creative fund raising ideas?

[_kim_]

Thanks for all your suggestions. I have a couple more ideas I might pull out close to the end if I find I still need to raise more. For now, I'm still just contacting family, friends and coworkers. I've also been collecting bottles/cans from coworkers (both beverages they get at work, and their stuff from home) and have made $35 from that so far, soon to make more (as I have a bunch of stuff sitting on my patio...). Oh, and I almost forgot, one of my yoga teachers ever so kindly offered to make an announcement about my ride after class. Due to various scheduling conflicts (her being away, me not being able to make it to class) I think she's only announced it a couple times, but I'm hoping for at least one or two more announcements. And I will hold my second and I think final raffle I'm thinking by the first week of September--going to contact one or two more restaurants about gift certificate donations. Man am I going to be glad when I don't have to fundraise anymore!

And if anyone happens to have money burning a hole in their pocket that they'd like to contribute towards four bicycle advocacy nonprofits and the National Resources Defense Council, my fundraising page is here! ;-)
--Kim