Other Ways to Give

The American Red Cross of Lee County depends on the financial contributions of individuals and businesses within Lee County.

Here are some creative examples of ways that you can support your local chapter:

  • A company may help an employee become a hero by conducting a raffle, holding a “dress-down day” or selling lunches.

  • Ask professional associates to make a contribution to support your effort.

  • Create a contest for employees & volunteers to create a T-shirt to sell

  • Fire fighters, police, or EMS personnel can conduct boot drives.

  • High school clubs can join to raise “Dollars for Disaster.” Elementary Schools can join to raise “Dimes for Disaster.”

  • If you are a member of a civic club, ask other members to contribute.

  • If you are in retail, banking, or the restaurant business, ask customers to donate to the Red Cross.

  • If you are retired, ask neighbors or friends to support your efforts.

  • If you manage a business, ask your vendors to support your efforts.

  • Individuals may work alone or may choose to involve their company, civic club, church or school in their fund raising efforts.

  • Recruit college sororities, fraternities or service organizations to help.

  • Mail a letter to 40 of your closest contacts and ask for $25 - $50 per person.

  • Host a dinner party or luncheon asking invited quests to make a minimum donation that would total $1,000 or more.

  • Churches can take a special collection to support the local ARC chapter.

SUCCESS STORIES from Other Red Cross Chapters:

  • A college fraternity raised their $1,000 from contributions from members and parents.

  • A county sheriff’s department held a traffic stop for four hours on a Sunday afternoon and raised $3,500.

  • A grocery store raffled off a $250 gift certificate raising $1,120.

  • A high school service club held a car wash a thon and raised $1,150

  • A hospital cafeteria asked employees and visitors to donate change at the end of the line and raised $1,587.

  • A member of a civic club asked the club and its members for support and raised $1,150. (The club donated $500 and members contributed $650.)

  • A parking meter monitor in a small town asked for donations from people she saw on her day-to-day rounds and raised $2,100.

  • A physician in a large medical practice asked the other doctors for at least $100 each and raised $2,600.

  • A pizza restaurant sold “Red Cross Donation Squares” to customers raising $1,200.

  • A popular radio disc jockey asked listeners to make him a hero and raised $3,300.

  • A restaurant asked each customer to donate change after paying their tab and raised $1,600.

  • A retired farmer sat in the local gas station and convenience store for three days asking customers and raised $2,900.

  • A running club conducted a small run and raised $1,600.

  • An administrator of a technical school asked employees and students to contribute and raised $1,089.

  • An auto dealership offered to give $25 for each time someone took a test drive for a three-week period and raised $1,450.

  • Firemen held a boot drive for one day at a local Wal-Mart and raised $3,900.

  • Four branches of a bank sold “Red Cross Donation Squares” to customers and raised $2,400.

  • The employee council of a manufacturer cooked and sold hot dogs and hamburgers one day a week and raised $1,100.

  • Two post office clerks asked customers they knew to donate their change, raising $1,800.

  • A man mailed a letter to 40 individuals in his civic organization and raised $1700.

  • A woman famous in her community for her home made cinnamon rolls sole them for a minimum donation of $25 per dozen raising $1,250. Many people paid far more than the requested $25 per dozen.

  • A high school service club collected for recycling aluminum drink cans for a month and raised their $1,000.