how do I get help for this family?

[kymeekat69]

My husband works with a kid who recently just lost his mother. The guy is 20 years old. His Mother was 39. On December 30, 2010 she was driving home when she was hit by a drunk driver. As a result she ended up in a coma. A week later, she died. She was a single mom and left behind quite a few children. 9 total not including this 20 year old. He is now all they have. The Father is not in the picture. The youngest is 1. He has a 5 year old brother who is mentally disabled and has a stomach issue where he can't absorb nutrients which requires him to have a feeding tube in his stomach. The 20 year old is the sole provider of the income for these children and is now their "parent". He had $6000 saved up however, that is now depleted because he had to pay for his Mothers funeral. He is a good kid. He goes to church every Sunday and Wednesday and is a star performer at work according to my husband, who is his manager. Although he is devastated by the loss of his Mother he knows he has to move forward and put on a brave face for the sake of his siblings. I know they have a collection going at work for him, but I also know that there are companies that are willing to donate items, money or some kind of support. I would like to try to do something for this boy but not sure what I need or how to go about it. Does anyone have any experience with donations or fundraisers that we can do to help alleviate some of the responsibility this child now has? My heart goes out to him and I get tears in my eyes every time I think about him and his situation. I would appreciate any suggestions you may have to assist me in helping this family. Thank you and have a great day.

[Hampo14]

Below you'll find a whole lot of fundraising ideas that you could use to help support him and get him off the ground again. Visit my website 'Rewarding Fundraising Ideas" (RFI) to find out more about the fundraisers. I really sympathize with his situation as it must be extremely hard to have that responsibitity hanging on his shoulders while the grief of his loss is still so near. I understand the grief side as I have just lost my best friend in aircraft accident a couple of months ago and it hasn't been been easy. Of course I can't relate to the responsibility that hangs on his shoulders now as I only have to care for myself.

Another option he should definitely consider is to develop an independant business through a networking company. I busy setting up a few different assets that are providing me with a passive income (An income I don't have to be actively working at, once its set up, to continue earning it), and one of these is through a excellent networking company... In fact it's probably the best and most lucrative asset that I'm working on and it's helping a lot of my friends build a better income as well. Anyways, it would be something that people could support him with by just redirecting where they buy many of their household goods from. Essentially support him with money they have to spend every month anyway... ie. at no extra cost to themselves. In fact they would end up saving money. If you would like to find out more about this just send me a mail via my contact page on my website, I'd be more than happy to help you out with it.

Here are the ideas...

-The Online Magazine Fundraiser - This is always the first fundraiser I suggest. It is one of the best and hassle-free fundraisers you can do! Many people and groups are raising between $2000 - $5000 with this fundraiser while I've seen others raise over $20,000. If you only have time to do one fundraiser... This should be the one you do!

-The Credit Card Fundraiser - Another really hassle-free fundraiser that will work really well alongside a magazine fundraiser! Get people to apply for a credit card online and you'll earn $15 for every approved application.

--By promoting both of these fundraisers together you increase your likelyhood of getting a positive response... Someone may not want to apply for a credit card but they may be interested in the magazines, or vica versa, or maybe they'll want to do both!

-Lollipop fundraiser - This is one of the easiest and profitable fundraisers around. Most people will generally buy a lollipop from you as they are really cheap. A lot of Schools and organizations are having great success with this simple fundraiser! (In fact, any food fundraiser, like Cookie Dough, Popcorn, or Candy Bars, will usually always work... People need and love food!)

-Discount Fundraiser Cards - Another winner! You raise money while saving money for your supporters through the discounts offered on the cards.Win-Win for both of you! And the businesses Win as well as they get more customers to their shops!!!

Raffles - A fundraiser that will always work really well. It is also the best fundraiser to add to any type of event. What you must make sure you have is some really great prizes that people actually want to win. That way they'll want to buy as many tickets as possible, to have as big a chance to win!

Events - Generally any sports event will work well as people love getting involved in sport even if it's not to raise money for a cause. Consider a Dodgeball compo or a mini soccer tournament! You could also consider doing a sponsored challenge like a cross country walk or a sponsored cycle.

Whether you do a sponsored challenge or not, you should start a facebook page to promote your challenge, your cause and your other fundraisers!

Set up a method for people to donate online (Check the Online Donations page on RFI to see how to do this) and then link to it via your facebook page. Then invite all your friends, family and contacts to join the page and take part by sponsoring you a small amount ($2 - $5; Compare it to something like a couple of cokes or a few beers. Something so small that they wouldn't even miss it if they didn't get it)! Write a emotive invitational letter that makes people feel like they are already involved. Make sure you convey the importance of the cause that you are embarking on. Also encourage them to forward the invitation on to all their contacts.

You should also advertise your other fundraisers, like your magazine fundraiser, on your Facebook pg! Try to also keep people interested in the page by updating it often and keeping people in the loop of how your fundraising is going etc.!

There are also quite a few other fundraisers at RFI that might work for you like the Bracelet Fundraiser, Candle Fundraisers, or the Cookie Dough Fundraiser, so look around and use the ones that will suite you the best!

All the best!
Rob Hampson