Free Fundraising Ideas

Fundraisers are the ideal way to get that family reunion funded and enjoy the moment without worrying about the cost. But raising funds can be a challenge and costly without the right tools and fundraising ideas. Let's talk about how to raise funds without having to spend a dime.  

 
Free Online Fundraising Ideas

One of the most time-efficient and cost-effective ways to raise funds is to promote a fundraiser to all family members via your Google+ or Facebook page. Just send a family-wide message to contribute $20 to the reunion treasury. Need some incentives? To those who contribute, send a link to a list of freebies and prizes like free books, website builders, and product samples.  

Fundraising Web Apps Another way to raise funds without spending upfront money is by using a standalone fundraising application. MyEvent.com has been online for over 12 years and offers a free, fully functional fundraising web app that messages all family members and invites them to fund your event with a credit or debit card. 

Fundraising T-shirts

Another great way to raise funds is by selling family reunion t-shirts.  When priced right, they encourage people to contribute to the cause. It's amazing how easy it is to design and promote t-shirt sales online.  A great place to do this is  Zazzle. Check out these pre-designed family reunion shirts ideal for fundraisers.

Just select the design. Add family reunion event info and send it to your family members via text or email. 

Food Fundraiser

Finally, there is that food thing that is always a great fundraising success. Do a potluck bake sale that features wholesome home-made goodness. Contact all the best cooks in the family, friends, coworkers and neighbors. And while you're at it, have a bake sale on one side of the yard and a yard sale on the other.

Heirloom Fundraisers

Have a few family heirlooms. Why not offer them for lease so they can circulate to the highest bidders over a set period of time? Don't have a family heirloom or keepsake? Make one using Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Keepsake and Guidebook.

It comes complete with a signature page, journal, family recipe compiler, family tree, and other genealogy presentation worksheets. Just complete the book and put it up for circulation during the fundraiser. The highest bidder gets to keep and use the book for the year, allowing other family members to add to its keepsake content each year.

Looking for more fundraising ideas, family reunion activities, and creative family reunion themes? We wrote the book on family reunion planning. Get Fimark's Family Reunion Planner book and be inspired! 

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Funny Family Reunion Jokes Quotes and Rhymes

Some say laughter is good for the heart. One thing's for sure, when it comes to family, there's a lot to laugh about. Enjoy and share these hilarious jokes about family life while preparing your next family reunion.

What has 100 eyes, grows into a big bunch, and keeps saying CHEESE? A family reunion photo shoot. 

You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoes and wonder what else you can do while you're still down there.

Families are like fudge, mostly sweet with a few nuts.

“I’m here to talk about our family, but you know what they say, 'If you can't say something nice...' so I'll just say this, thank you all for coming!"

When your kids' grandparents tell you to go easy on the kids like they were easy on you -it's not wisdom, age, or experience. It's senility.

What do you call it when you have to run around with one foot in a sack, carrying an egg on a spoon, and an apple in your mouth? A family reunion relay race.

My family is like trail mix. You got your raisins, dates and a variety of nuts.

The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is that they have a common enemy.

The real reason grandparents like to stop to admire the flowers, gaze at the sky, and chat with the neighbors while taking a walk is not because they are sweet, kind and love nature. It's because if they didn't stop now and then they would run out of breath trying to keep up with their grandchildren.

My grandfather walked for miles when he was 60... Now he's 97 years old and we still haven't found him yet.

I overheard my father say to my mother... "I like YOUR mother-in-law better than I like mine.” 

Grandparents can do amazing tricks their children cannot do. They can make their teeth  disappear. They can make things look ten times bigger than they are. They can tell you things about your parents no one else knows. They can read your mind and tell you just what you are thinking before you go and do something really stupid. 

There goes another apple falling from the family tree.

My parents finally confessed that I was adopted. They said, "But the adoption didn't work out, They brought you back."

The real reason grandparents move to Florida is to escape babysitting.

Having family over for dinner this weekend? This is the ideal time of year to start planning your next family reunion. Swap photos, recipes, make a memory booklet, collect poems about family, plan a talent show, start writing and videoing your family history documentary. 

Get great family reunion event themes, slogans, booklet template, printables, game ideas, and activities from Fimark's Reunion Planning Keepsake Guidebook.