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Hi there!
On behalf of Make-A-Wish® Vermont and the children we serve, I would like to introduce
you to a wonderful program called Wishmakers on Campus®! This program takes place
in universities all over the country, giving students like you the opportunity to raise funds
for wishes for very special children facing life-threatening medical conditions.
Participating in this program is beneficial not only to wish children, but also to you and all
other students who participate. Lessons learned include the importance of community
involvement and philanthropy, leadership skills, and teamwork skills. This all happens
while helping others and having fun!
Often, college students have a desire to get involved in the community in order to make
a positive change around them. The difficult part is knowing where to begin. This
toolkit makes starting a Wishmakers on Campus Club or hosting a Wishmakers on
Campus event at your university super easy!
Here, you’ll find helpful information on the Make-A-Wish Foundation as well as the
Wishmakers on Campus program. Included in this toolkit are some creative project
ideas, but please feel free to think of your own. This toolkit also has several forms to fill out
and guidelines to consider when you’re ready to move forward with planning your club
and/or event(s).
This toolkit is designed to make fundraising easy and fun for everyone involved. I know
how busy the school year can get, but I also know how important it is to become an
advocate for organizations in your local community. This approach to fundraising
provides you with the tools to start, or continue, a community service program within
your school’s curriculum or organized clubs (i.e. student council, honors clubs,
service clubs, or a club created by you!).
If you are interested in getting more involved with the Wishmakers on Campus program, I
invite you to contact me! III be your liaison every step of the way as you make your
journey with Make-A-Wish Vermont, and I truly look forward to working with you!
I can’t wait to help you help our kids! Thanks so much for your interest.
Best wishes,
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Allison Mills
Director of Development
Make-A-Wish Vermont
802.864.9393 ext. 102
[email protected]
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Make-A-Wish Fact Sheet
What is the Make-A-Wish
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We grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical
conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.
How did the Vermont chapter get its start?
Make-A-Wish Vermont granted its first wish in 1989 to Bonnie who wished to meet Larry, Daryl
and Daryl from the ‘Bob Newhart” show. Word quickly spread about this unique and
inspirational organization; in 2009 the chapter granted its 500th wish. Today we are proud to
say we have been able to grant every medically eligible Vermont child’s wish a grand total
of over 650 wishes.
What types of wishes are granted?
Make-A-Wish provides spectacular wishes to the children it serves. Most wishes tend to fall
into one of four categories:
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Who is eligible to recive a wish?
Make-A-Wish is a life-affirming organization that focuses on the joy of the wish experience,
not the pain and uncertainty of the child’s medical condition. Before a wish can be grant
ed, three criteria must be met:
•The child must be between the ages of 2.5 and 18 years old.
•The child’s physician must medically qualify the child.
•The child must not have received a previous wish from Make-A-Wish or
any other recognized wish-granting organization.
How much money goes directly to granting wishes?
Approximately 79% of the funds raised are used to grant the
life-threatening medical conditions.
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Make-A-Wish Fact Sheet (cont.)
How does the wish process work?
Any child between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18 years old who has a life-threatening medical
condition and has not yet received a wish from another wish granting organization qualifies.
The child’s primary doctor determines whether or not a child has a life-threatening medical
condition. Once qualified, a team of Make-A-Wish volunteers visits the child to determine his
or her one-true-wish. Make-A-Wish works with schools, volunteers, and donors to raise funds
tO help fulfill the wish of the child.
What do kids wish for?
Wish requests fall into the following categories:
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Walt Disney World
Other travel
Shopping Spree
Celebrity
Computers/Electronics
Room Make-Over
Other
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A wish is limited only by the child’s imagination! Make-A-Wish provides structure, but it is the
child’s request that determines how Make-A-Wish volunteers and staff will turn their dream
into a reality.
How are wishes granted?
A specially trained volunteer team interviews each child to determine their one most
heartfelt wish. Once the staff person assigned to the wish gives the green light, the wish
granting process begins. A wish can take anywhere from a few days to much longer
depending on what the wish child requests. In-kind gifts, donations from individuals and
corporations, as well as the time provided by the many volunteers and celebrities, all help
make wishes come true.
What is the average cost of a wish?
The average cost of fulfilling one wish is approximately $10,000.
Will we be able to grant a wish?
When your fun draising efforts raise a minimum of $6,500, your organization could have the
opportunity to sponsor/adopt a child’s wish.
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More on Wishes
Wishes are a wonderful experience for children with life-threatening medical conditions. Not
only is the wish a magical interlude, but it is also a factor in increasing the child’s sense of
empowerment. Children are energized by imagining it, describing it, planning it, and antici
pating it.
Following are just a few wish examples in different categories.
I wish to go...
Kcisey
Kasey wished to go on a family trip to Hawaii! Kasey said, “While enduring treatment,
dreaming about a family trip to Hawaii seemed to provide a pleasant distraction
[and] actually going on our wish trip to Oahu as a family could not have been more
fabulous!” On Kasey’s trip to Hawaii they went snorkeling! Kasey exclaimed, “I could
not have picked a better Wish!”
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More on Wishes
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I wish to have
Becca received a MacBook Air
computer and a work space to
use it in! She said, “I can’t tell you
what I like most, because then
I’d be leaving the rest out.. .there
isn’t one thing I like more than
the other.” Check out the picture
Becca drew of her new work
space!
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I wish to be...
Kylie wished to become a Disney
princess!
I wish to meet
Alyssas wish was to go on a
Disney Cruise with her family and
to meet many of her favorite
characters on her adventure.
Here she is with Tinkerbell!
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Six Easy Steps to Planning
Your Fundraising E ent
Step 1: Organize in advance.
• Recruit a project coordinator and/or volunteer committee members to plan and
implement each fundraising effort.
•Decide on a timeline that reflects the amount time of your members can give to
the cause.
Step 2: Evaluate your resources.
Ask yourself the following questions:
• How many people will you need for each project or event?
•What facilities are necessary?
•What resources are available?
•What type(s) of activities appeal to your university’s student population?
• Are there promotional opportunities?
• Based on your resources, choose and set a goal.
Step 3: Determine schedule and location.
•Select the date, time and location
• Decide when the fundraising event will start and end (i.e. one week, one semester).
•Check with the selected location to make sure the date and time are free to
book. (This is also a good time to find out if the location places any restrictions on
how the location may be used and the amount of people allowed at the location to
comply with the fire code.)
•Make sure the date does not already have many campus events planned for it,
as this will lower the turnout for your fundraiser.
•Find out if there is any official school document that you need to sign in order to
host an event on campus. (If the school has rules about advertising, this is also a
good time to find out where posters are allowed to be hung up, and to get approval
to put advertisements up on official event bulletin boards, in bathroom stalls, etc.)
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Six Easy Steps to Planning
Your Fundraising Event (cont.)
Step 4: Fill out the registration form
•Complete the enclosed Fundraising Guidelines and Project Proposal forms and return to
the Make-A-Wish office.
•Before using the Make-A-Wish or Wishmakers on Campus logo, or beginning to
advertise the event please, wait until your event has received official approval from
the Make-A-Wish office. If any questions arise, do not hesitate to contact the
Make-A-Wish office.
Step 5: Get the word out.
‘Communicate the planned schedule of activities to your student body/participants.
‘Deliver a presentation to share your support of Make-A-Wish or set up tables in high
traffic areas around campus to spread the word about Make-A-Wish with fellow
students.
‘Announce your fundraising event over the schools PA system, email system, campus
radio network, etc.
•Display posters in high traffic areas.
‘Promote the fundraising event in the student newspaper, website, Facebook, etc.
•Quick Tip: Have change on-hand since many activities involve coins or dollar bills.
Step 6: Follow up.
‘Plan a recognition assembly for the participants.
‘Ask your local Make-A-Wish representative to provide a speaker and accept the
donation during a presentation.
•Disfribute the Wishmakers certificate to all participants. (You can get this from the
Make-A-Wish office.)
•Contact your Make-A-Wish representative to discuss project successes and offer
feedback to enhance future projects.
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Funding Wishes
Below
are several examples
of what money YOU raise
through Wishmakers on Campus
could be used for! EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS!
$2,500
Can pay for a week long stay at a Hawaiian Resort.
$1,000
Can buy a state-of-the-art new laptop. Computer wishes represent about four percent of
all wishes.
$750
Can provide a week-long stay for child and their family At Give Kids the World Village®
while their family visits the Walt Disney World Resort.
$500
Can pay for a wish child and their family to explore the deep seas on a snorkeling cruise
excursion.
$250
Can pay for dance lessons to transform an ordinary girl into the prima-ballerina of her
dreams.
$200
Can provide a wish child and their family a limo ride to the airport as they embark on their
vacation.
$150
Can provide magical enhancements to make a wish child’s experience extraodinary
and unique.
$100
Can pay for a wish party.
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Fundraising Ideas
Survivor
Plan a series of challenges for a day and last person standing, or whoever won the most, wins.
Game Shows
Set up a mock game show based on any show on television, such as Jeopardy, Who wants
to be a Millionaire, or The Price is Right. Students can play for a fee and charge admission for
others to watch. Ask local businesses to donate prizes for the winners.
American Idol/Cabaret Night
Invite students to show their skills! Make the contest for singers only, or divide into groups so
other musicians, dancers, etc. can participate, too. Sell desserts and beverages.
Coordinate a Scavenger Hunt
Students are charged a small fee to participate. Think off campus locations too, like the mall,
parks, etc.
Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction
Ask students to volunteer to be “auctioned” for a day to the highest bidder. Ask local
businesses to donate prizes such as dinner certificates, movie passes, flowers, etc.
Dance Marathon
Reserve your school’s athletic center and ask a local DJ to donate their services. Have
students obtain pledges from relatives and friends. Give each hour a theme, run dance
contests, and give prizes to the best dancer, best costume, etc. Set a time limit and dance
the night away!
Host a Concert with a School or Local Band
Hold the concert on campus, indoors or outdoors, or contact a local restaurant or bar that will
donate the cover charge.
Plan a Talent Show
Sell tickets in the community during finals week that include late-night snacks, number 2
pencils, stress balls, energy drinks, and other must-have-to-pass items.
Rummage Sale
Have students and staff donate old items such as CDs, DVDs, movies, jewelry, clothes, games,
books, etc. and sell them for a reasonable price.
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Fundraising Ideas
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Have an Eating Contest
From pies to hot dogs to doughnuts to chicken wings the possibilities are endless! Talk to
local businesses about donating food items and prizes.
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Request-A-thon
Great for college radio stations! Designate a few days when people can drop by the station
and request and designate a song for a set donation.
Plan a Car Wash
A school or group can work with local gas stations or retailers with big parking lots to plan a
“Wash for Wishes” car wash. Ask your local radio station to donate advertising.
Make-A-Wish Money Week
Have departments or clubs compete to see who can make the most money. Check with
your local bank or grocery store to see if they would be willing to count your change.
Sell Candy Grams
Students may purchase candy for another student and get a card to fill out with their own
personal message. Other items to sell include flowers, cookies, locker signs, etc.
Host a Dinner with Notable People
Solicit various notables (coaches, professors, local celebrities, disc jockeys, etc.) to have
dinner at people’s homes in exchange for a contribution to Make-A-Wish.
Host a Signature Chef Event
Solicit chefs to donate their time and cook at someone’s home for a party. Another idea is
to have a chef’s tasting event. Charge admission or pay for cooking lessons.
Host a Bowl-A Thon
Collect pledges based on the number of pins participants hope to knock down. If
participants collect five cents per pin per sponsor and score 100, they’ll collect a $5.00
donation per sponsor. The student who raises the most money wins a prize. Ask your local
bowling alley to donate a few lanes for the event. You can also charge a flat fee for each
player to participate.
Host a Super Bowl Party
Is there a big screen in the school’s auditorium or conference hall? Book it, get some chips
and pizza, and charge admission to come watch the game on the big screen!
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Fundraising Ideas
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Host a Camp-Out on the Campus Green
Pitch some tents on the campus green and let people pay a set admission price to spend
the night out under the stars. Remember, no camp-out is complete without marshmallows
and sing-alongs!
Host a Carnival
Food stands and carnival games are a good way to fundraise! Setting a carnival up for the
day also allows students to come and go throughout the day rather than limiting them to a
2-3 hour event.
Have a Giant Candy Jar Guess
Fill a huge jar with a variety of candy (which you’ve counted beforehand!), set-up in a
crowded area every day for a week, and charge students a dollar to guess how many
pieces of candy are in the jar. The closest guess by the end of the week wins the whole jar of
candy!
Host a Capture the Flag Tournament
Have teams of 5-7 people register to play and pay a team participation fee. Set-up a
bracket with all teams and let the tournament begin!
Set-up a Jail
Get together a team of “police officers” and set-up a “jail” area. Allow people to pay to
have their friends “arrested” and brought to the jail. Charge them with funny crimes like
“picking nose in public” or “eating a roommate’s oreo” and bring them before a “judge” for
punishment. Have the judge sentence them to a choice of paying a $5 bail to leave the jail
or stay in jail for the next 3 hours. Don’t forget to feed the prisoners bread and water!
Campus Tie-Dye Event
Get the industrial sized tie-dye kits and set-up a tie-dye party! Allow people to bring their own
white clothing (or sell white f-shirts at the event) and charge them a set price per item they
dye. Have contests for the best rainbow or most creative item dyed!
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Promoting Your Fundraiser
Promoting
your fundraiser will increase the
exposure for the event and will
help to raise its attendance (and
therefore, funds raised!). Advance
promotion is the opportunity
to shape the general public’s
impression of your event and to
generate interest.
The following steps 1-4 are provided to assist you with the promotion of your fundraiser.
Before distributing any promotional materials or press releases, each item must be reviewed
and received approval from the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Vermont.
Step 1:
Know your audience.
• Who do you want attending this event?
• Are you talking to members of Wishmakers on Campus or the entire university or the
entire population?
• Are the people you are contacting strangers?
The answers to these questions will help you to determine the images and text needed in
promoting the event, as well as where to promote it.
Step 2:
Make sure that all collateral pieces of information that are distributed
to promote your event include the following information:
• Make-A-Wish Vermont is the benefactor of the event.
• A source from which written information is available (address, phone number, or
web site of local Make-A-Wish office).
• The actual or anticipated portion of sales, admissions, or proceeds that will benefit
Make-A-wish or is tax deductible (i.e. Make-A-Wish Vermont will receive 100%
of the proceeds).
Step 3:
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Pick out types of publicity
Mail
Flyers
Posters
Newspaper
Radio (Public Service Announcements) etc.!
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Promoting Your Fundraiser (cont.)
Step 4:
Use these tips for successful publicity.
• Be as brief as possible, but include all important information. (Who,
what, where, when, why, and how).
• Use 8 inch by 11 inch white paper. Leave margins of at least one inch on each
side of the page. Make graphics clean and be sure that they stand-out.
• If your press release is over two pages, be sure to include a key word that describes
the article (example: Event Name) and page number on left corner of second
page.
• Use quotes when possible. If you can quote a prominent community leader
making positive remarks about your event, then you can show support of
your work.
• Address any press release envelope/email to a specific person, by name. Most
Make-A-Wish releases go to the city editor of a newspaper or the assignment
editor of a radio or TV station.
• Send the press release to newspaper editors and radio/television assignment editor
at the same time, and be sure it’s sent early enough (at least 2-3 weeks in
advance) to ensure maximum coverage.
• Publications may copy directly from your press release to create an article.
Make sure the press release puts your best foot forward.
• Thank the reporter after you get good coverage. A follow-up telephone call or
note will be remembered.
Before distributing any promotional materials or press releases, each item must be reviewed
and approval must be received from Make-A-Wish Vermont.
Thank you for helping to share the Power of a Wish ®!
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Please mail or e-mail this completed
form to:
Allison Mills
Director of Development
Make-A-Wish Vermont
100 Dorset Street Suite 14
[email protected]
Wishmakers on Campus Project Proposal Form
Thank you for helping make wishes come true through our Wishmakers on Campus Program.
Please complete and return this form by fax or mail at least three weeks prior to your
fundraising event.
STUDENT INFORMATION
School name: ________________________________________________
Student name(s):
Year:________
Mailing address:______________________________________________
Preferred phone #:
Best way to contact:
Email:_____________________
Best time to contact:_____________
Fundraising for a group or club? Please list your group name (i.e. Chi Omega):
FUNDRAISER INFORMATION
Title of Fundraiser:___________________________________________________
Date/Time:
What is your goal?
Location:
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Estimated number of participants:_________
Fu ndra iser Description:
We request a Make-A-Wish presentation by a representative at our fundraiser* Yes~No~
*All efforts will be made to fulfill Make-A-wish representative requests, however, it is not
always possible. At least two weeks advanced notice is required for representative requests.
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Fundraising Guideline Form
Thank you for helping make wishes come true through our Wishmakers on Campus Program.
Please complete and return this form at least three weeks prior to your fundraising event.
(Please provide your initials after each paragraph.)
1. I understand the Make-A-Wish Foundation does not allow the use of door-to-door or telephone
solicitation in any way.
2. I will use care when using the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Wishmakers on Campus name
and logo. (Note that “Make-A-Wish” is spelling with a capital “A” and with hyphens. Also,
please do not alter our “swirl and star” logo by customizing it to your specific event such as
“Make-A-Cake” for a cake walk).
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3. I agree that the first time the name “Make-A-Wish
® symbol will be used as well.
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or “Make-A-Wish Vermont
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is used the
4. I agree to have a Make-A-Wish chapter representative approve all materials that bear or
reprints the Make-A-Wish logo or name before I distribute them. This includes, but is not limited
to, press releases, posters, flyers, and advertisements.
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5. I understand the mission of Make-A-Wish is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening
medical conditions. I will not refer to the children as “terminally ill” or “dying”. (Our organization
exists to serve these kids and their families and we are always careful to use language which is
sensitive to them. The majority of the children for whom we have fulfilled wishes are survivors we
believe their wish has had a positive impact on their well-being.)
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6. I will consult a Make-A-Wish chapter representative before I contact any company or
organization to solicit sponsorships, auction items, or donations of any kind, using the enclosed
form.
7. I agree to provide Make-A-Wish Vermont with the event net proceeds along with a
description of all project expenses and revenues within thirty (30) days after the fundraising
event.
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PROPOSED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Signature of Wishmaker(s)®
Signature of Make-A-Wish Representative
Signature of Wishmaker(s)®
Date
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Please mail or e-mail this cam pleted form to:
Allison Mills
Director of Development
Make-A-Wish Vermont
100 Dorset Street Suite 14
South Burlington, VT 05403
[email protected]
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Solicitation Approval Form
In order to avoid inadvertently jeopardizing existing relationships between
Make-A-Wish Vermont ® and its existing donors, please use this form to receive
approval from Make-A-Wish before soliciting corporations, business, celebrities, sports
teams, or individuals for cash or in-kind donations relating to your event.
Student Name:
Event Name:
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Business/Individual
Description of Request
Example: Johnny’s Café, Gift Certificate
Approved
Date:
Make-A-Wish Representative
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Financial Summary Form
Congratulations! Now that you have completed your Wishmakers on Campus
fundraiser, the last step is to fill you out this form and bring it into our office or send it
in with your donation within 30 days of the end of the event.
(Please do not mail cash. Make all checks payable to: Make-A-Wish Vermont with
“Wishmakers on Campus” in the memo field.)
School/Group Name:________________________________________________
Student Name(s):
Address of Sponsoring School/Group:__________________________________
1. This summary agreement is the financial accounting for the fundraising event,
and was conducted by _____________________________________
on behalf of the Make-A-Wish Vermont ®.
2. The total amount raised from this event was
$________
3. The total expenses for this events were
$________
4. The total contribution from this event is
$_________
Student’s Signature(s) _____________________________
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Date: _________________________
Please mail or e-mail this completed form to:
Allison Mills
Director of Development
Make-A-Wish Vermont
100 Dorset Street Suite 1 4
outh Burlington, VT 05403
[email protected]
Thank you so much for helping to make wishes come true!
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