Friends and Neighbors
If
you want to get your friends and neighbors involved:
- Host a backyard
barbeque and ask your neighbors to participate for a small donation. Ask for volunteers to host the
next barbeque/happy hour and keep the party moving around the neighborhood
for a great cause during the summer months!
- Host a neighborhood
garage sale with the proceeds going to the USO. Clean out those closets while helping our troops!
- Ask your local dry
cleaners/restaurant/gas station/hair salon to give a percentage of
proceeds for a certain time period to the USO—and let all of your
neighbors know so they can go and support the local establishment as well
as the USO!
- Ask your local hair
salon to host a cut-a-thon for the troops on their slow day. Then ask your neighbors to promote
the cut-a-thon to all of their friends.
- Host a neighborhood
volleyball match, ping pong tournament, croquet set, etc. and charge an
entry fee, an amount for an extra swing/point, etc. Give prizes for the best team
spirit, the team that raises the most money, the team that has the best
song, etc!
- Host an at home poker
night and split the proceeds.
- If you have an
anniversary or special birthday, host a party but in lieu of gifts, ask
people to make a donation to the USO.
- Keep neighborhood
swear jars; don’t want to my chore jars, etc.