Donations/Giveaways/Sponsors

Sheridan and I have worked really hard to get giveaways, sponsors and donations to help get money for the National Coed pageant.

Last week I called the Chicago Mayor's events office and they referred us to the Olympic office b/c I was inquiring about pins they donated last year to Amanda Luther Miss Chicago IL Junior Teen. Jennifer Long, her mom, told us what she did and I agreed to call for both our girls and then Jennifer would pick up something if we got it.

The Chicago Olympic 2016 office said they would donate about 100 bracelets and we were hoping for about 150 - 75 per kid. Now that the olympics did not pan out we definitely were hoping for more. Jennifer went Tuesday to pick up the donations. They gave her 150 + bracelets, 4 Olympic Skyline Chicago Posters and two Michael Phelps posters.

I am suggesting we sell the Phelps posters and two of the Olympic skyline posters on Ebay and split the proceeds for pageant fundraising money. Then we use the bracelets as our giveaways as planned. That is why they donated this stuff.

Sheridan and I also got the following donations; Gift certificates or gift cards from Buffalo Wild Wings, Famous Daves, Corner Bakery, Dover Straits, Taylor Street Pizza, Pizza Hut-Mundelein, Ruby Tuesday, Arbys, Mickey Finns, The Silo, Baker's Square, Culvers-Libertyville, TGI Fridays, Zanies and Bill's Pizza Pub.

We received sponsorship from IHope-Vernon Hills, Serendipity, The Present Moment, Berry Tires, and Jamaica Gardens, so far.

We sold raffle tickets to Shepard Chevrolet, Mario Soria, and AlMart.

We did 5 fundraisers, a Libby Liu event, 3 bake sales and selling glow sticks. We raised about $340.