiana Beach
Indiana Pacers
Indiana University
Indianapolis Children's Museum
Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Indians
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Zoo
Indy Dance Academy
Indy Eleven
Jaggers
Jan Brett (author)
Kelly Bingham (author)
Kids Ink Children's Bookstore
Kings Island
K'NEX
Latitude 360
Laurie Berkner Band
Lulu's Coffee and Bakehouse
Marriott
MaryKay
Massage Envy
Mattel
MayTag
Medieval Times Dinner & Theater
MegaBus
Mix105 Indy
Morty's Comedy
Monical's Pizza
Monkey Joe's
Mud Bully Carpet Cleaning
NBA
Nerium
Nintendo
Noodles and Co.
Oriental Trading Co.
Original Pancake House
OtterBox
Paoli Peaks
Paradise Bakery
Parkside Animal Hospital
Peapod
Performance Bikes
Petco Grooming
Peterson's
PetSuites
PlayStation
Potbelly
Pottery by You
Prime Carwash
Purdue University
The Ram
Recreation Unlimited
RedBull
Residence Inn (Marriott)
Rock Auto
Royal Caribbean
Ruth Chris
Scarlet Lane
Scotty's Brewhouse
Silpada
SkyZone
Springhill Suites (Marriott)
Stampin' Up
Staybridge Suites
Stop n' Go TAN
Subway
Sun King
Texas Roadhouse
The Groove Garden
The Secret Ingredient
Ticket Liquidator
Toys-R-Us
Universal Studios
Qdoba
Vera Bradley
Whitetail Resort (Pennsylvania)
X-Site Laser Tag
Yats