| Wrap Around Events
How can your team raise more money this year? Hold a wrap-around event!
A wrap-around event is any fundraiser that your team organizes to raise funds for the Walk. Wrap-arounds are internal fundraising events that build team spirit and raise money! There are endless possibilities with team fundraising. Make it fun and delegate duties!
You can do a wrap-around in your community, school, workplace or anywhere!
The sky is the limit -the ideas below are just the start...creative and innovative events are always welcome.
Wrap-Arounds for your Community:
- Faith Based Groups - Fundraising Ideas for Faith Based Groups
- Club Groups - Recommended fundraisers for: Rotary Clubs, Kiwanis Clubs, Porch Clubs, Red Hat Society Members, Girl/Boy Scout Troops, Sports Teams, and Other Social and Community Service Groups
- Community Businesses - Ideas on how to Partner with Businesses in your Community: Local Movie Theaters, Grocery Stores, and Bowling Alleys, etc..,
- Retirement Centers - Fundraising Ideas for Retirement Centers
Wrap-Arounds for your Schools:
Wrap-Arounds for your Workplace:
- Office - Fundraising in the office can be a great way to promote teambuilding and boost company morale
- Retail & Restaurants - Fundraising in the Workplace: Specifically for Retail Stores and Restaurants
Here is a list of detailed ideas on how to put the FUN back in FUNdraising!
Autism Speaks benefits from the net-proceeds of your wrap-around event. All expenses for your wrap-around events are incurred by your team. If you have any questions about hosting your event, please contact us at walks@autismspeaks.org.
Wrap Around Fundraising Success Stories:
Corinne & Cameron's Crew Ice Cream Social
  Kansas City, 2009
Raised: $891.50 in 2.5 hours
Piggy-backing on the events of the Johnson County Parade, Corinne and Cameron's Crew used the opportunity to sell ice cream and homemade cobbler to parade watchers. Using Autism Speaks signage to help raise awareness, the team had Walk Now for Autism Speaks materials on hand for distribution and recruitment. The secured local media attention, and raise almost $900 for Walk Now for Autism Speaks.
Pies for a Cure
Los Angeles, 2009
Raised: $4,000
Our stand was a big success! We set a date to have a pie stand at the house, created a flyer themed "Pies for a Cure," asked for donations to cover the cost of ingredients, and started spreading the word. People loved the idea and were so responsive that in the end our crew made 73 pies and raised almost $4,000!
Do you have a wrap-around fundraising success story? After the completion of your event make sure to forward your funds, photos and success story to us at walks@autismspeaks.org. We can't feature all of our successes here but we will do our best to share new and creative ideas. Perhaps your company's or team's new event will become the "rage" from coast to coast -- another piece of the puzzle for Autism Speaks.
Charitable Tax Receipts
There are many complex and changing regulations around the distribution of charitable tax receipts. This includes donations of money, in-kind items, and services. Issuing an inappropriate charitable tax receipt can put our charitable tax status in jeopardy so please do not promise any kind of receipt to anyone.
Autism Speaks will be responsible for the distribution of charitable receipts in the appropriate circumstances. Just for your information - we can issue tax receipts for donations only if we have the full name and address for each donor and if the donation is made directly to our organization.
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