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Craft Fairs: If you’re a crafty type person, or know someone who is, try doing the craft fairs at churches and other organizations. They are listed in The Penny Saver paper if you have one or on Craig’s List. It’s usually around $20-30 for the table. Also put up a sign on your table explaining you’re doing the walk and why. Leave a jar out. Sometimes people who walk by don’t walk to purchase your products but may drop a dollar or two in your jar. When the craft store has small flower pots on sale, buy some, paint them pink and white, put a votive candle in it, wrap it up, put a tag with a pink ribbon in the corner and voila! It will cost about $1-2 to make, sell them for $5-7. Great thing to sell in the Spring for Mother’s Day If you do rubber stamps, make greeting cards, package them up and sell them. At Valentine’s Day buy a bunch of Hershey’s kisses that are wrapped in pink.. Get some small organza bags from the craft store put a few kisses in a bag and attack a tag that says “kiss cancer goodbye” sell these cheap, the kids will drag mommy over to the candy and then you have ‘em. The possibilities are limited only by your craft skills.

Stores: Contact your local grocery store, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club. Ask them if you can set up a table out front to raise money for breast cancer. They usually need you to book a month in advance so work on that soon. Some of the grocery stores require an insurance rider in case someone gets hurt. AVON does not provide this rider. Some people will do an umbrella on their homeowners but personally I wouldn’t go anywhere near that. Ask other businesses. Some may require a letter from the Avon Foundation (just to prove you are actually collecting for the AWBC) they readily give it to you. Decorate your table! Catch people’s eye. This is where the jelly bracelets and tattoos are useful. Make eye contact with everyone and say hello, bring your kids, have them ask anyone who walks by, “would you like to donate to help raise funds to battle breast cancer?” because come on it’s harder to say no to a child. Bring another adult with you so you can take potty breaks. Do your research, know your facts so you can give them a couple, like every three minutes someone is diagnosed and every 13 someone dies.

Dog Parks: Get a recipe on line for all natural/organic invest in a bone shaped cookie cutter. Make up treats and put them in cello or zip-lock bags and set up a table outside a dog park, put up a sign at work, people who won’t spend money on themselves will spend on their pooches.