American Cancer Society Relay For Life

So, as some of you know, I walked in the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of NE Jackson County, Missouri this last June (I walked 22 miles and raised $2550). This year I have set my goals even higher and have already been getting to work talking to a few people about donations, sponsorships, silent auction items, etc. One idea I had this year is that I am contacting all the artists that will be at my local comicon in April (Planet Comicon in downtown Kansas City, Missouri) about them donating their artwork to put together a portfolio as a silent auction item for the Relay. I thought this might be something different and a way of sharing something I love with the rest of the people at the Relay and hopefully it would raise at least a little money. What I was curious is what everyone thinks of this idea? Any suggestions for other ideas? Or do you know any other artists that might be interested in donating a commission for this? Other ideas I have been looking into:

-Local business silent auction items

-Local business fundraisers

-Autographed celebrity 8x10s or other items

This is only my third year doing the Relay For Life, but I am wanting to get more and more involved in this. If any of you have any ideas or know of any artists that would like to contribute or would like to donate yourself, please contact me on here. And if you'd like to make a donation yourself, here is my personal donation page: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?fr_id=52260&pg=personal&px=21877995

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