Upcoming Events: Gala and Softball Tournament at Nipissing & Canadore

Get on your fancy clothes and softball gloves this weekend at Nipissing & Canadore! (but not at the same time..)

From Campaign Coordinator's Nicole Brady and Colby Clarke:

This weekend we have two amazing events taking place that everyone can enjoy. We have a Gala taking place on Friday, July 20, and a Softball Tournament taking place on Saturday and Sunday (July 21-22).

Read on for all the details!

Track ALL the Dollars: Campaign Budgeting Refresher

Today we’re revisiting our most requested topic from May’s National Leadership Conference. Welcome (back) to the lovely world of campaign budgeting! In simple terms, this is your financial plan for a smooth-sailing campaign. Someone has to pay for those awesome t-shirts!

Shiners at Dalhousie University collect donations on Shine Day

Shinerama Memories - Mount Allison University

We asked you to send us your super shiny memories! 

We want to hear from you! Send your favourite, cherished, hilarious, or just plain awesome memories of your Shinerama experiences to shinerama@cysticfibrosis.ca.

This Shinerama Memory comes to us from Elyse Thibeault of Mount Allison University.

My friend Sydney and I were site leaders on Shine Day last September, and I think this story proves the devotion Mount Allison University students have towards Shinerama!

Shinerama Updates from McMaster University!

From McMaster Campaign Coordinator Alyscia McMullin:

"So here is what is happening at McMaster! Towards the end of June the McMaster Student Union held their annual golf tournament known as the McMasters. Last year was the first year they partnered with Shinerama, and this year we partnered again and were able to raise around $5000!! It was a great day of fun in the sun, and then we came back to 1280 the on-campus bar for a lovely steak dinner as well as a raffle table put together by me and my Shine Team.

As for other summer events, our on-campus society known as the SOCS went to the Pride walk and raised around $700. As well, a few of our other faculties have been going to Hess Street and doing bar blitzes on the weekend. I don't have any photos right now, but when I get them I will send them along. At this point with online donations as well as cash we are sitting around the $10,000 mark for funds raised so far!!
 
In August we are looking forward to the faculty of Kinesiology holding their charity volleyball tournament for Shinerama."
 
This is a great example of how you can use summer to roll out some powerhouse fundraising events! Keep up the awesome work McMaster!

Getting Help From the Fundraising Pro's

Don’t Let it Happen to You…

The sun rises on Shine Day. You’ve planned and planned. Your shine army is recruited and well-armed, running for the front lines with energy, soooo many stickers, shine kits, and donation boxes aplenty.  You, er, thought you were ready…

But wait! You don’t have enough cars to get them to the shine sites! Who will help count all the change when every shiner is out trolling the streets? And most critical of all, who will help you feed this hungry mass of shiners when they come running in from a fun, exhausting day of shining!?!?!

Don’t despair! Kin Canada and Cystic Fibrosis Canada chapters are there!

Read on to find out how to take advantage of these invaluable resources!

Canada Day Weekend Stiletto Stampede by The University of New Brunswick, Saint John

Read on to see more about the results of the Stiletto Stampede!

Shinerama Regional Conferences

It's that time of year - Shinerama Regional Conferences are fast approaching!

Ontario & Quebec: July 13-14^th, Waterloo

Registration deadline: July 4^th

Atlantic: July 20-22^nd, Halifax

Registration deadline: July 6^th

British Columbia & Alberta: July 21^st, Vancouver

Saskatchewan & Manitoba: July 28^th, Edmonton

A little afternoon refreshment at Brock Shinerama 2010

Read on for more exciting details about Regional Conferences!

Secrets to Success: Secondary Fundraisers

What’s the best way to drum up summer Shine dollars?? Secondary Fundraisers!

Everyone knows it is MUCH easier to reach your grand goal when you break it up into reasonable chunks.  This is where Secondary Fundraisers come in – they have the power to make or break your campaign!

Saint Mary's University Football Team at a Carwash Secondary Fundraiser 2011

Read on for all the details of how you can make 

Secondary Fundraisers work for you!

Mount Allison University heats up with Summer Shinerama Activities

The MTA crew all finished a successful bottle drive!

MTA Shinerama has had a busy month of June and we wanted to share some of their exciting activities with everyone. The Shine Squad, their summer committee, kicked off with a successful bottle drive and a pub crawl. Shiners have been busy doing lots of grocery bagging and online fundraising with 4 teams already on the board!!

The second week of June was also the start of their "Shiner of the Week" contest.  MTA students or alumni from near and far can fundraise individually and enter the contest to win the title plus a prize valued at approximately $100.00!

Here’s their most recent event – a flash mob hip-shake at the local Moncton Market!

Shinerama.ca is LIVE!

2011 Shine Day Opening Ceremonies at Saint Mary's University, Halifax NS

Want to know what it takes to be an online fundraising guru? Check out our 6 Steps and you’ll be one in no time!