Charity Auctions For Individuals

[ultimatedingbat]

I know i recently asked about schools but something else came up which I would like to ask.

My mums friend recently found out her son has Cancer and we are considering trying to do an auction to raise money to send them to Disney world or something. The kids only 2 years old. As its not for something conventional like a charity, but to do something good for a child do you think i'd have luck helping them out with some autographs to auction off?

[James]

You should have no problem, people will be happy to help out a child.

[ultimatedingbat]

Thanks for your answer. We're just waiting for the go-ahead as we're going to get the company she works for to give me some letter headed paper so it looks more official and they are going give me the postage.

If you're sending for charity do you have to send anything besides the letter and an SASE?

[James]

I wouldn't have thought so, I didn't when I sent off, only a letter, SASE, and an information sheet.

[ultimatedingbat]

Thanks so so much. One more question. Is it improper to send out email requests for charity? I'm thinking I can send out some email requests obviously for free and maybe get something back as well as send out some paper requests.

[James]

Thanks so so much. One more question. Is it improper to send out email requests for charity? I'm thinking I can send out some email requests obviously for free and maybe get something back as well as send out some paper requests.

Yes, I have used email requests and it is fine.

[ultimatedingbat]

Thanks so much for your help in this. I just gotta write the letter now. I'm planning on including

1) Info on the child - E.G. Age 2, what's wrong etc
2) Little about me - e.g. How i'm involved in this
3) How we are linked to the company - E.G. To explain that the company personally aren't doing this but are funding & running the auction
4) Where the money will go - Trip to Florida Disney World
5) What we'll do with the autograph - Sell them at auction OR Raffle them off

Is this enough?

Also I wondered whether its bad to mix charity and personal. Some of the celebs i'll be writing to will be ones I want as well is it ok to add a note on the end asking for an autograph for personal use at the same time as requesting one for charity or is it better to send a separate letter.

[James]

Thanks so much for your help in this. I just gotta write the letter now. I'm planning on including

1) Info on the child - E.G. Age 2, what's wrong etc
2) Little about me - e.g. How i'm involved in this
3) How we are linked to the company - E.G. To explain that the company personally aren't doing this but are funding & running the auction
4) Where the money will go - Trip to Florida Disney World
5) What we'll do with the autograph - Sell them at auction OR Raffle them off

Is this enough?

Also I wondered whether its bad to mix charity and personal. Some of the celebs i'll be writing to will be ones I want as well is it ok to add a note on the end asking for an autograph for personal use at the same time as requesting one for charity or is it better to send a separate letter.

That letter structure sounds fine to me, you should have no problem getting responses with it.

Regarding personal autogrsphs, you can add it on at the end of the letter, but I think that writing an extra letter, even if you include it in the same envelope, would be better.

James {thumb2}

[ultimatedingbat]

Do you reckon it'd be ok to put it in the same envelope? I just don't see the point of sending two envelopes at the same time lol

[macys-loving-hearts]

hey hun my daughter was born with a illness and she died earlier this yr , last yr i did a event for the hospice she went to and the people i asked for things were fantastic, this yr my neighbours organised a fundraising event for us to take my other girls on holiday and also people were fantastic again, Have you heard of a organisation called spirit of sport, they send you signed items and can even send a auctioner out if the item sells for more than its worth you keep the money if it doesnt sell you simply send it back, google sports memrobelia for charity/good causes.