Wondering how you can help the Women’s Resource Center? Host your own small event to help raise awareness and funds. We make it easy! Take a look at some of our ideas and then contact us for support materials.

• Host a game night (Bunko, poker, bridge, checkers, etc.)
  • Host a game night and play your favorite game. Ask participants for a $5-$25 contribution to be split between the winner of the game and the Women’s Resource Center.

• Host a Wine & Cheese tasting or Dessert Party
  • Invite friends over for a Wine & Cheese Tasting or Dessert Party. Ask guests for a donation to enter the event. You can have a set donation amount or just a recommended amount for entrance to the party.

• Be healthier - and attach a price tag
  • Have you been meaning to quit smoking or lose weight? Or maybe you have a goal to just be a healthier you. Take that next step towards your goal and have friends and family donate or pay a certain amount for every day you go without smoking or for every pound you lose for up to 30 days.

• Host a house party or dinner
  • Do not charge admission and invite as many people as you can. During the party, give a short talk about your organization and ask everyone to consider a gift of $25, $50, $100 or more (depending on the crowd). Either pass out envelopes and ask people to give then, or after the party contact everyone individually who came and ask for a major gift. Indicate that you have given and, if appropriate, how much you have given.
  • If you would like to have a representative from the Women’s Resource Center come to your party to give a brief presentation about the organization and the work we do we would be happy to do so! Please contact us far enough in advance that we can work with your schedule.

• Host a home show
  • Do you sell home-based products such as Pampered Chef, Avon, Scentsy, Airbonne, Bijou, etc? Donate a portion of your proceeds from an upcoming show and ask participants to make an additional donation to the Women’s Resource Center during the event.

• Clean out your basement or attic
  • Do you have a whole bunch of stuff lying around that you would like to get rid of? Host a garage sale or sell unwanted items on Craigslist or ebay. Donate the proceeds from the sale to the Women’s Resource Center.
  • Take it a step farther and ask purchasers at your garage sale to make an additional donation to the Women’s Resource Center.

• Teach a class
  • Are you great at decorating cakes, woodworking, scrapbooking, knitting, gardening, quilting, writing proposals, getting people started with social media, etc.? Hold a class to demonstrate and teach your skills to others and charge per person for the class.

All individuals, businesses, clubs or community groups wishing to hold an event or fundraiser to benefit the Women’s Resource Center must first submit an event submission form. Our event coordinator will contact you to discuss your proposed event, make suggestions and provide you with any support materials relevant to the event you would like to host. Use of the Women’s Resource Center name and/or logo must first be approved by the Women’s Resource Center staff.