Our latest fundraising project is Gift Bingo. We have it at the Lions Club Building in Carterville, Il. @ 2-6 pm or til prizes run out. AL FOX from WCIL will be our celebrity Bingo Caller(unless hid wife is in labor). We have scores of prizes including soda, food coupons and gift certificates, gifts, etc.

Dental care is extremely expensive. We raise funds in various ways. We host bucket brigades( stand on the corners of a busy intersection on a Friday afternoon with a bucket and people drop their change and bills into the bucket), walkathons, bowlathons, operate a Thrift Store, and other fundraisers we and others come up with. Everything legal is a legitimate target as a fundraising project. We have had " Blues and Bar B Ques", Chicken Leg eating contest, Chili Cookoff, Cakewalks, Car show, Washer Pitchin Tourney, and other projects. We have written for grants but have not been successful. They say our cause is great BUT there a lot of great causes out there, so other older, more established, organizations receive the money.

In 2009 we plan to have many Bucket Brigades. We need volunteers to stand at a 4 way stop and collect change, dollars, etc.Times, dates, places, details, will be advertised on this page as more details become available.

We plan to have a Walkathon also. more details to follow.

• Walkathons-Walkathons are charity walks. The only thing required is desire, determination and some good walking shoes. To participate contact the charity of your choice who is hosting the walk to register. Once you register you will be asked to get sponsors to donate money on behalf of you walking. Sponsors can be anyone- your family members, co-workers, church members, local businesses etc. Donations can be anywhere from $1.00 to as much as your sponsor is willing to donate.

Create A Smile Dental Foundation
presents our
3rd Annual Walking Miles for Smiles
Walk-A-Thon @
Cannon Park Walking Path Cannon Park Carterville, Il.
When: Saturday, April 4, 2008
Register @ 7:30 am

For info call 925-2140 or come by:
CAS Thrift Store
115 S. Division
Carterville, Il. 62918
to pick up pledge forms.
Obtain pledges from fellow church members, friends, co-workers, neighbors, relatives, etc.

We need competition between: Church groups, organizations, school clubs, classrooms, businesses, etc, to see who can raise the most money for CASDF. The top 3 teams raising the most money will receive a plaque. Top 3 individuals will receive a gift basket with all kinds of goodies!!

Everyone raising more than $50.00 will get a CASDF Walking Miles for Smiles Tee Shirt.A walkathon can be a great way to raise money for your organization or special project. Yes, a walkathon is a fundraiser. However, it is much more.

Walkathons are used to let others know about your organization’s mission. These charity events can be used to engage and promote local businesses. They also can be used as a way to identify new volunteers and advocates.

With so many potential benefits coming from one of these walk events, it is no surprise that many organizations are now hosting walkathon fundraising events. There are at least three major items to consider before deciding to get started:

1.Successful walkathons require significant planning and preparation. You may have attended a walk event in the past that appeared easy. The easier it looks, the more planning and preparation was probably given to it that made it appear easy. Make sure you have several committed volunteers before getting started.
2.Successful walkathons usually require some money before the fundraising begins and always requires insurance that covers the event. if your organization does not have an adequate insurance that will cover the walkathon, this is an additional cost that must be considered before getting started. Enlisting sponsors to your event can be a great way to raise the startup capital required.
3.Successful walkathons require something that allows it to stand out above all of the other walkathons and other charity events that are taking place in the same time frame. This something could be some twist to the event itself or it could be something unique about the organization’s mission or project the money is being raised for.

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