donation favors

angeleyes11677 Posted: Feb 27, 2007 09:52 PM

donation favors

is anyone doing a favor donation. i would like to do this but i don't know how to go about it

robinandjoe Posted: Feb 27, 2007 10:02 PM

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We are donating to the American Cancer Society. I went to their site and sent them an email and someone got back to me (not just a form email response). She said we can work out the details over internet or phone. They'll supply donation cards (if you want) for a minimum of $1 donation a guest. I think we are doing just this charity...was thinking of doing two but probably not going to be spending double the money...FH wanted the livestrong bracelets (which they'll also do for $1 each, but I kind of didn't want the yellow bracelets on every plate! I would visit the website of whichever charity you are interested in. St Jude Childrens Hospital, Susan B. Komen, American Heart Assn., MAke a Wish..whatever is close to your heart!

angeleyes11677 Posted: Feb 27, 2007 10:03 PM

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thanks i was actually think of the same charity as u

qtdimps23 Posted: Feb 27, 2007 10:08 PM

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we're donating to breast cancer and handing out the pink bracelets.

DMart Posted: Feb 27, 2007 10:28 PM

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I convinced FH to do donation favors! I don't have a charity yet, but am thinking about Doctors Without Borders, an organization I want to work for in the future.

Summer07Bride Posted: Feb 27, 2007 10:49 PM

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I wanted to do donations, but FH was all weird about it when I brought it up. We will see (I am sure I can change his mind)

ido07 Posted: Feb 28, 2007 07:20 AM

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I think donations are great...every time I have gone to a wedding and found out that a donation was made it made me really happy. Not knocking all the crafty and very cute favor ideas on here at all..I just feel that the majority of the time favors get left at the wedding or end up collecting dust somewhere, and a donation could have a more far-reaching impact.

The internet is a huge resource for donating....just google an area you are considering donating to...many sites have links for donations and you can see how they allocate the $ they receive

E and B123 Posted: Feb 28, 2007 07:38 AM

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I am doing them also...to American Heart Association and to American Cancer Society...it is to honor both of our fathers who have passed...on both websites they have info about how to go about donation favors....I am also just giving some chocolates in favor boxes too...

Becks526 Posted: Feb 28, 2007 10:15 AM

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We're doing donation favors. I volunteer at an animal shelter, so the donation will be made there. (We get a plaque put on one of the dog kennels!) Each guest will have a scroll at their place that explains the donation and has a little bio on a dog the donation will help.

If you decide to do a donation, think about the issues that are important to you and FH. As long as you know the money is going to a reputable place, that's the important part!

ChipNdipLover Posted: Feb 28, 2007 10:44 AM

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I'm doing donations to family members Memorial sites. My Father in law, my cousin and my best friend.

mkc56 Posted: Feb 28, 2007 10:46 AM

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My SIL did St. Jude's Children's hosptial. They made the donation and then printed out cards saying a donation was made in the guests names. She decorated the cards with satin ribbons in her colors.

FutureMrsBeck Posted: Feb 28, 2007 10:49 AM

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I'm doing them for the Breast Cancer Coalition. They're going to send me a bunch of pink ribbons and then we'll print up a little scroll. I think it's a great idea! You spend so much on these weddings it's nice to put at least part of it towards helping people

GabrielleandJohn Posted: Feb 28, 2007 01:29 PM

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We are doing the FDNY burn center in honor of my dad (he was not a burn victim but a fireman). they sent us wording that previous brides had used. We are going to print up scrolls with a note and put them on each place.

ammy1403 Posted: Feb 28, 2007 03:54 PM

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We are donating to two places. 1st - no kill animal shelter and the 2nd is a military donation that sends packages to the troops oversees.

I'm going to put a thank you card on each plate (every other plate) saying what places we donated to.