Fundraising events are important to LIFEDesigns, because they do help raise funds, but they also give us the opportunity to meet with people we otherwise may have never met before. It also gives people who want to donate through an experience a way to give and get an enjoyable experience in return. This summer we worked really hard on two events, the Toast of the Town 3 part tasting series, and the golf scramble.
The Toast of the Town events were sponsored by nimboIP. Bill Thompson of nimboIP volunteered his time to help promote the events and to spread awareness of LIFEDesigns mission with others. We plan to continue this relationship with nimboIP and Bill into the future! In addition to Bill’s efforts, LIFEDesigns had some help from a summer event intern named Sam. Sam recently graduated form the Tourism, Hospitality, and Event planning major at the IU School of Public Health. Sam was a joy to work with, and really helped to make these beverage tasting events a lot of fun for everyone who attended. We also were able to partner with WFHB toward the end of the series, and hope to give them a little more engagement next year! All in all, the events were held at Oliver Winery, Cardinal Spirits, and Upland Brewery. There were approximately a dozen guests at each event. LIFEDesigns earned a little over $1000.00 from the Toast of the Town 3-part tasting series. It is our hope that we can double that or better for next year!
The Golf Scramble was a HUGE success in 2019 compared with 2018. In 2018, the small golf committee (Tim, Terry, and Troy) with Stephanie’s support, raised just under $10,000 net profits. In 2019, the same committee worked diligently and recruited new sponsors, and more teams to play and ended up raising $14,646.00 net profits! The event was enjoyable to everyone who attended. We have many sponsors, donors, and volunteers to thank for all of this success. (See our golf scramble page to see the sponsors for the event.) The German American Bank team came in first place for the day…this was especially surprising, because I was able to help them out by sinking a challenging putt after their teammates had all tried and missed. There were of course other holes where they had amazing putts to bring them to the low score of 54, but this was so exciting for me because it truly was a magnificent achievement for me! The German American team in their outstanding generosity, donated back their prize money to LIFEDesigns. It was such a wonderful day all around. There were a lot of prizes and gift cards, and everyone enjoyed listening to the All Abilities Choir singing the National Anthem to start the event. Thanks to everyone for being a part of it. We hope to see many of you again next year!
For photos of the Golf Scramble go to our Facebook Album, To see our All Abilities Choir in action, check out our Facebook Live post on our Facebook page!