HOST AN EVENT
Collect Donations & Fundraise for OCIB
People across the nation have successfully held donation drives for OCIB. Collecting in-kind/product donations and encouraging monetary donations at the same time is ideal.
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Product Collection Drive:
You can help us collect products that we pack in our care packages.
Prepare for a 2 week donation drive by passing out flyers that include the OCIB donation wishlitst, donation collection dates, and information about our organization.
Decorate multiple collection bins and place them in various rooms of your school or company to collect the products we use in our care packages.
Send the collected items to us for inclusion in our care packages. Because we will not be able to subsidize the shipment of items to our location, please factor this cost in your project. (You may also want to direct donors to purchase items online from an Amazon/Target/or Walmart wishlist you create.)
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Read our very important, detailed DONATION INSTRUCTIONS.
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Fundraise:
While collecting product donations, encourage donors to make a monetary donation online at www.operationcourage.org/donate to support postage costs.
Without postage funds, we cannot ship the collected items to their intended recipients. Each care package weighing about 8-10 lbs. costs us nearly $25 to ship.
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Send all donations directly to us at the following address:
OCIB, 9921 Carmel Mtn. Rd. San Diego, CA 92129​​​
Make your own decorated boxes with signage to collect donations.
MINIMAL BUDGET
Set a Goal and Raise Funds
Set a goal of $250, $500, or even a $1000 to be raised when you run a 5K, celebrate a birthday, or perhaps even doing a push-up for $1/pushup. This a wonderful way to challenge yourself and raise funds for Operation Courage is Beautiful. You can even create a team of participants to raise funds with the same challenge.
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Step 1. Think of an activity that is fun, challenging, yet achievable.
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Step 2. Create a goal that is challenging, yet achievable considering your social media influence, family, and friends.
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Step 3. Reach out to us and let us know you'd like to participate. We will send you a link so you can set up your fundraiser.
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Step 4. Share your published personal fundraising page to your network. Let them know when you are ending your campaign. We recommend having it open for at least 2-3 weeks and reminding them throughout that time period. Consider giving your supporters perks, such as "With a $25 donation, we will send you a handwritten thank you card" or "With a $100 donation, we will send you a photo of us at the finish line."
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Step 5. When your campaign ends, reach out to your supporters to thank them!
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Step 6. Let us know when you end your campaign! Thank you so much for your amazing support!
MINIMAL BUDGET
LOW BUDGET
Create Your Own Care Package Kits
Sample Care Package Kit in cellophane bag
We must be able to see the
products in side the bag. Do not wrap with tissue or wrapping paper
Create your own care package kits for your group! These little gift bags will be put into the care packages with other items that Operation Courage is Beautiful ships out. This is a great way to have your team create a beautiful gift to our service women.
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Read our GUIDE to see how to do this easily.
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Also READ our very important, detailed DONATION INSTRUCTIONS.
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Please also make a monetary donation to support postage costs. You can do it online www.operationcourage.org/donate Without postage funds, we cannot ship the collected items to their intended recipients. Each care package weighing about 8-10 lbs. costs us nearly $25 to ship.
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Send all donations directly to us at the following address:
OCIB, 9921 Carmel Mtn. Rd. San Diego, CA 92129​​​
MEDIUM BUDGET
Have OCIB Come to You
Operation Courage is Beautiful has extensive experience in the San Diego area working with medium and large businesses and organizations to host packing events at their location. We are open to working directly or with 3rd party event companies. We can provide multiple areas of involvement, including letter writing, sorting of supplies, packing of supplies, decoration of boxes, and more. We work with partners to make their event a success. Our host will introduce our organization, share information about our military service women and our care package recipients, and answer any questions. Once volunteers arrive, we guide volunteers into areas in which they may be involved. We bring all the supplies needed to make the event happen.
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Contact us today with your questions or to schedule a phone/video call.
E-mail: contact@operationcourage.org​​​
