Thomas I don't want anything handed to me. I am organizing fundraisers for two organizations and I have gone through this whole message board page by page and did not see any information on how they requested information from the businesses I listed. I also checked online first before I sent this email to see if the company had a business donation page. I have spent months working on getting donations and nothing has been handed to me. Sorry Gwen if you feel the same way as Thomas I don't mean to inconvience anybody.
Thank you!
If some people actually did a little Internet search, they would be able to find all of those listed 2 posts back. Never ceases to amaze me that people expect things to be hand delivered for them!
Gwen is there anyway you can email with how you contacted the below companies for donations. Thanks a bunch.
B4 Products, Coach, Cuisinart, Culligan, Firestone, Golden Corral, Holiday World, Mary Kay, Nylabone, OPI, Thirty One Bag, Ticket Liquidator, TJ Maxx, Toby Keith, Trenton Hassell, UT, Vanderbilt Sports, WWE
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Locally:
Adventure Science Center
Anytime Fitness
Arrington Vineyards
Bella Medical Spa
Christy's Jewelry
Cookie Company
Photographer
Golf Course
Home Decor
Four Seasons Flowers
Jeweler
Mayor For A Day
Lasaters
Lifeway
Spa - mani pedi and products
Spa - massage and hair
Hand Car Wash
Local Bowling Alley
Poncho Villa
Skating Rink
Playhouse
Sites Jewelry
Nationally:
B4Products
Build A Bear
Cabot Cheese
Canvas On Demand
Chicago Bears
Chris Rock
Coach
Coleman
Cracker Barrel
Cuisinart
Culligan
Dicks Sporting Goods
Disney
Dogswell
Dollywood
Episential
Fatheads
Firestone
Ganz
Golden Corral
Guayaki Tea
Holiday World
Jan Brett
JC Penny Photos
John Travolta
Keurig
Mary Kay
Melting Pot
Nashville Predators
Nashville Zoo
Newmans Own
Nylabone
OPI
Oriental Trading
Pearl Paradise
Pink Calyx
Regal Cinemas
Robin Williams
Six Flags
Stampin Up
Thirty One Bag
Ticket Liquidator
Tim Allen
Titans
TJ Maxx
Toby Keith
Trenton Hassell
UT
Vanderbilt Sports
Vermont Teddy Bears
Vineyard Vines
Wilderness at the Smokies
Wrigleys
WWE
Your True Nature
Hi all, for those of you wondering about Disney Tickets - I applied in March if I remember correctly - got an email response not in 10 days but approx 1 month later that there was a problem with the application went back in and filled it out again and then got a response that we were approved about 3 weeks later. I just got my 4 Hopper Passes in the mail on Saturday so it does take a while for everything so be patient.
I faxed Cabot Cheese and got a response the same day that they will be sending a gift basket of items right beofre my auction which is Dec 4th. Also in regards to those who felt that this site might be harming others in getting donations, I personally did not feel that way at all, I used almost all of the places I could and most of them were happy to send something - I am on Long Island so of course some of the the sports teams only donate to areas within their area as do some corporations, but American Eagle sent a $25.00 gift card, Pennslvania RailRoad sent two admission tickets, Baseball hall of Fame - family 4 pack of tickets, Stampin' Up $300 dollars worth of scrapbook material, NYSkyride 2 admis tickets, Chelsea Piers donated a family gold passport package, Conneticut Tigers sent a 4 pack of tickets for the 2012 season and Medievel Times in NJ send 2 admission tickets. I have also asked in the towns we cover to donate items and I am finding alot of them because I am sure of the recession cannot do it - but some did. Sony donated 2 playstation 2 games, a figure, t-shirt and stickers all in this great backpack. I am still waiting to hear back from Airtran which would go great with the disney tickets!
Paradise pearl I have heard nothing back from. I am now concentrating on more stores in my area and just waiting for all those from corporations who said they would donate for those items to come in. I think patience is the way to be, most corporations who said they would donate, I believe they will. I agree with thinking outside the box, local petstores, theatres for plays, dining - once you get a bunch of items group them together to make one awesome basket - we have one which is Eat Out 1 a Month For A Year with 12 gift certificates. I have a NY Weekend with all the items for NY - same for the Connecticut one for the Tigers and dinner for 2 to mohegan Sun.
This board has been amazing for ideas, suggestions etc - keep up the good work everyone and good luck to all.
