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Donation Idea List
Below you will find ideas to help you create a donation. You may choose to donate an item alone or go in on an item with a friend or group of friends. Be creative. Use your imagination. These are only ideas to get you thinking. Any item donated is truly appreciated! Donation deadline October 22nd.
- Aquarium
- Artwork
- Auto services – car detailing, car washes or oil changes for a year
- Babysitting services
- Bird bath or garden statuary
- Camping gear
- Christmas choir at your house
- Cooking classes or cook books
- Dessert of the month
- Digital camera
- Family lawn games (i.e. croquet, bocce, lawn dominoes)
- Freestanding popcorn machine
- Gas cards
- Gift Certificates (restaurants, spas, salons, hotels, etc)
- Golf items: golf cart, clubs
- Hammock
- Hawaiian luau or toga party at your house
- Healthcare services – dental, orthodontia, teeth whitening
- Hot air balloon ride
- Host an ethnic dinner
- Jewelry
- Juke box
- Large barbeque items (grill, fire pit)
- Limousine ride
- Martini party
- MBVM golf bag
- Mother / daughter makeover
- Musical instrument with lessons
- Personal electronics organizer
- Personal services – manicures or pedicures for a year, massages, facials, haircuts/color, spa treatments
- Photography classes
- Pool or ping pong table
- Pool table, ping pong table
- Points – donate credit card points for someone to cash in for airline miles. Be sure to check with the credit card company first
- Priority seats at events
- Professional organizer
- Professional services – legal, taxes, wills and trust preps
- Professional trips (fishing, hunting, golfing)
- Small dinner parties
- Sports and outdoor items (one year health club membership, autographed sports memorabilia, sports tickets)
- Sports camps (i.e. those at Olivet like soccer, softball and football)
- Sports lessons (golf lessons, tennis lessons, scuba diving)
- Tiffany Beads bracelet in sterling silver
- Tickets, tickets, tickets! (sporting events, concerts, theatre, theme park, movies)
- Unique hand crafted items
- Vintage soda machine
- Wine packages / wine tasting
- Zoo pass
Electronics for Kids and Adults
- Blackberry
- Computer
- Game Cube
- Guitar Hero
- I-Pod
- Nintendo DS
- Palm Pilot
- Play Station
- Prepaid Cell Phone
- PSP
- Wii
- X-box 360
Home Services
- Lawn mowing for an entire season
- Spring clean up
- Yard work or plant flowers
- Hang Christmas lights
- House cleaning
- Repairman services
- Painting
- Window washing
Outdoor Items
- Bikes
- Motor Scooter
- Playhouse/Play Structure
Professional Services
- Architectural design
- Computer assistance
- Financial planning
- Hair Stylist – free haircuts
- Interior design - a 4 hour home decorating advice session
- Legal advice, will preparation
- Nutritional counseling
- Personal tax preparation services
- Personal training
- Wardrobe consulting
Themed Party Ideas
- Plan a child’s birthday party including cake, decorations, favors and games. Specify # of children.
- Horseback riding
- Iron Chef for adults
- Outdoor movie party
- Pool party
- Tea party
Themed Gift Baskets
- Beach
- Christmas
- Cooking
- Easter
- Game night
- Gardening
- Girls fun / boys fun
- Movie night
- New Years Eve
- Reading
- Spa, aromatherapy items, candles
- Sports
- Tailgate
- Thanksgiving
- Travel
- Wine
Travel
- Airline or cruise tickets
- Hotel packages
- Trips close by (i.e. indoor water parks, Galena, Indianapolis)
- Trips far away (i.e. Caribbean cruise, Mediterranean, Hawaii, Rome)
- Trips for the kids (i.e. Disney, Sea World)
- Trips to do something (i.e. local canoeing, skiing, golfing, Vegas)
Miscellaneous ideas:
- Can you cook? Provide a dessert or bread of the month. Bake a pie each month for 12 months. Cater a meal. Provide cooking lessons for children. Cook an 8-10 person dinner party in your home. Bake Christmas cookies.
- Are you artistic? Donate one of your pieces. Provide art lessons for children.
- Do you know someone famous? Donate autographed memorabilia.
- Do you sew or knit? Make a quilt or scarf. Donate customer window treatments.
- Do you have access to a vacation home or time share? Consider use of this for a vacation or long weekend.
- Are you an adventurous parent? Offer babysitting services. Offer a baking party or gingerbread house making party.
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