Community Fundraising Ideas
At Almost Home Cat Rescue MKE, we are inspired every day by the generosity and support we receive from people and businesses in the community. Often spending their own time and money, individuals and businesses are always coming up with new ideas and creative ways to raise funds for the animals.
These fundraisers vary in type and size, and have included everything from charity workouts, yoga classes to pet photo contests, raffles and Chili Cook Off or Taco/Naco Bar!
Feel free to contact us with any questions or if you would like to host your own fundraiser!
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Community Events
Neighborhood/company Bake Sale: Host a bake sale for your office, neighborhood or school.
Craft Fair: Host a craft fair and ask vendors to donate to Almost Home Cat Rescue MKE to participate, or ask for a minimum donation as an entry fee to those attending. These can be generic, or have a fun theme, like holidays or pets!
Poker/Bingo Tournament: Find a location to host a tournament. Ask local businesses to donate food/ prizes and charge an entry fee to play.
Host a Benefit: Host a benefit art show, concert, or theatre performance where entrance fees and/or proceeds from selling the art support the animals at WHS.
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Colleagues, Family & Friends
Host a Happy Hour: Host a happy hour at a bar and donate a percent of the proceeds to Almost Home Cat Rescue. Some local bars also offer charity giveback days where volunteers can bartend and choose a charity to receive their tips.
Birthday/Special Occasional Fundraiser: In lieu of gifts, ask your friends and family to make a donation to the animals in your honor for your birthday, anniversary, wedding, pet’s birthday, milestone, or other celebration.
Holiday Party for Kitties: Many offices or groups of friends have holiday get-togethers, why not ask everyone to bring a donation or Wishlist item and give back this holiday season.
Chili Cook Off or Taco/Nacho Bar: Have co-workers bring in their favorite chili and have everyone in the office donate to taste & vote on their favorite – or provide a taco/nacho bar and ask for a donation to eat it!
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In Kind Donations
Hold a pet food drive: your generosity helps keep animals in the homes where they're loved and cherished. We are always in need of cat food (wet or dry), cat treats, and kitty litter. Check out our Wishlist for things we need
Adopt a Pet" wishlist Drive: write items from our wishlist on ornaments on a tree or on a wall for people to purchase, then bring them to Almost Home Cat Rescue for a photo to share with your coworkers afterwards or include in a company newsletter! **Think outside the box: it’s a fun donation drive for a Christmas in July too!
Does your store carry items from our Wishlist? Put boxes near the exit or at the registers with a sign that you’re collecting items for WHS and ask shoppers to donate items throughout the month! It adds up quickly and is a great way to share the joy of supporting a local nonprofit with your customers!
Host a wish list drive at the office, school or church! Place donation bins/boxes around the building, print out our wishlist and ask for others to bring in donations for the shelter. Once your bins/boxes are full, bring them to Almost Home Cat Rescue and we’ll happily take a photo of you with your donations to share your fundraiser success with those who supported it! This can be a one- month drive, or ongoing support for the animals!
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Athletic Events & Activities
Charity Workout: Host a charity workout, yoga class, bike ride, where entry fees go to Almost Home Cat Rescue MKE
Super Bowl Pool: Host a Super Bowl contest (or other major sporting event) where half the money collected goes to the winner, the other half goes to Almost Home Cat Rescue MKE
Community fundraisers done for Almost Home Cat Rescue
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12.2024 Color Ink
Color Ink did a donation drive for Almost Home Cat Rescue MKE.
Much needed supplies were donated to our rescue - which is greatly appreciated!
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09.2024 Pet Supplies Plus - Glendale
Almost Home Cat Rescue was Pet Supplies Plus's Rescue of the Month for September 2024.
Much needed supplies were donated to our rescue - which is greatly appreciated!
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09.2024 ITU AbsorbTech, Inc.
ITU Absorbtech’s New Berlin, WI team made the most of one of the last days of summer, enjoying sunshine, a cookout, and gave back by collecting donations in the Community Cube for the rescue.
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07.2024 Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee
The Boys & Girls club of Greater Milwaukee at Cass School had a cookie sale for the rescue. The proceeds from the sale was donated back to Almost Home
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01.2024 - 04.2024: Pints for a Purpose
Third Space Brewing’s Pints with a Purpose program is to raise funds and awareness for local non-profit organizations who make a direct impact on our local community.
Almost Home Cat Rescue MKE was the recipient of this program for the first quarter in 2024 and raised over $1,000
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01.2024: Healium Hot Yoga
Healium Hot Yoga Bay View hosted a Gently Heated Vinyasa Flow Karma class that was donation based.
All proceeds will go to benefit Almost Home Cat Rescue. Almost Home’s mission is to create a safe haven for all cats in their care until their forever home is found; as well as to be a resource to the community, for its cats, and the people who love them.
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12.2023 Rescued Roasters
Almost Home Cat Rescue MKE is the featured rescue for December & received 10% of sales at Rescued Roasters/Knights Gourmet Popcorn
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10.2023 - 12.2023: County Clare
Almost Home Cat Rescue MKE was the recipient of County Clare Irish Pub’s “Do Good Mondays” where the rescue received a portion of the drink of food orders was donated to the rescue
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10.2023 Hacienda Brewing
Hacienda Brewing released the first of Hacienda’s Punk Ass Cat Series (available on draft and cans).
Almost Home Cat Rescue received a portion of the proceeds from the Punk Ass Cat beer.
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10.2023 Reserve Advisors
Cat lovers at Reserve Advisors held a Craft for Cats day. They made cat toys and cat blankets for Almost Home Cat Rescue MKE.
The cats are putting it to good use at the rescue!
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07.2023 The Fermentorium Brewery
On all Tuesdays in the month of June (At the The Fermentorium Vinyl Lounge in Wauwatosa):
::: For each Crispy and the Bois beer sold, Almost Home Cat Rescue received $2
::: For each Juice Pocket sold, Almost Home Cat Rescue received $1
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07.2023 Cass Street School
Cass Street School put on a lemonade stand/bake & popcorn sale for Almost Home Cat Rescue. They raised roughly $400 for the Rescue.
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04.2023 Gathering Place Brewery
Gathering Place Brewery’s $1 for Milwaukee Program contributes a portion of sales to the non-profit groups making a difference in the community. Each month they partner with a new local non-profit - Almost Home Cat Rescue is the nonprofit for April!
20% of beer sales from both taprooms (Riverwest & Wauwatosa) & online was donated each Thursday in April!
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03.2023 Milwaukee Area Technical College
MATC West Allis Student Government did a Poorly Drawn Pets fundraiser for Almost Home Cat Rescue. They raised roughly $110!
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03.2023 - 04.2023 Rescued Roasters
Almost Home Cat Rescue MKE is the featured rescue for March and April & received 10% of sales at Rescued Roasters/Knights Gourmet Popcorn
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02.2023 Milwaukee School of Engineering - Art & Design Club
MSOE's Art & Design club held donation drive for Almost Home Cat Rescue as well as made cat toys for the kitties!
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01.2023 Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee
The Cass Street School Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Community Learning Center held a Penny Wars Contest for Almost Home Cat Rescue MKE.
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12.2022 Wisconsin Athletic Club - West Allis
The WAC - West Allis highlighted Almost Home Cat Rescue as their December 2022 Business /Non Profit. WAC members generously donated a big box of cat food & treats to us, which is greatly appreciated!
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05.2022 Edgwood Elementary School
Edgewood Elementary School held a snack sale, penny war and a donation drive where they collected several boxes of food, toys and other items for our kitties.