Category: Fundraising Events

Craft for Your Local Shelters Day, Ntl.: J...

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Created in 2012 by Sew Doggy Style's Erika Lindquist to raise funds for local shelters. The event began as a tribute to her rescue dog Sebastian. Participating crafters throughout the United States create...

January

Dry July (AU): July

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Dry July is a fundraising event for people affected by cancer. To participate, register, pledge to give up alcohol for a month, and ask your friends and family to sponsor you for a Dry July. If you don't...

January

Moth Week, Ntl.: July 23-31

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National Moth Week is an annual awareness campaign and fundraiser. Moths don't get the credit they are due because people think they are not as pretty as butterflies and are known to devour wool sweater...

January

Cupcake Day Month, Ntl. (AU): August

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Australians celebrate National Cupcake Day to raise awareness and support the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The fundraiser covers the entire month, so Australians can choose any...

January

Jeans for Genes Day (AU): August 5

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Jeans for Genes Day is a national fundraising effort supporting the Children's Medical Research Institute's mission to find cures for children's genetic diseases. Volunteers across the country sell merch...

January

Dog, Portland Canines Uncorked (US-OR): Au...

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Someone got innovative and mixed wine, dogs, and dog lovers together for a wine tasting event to raise funds for the Oregon Humane Society. Oregon is known for its Pinot Noir wines specifically. Canines...

January

Mustard Day, Ntl.: August 6

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National Mustard Day is hosted by the National Mustard Museum on the first Saturday in August since 1991. Free hot dogs, music, games, other entertainment, and free mustard samplings add to the festivitie...

January

EOS Awareness Week, Ntl. (AU): August 7-13

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National EOS Awareness Week is an Australian awareness campaign and research fundraiser. The following is a description of what EOS is from the American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders' press relea...

January

Top 8 Challenge Day (AU): August 8

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Held on August 8 (8/8) each year, Top 8 Challenge Day encourages people to take the day and focus on what they eat. For one meal or the whole day on the 8/8, do not eat any of the top 8 allergenic foods...

January

Calligraphy Day, World: August 14

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Created in 2017, World Calligraphy Day is a promotional, fundraising, and educational initiative of The Pen Museum and Manuscript Pen Company in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Calligraphy is the ornate style...

January

Never Bean Better Day, Ntl.: August 22

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Never Bean Better Day celebrates the unconditional love pets give their owners and is named for the celebrity and registered therapy Golden Retriever, Bean. Never Bean Better Day is a fundraising event, a...

January

Blue September (AU/NZ): September

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Wear blue during September and support research and services to eliminate death and suffering from Prostate Cancer. Blue September is observed in New Zealand and Australia through various fundraising and...

January

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Intl.: S...

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Created by Presidential Proclamation in 2012, International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month seeks to raise awareness about the various types of childhood cancer, raise funds for research and support the...

January

Spina Bifida Awareness Week (AU): Septembe...

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Spina Bifida results when the spine and spinal cord fail to form fully during the embryo's first month of gestation, resulting in several disabilities, including paralysis or weakness in the legs, bowel a...

January

Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Awareness...

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Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Awareness Day seeks to teach the public and keep medical professionals informed about this genetic disease. As a person ages, symptoms worsen, and fluid-filled cysts form a...

January

Superhero Week for Muscular Dystrophy (AU)...

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If you've been looking for an excuse to dress up like a superhero and support a worthy cause, Superhero Week for Muscular Dystrophy(MS) in Australia is your chance. To participate, register your group, se...

January

White Balloon Day (AU): September 9

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Protecting children from childhood predators and providing the resources for victims to heal is the agenda of White Balloon Day in Australia. Funds raised during White Balloon Day support personal safety...

January

Pony Express Live (US-AZ): June 21

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Each year, the Phoenix JC Comancheros (cowboys) recreate the splendor of the 19th-century Pony Express, which is the old-school form of Federal Express. These riders carry mail from Phoenix to Prescott, A...

January

Pet Walk, World's Largest: September 24

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Initiated in 2018, The World's Largest Pet Walk is an annual fundraiser in which you pledge to take the pet of your choice out for a walk and have people sponsor you. Your pet can be a goldfish in a bowl,...

January

Emmy Awards, Primetime: September 3-4

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The Primetime Emmy Award is an American award bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming since 1949. Originally known...

January