[CH] Hot Sauce Fundraiser
terrabyte@tds.net
Tue, 4 May 2004 21:53:46 +0000
Hello smart people!
(I know you're all smart, because you like hot food!)
I'd like some feedback and more ideas on this fund raiser concept I'm working on.
Background #1: My sister has a beautiful 2-year old with Cystic Fibrosis. Each year she's been busy fund raising for their big May walk-a-thon. All I do is send her a check. I'm embarrassed of my procrastination and am now changing that around! All money raised for this fundraiser will go towards the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Background #2: My workplace has about 300 people. In our ground level, we have our own kitchen staff and a large eating area. This is where I would set up shop from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to cover the lunch crowd. I am also currently getting permission.
Background #3: Just about everyone here at work knows me or rather knows about "the guy with the hot sauce collection". What started as a joke, my collection is now a landmark (Turn left at the hot sauces). Whenever I finish a hot sauce bottle, I bring it in to work and add it to shelf that now kind of overgrown. (About 150 now) I also have a few followers I eat with at work willing to try stuff I bring in.
The hot sauce fundraiser:
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"Burn Dustin's Tongue Off!"
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For $1, you get to spin a wheel.
The wheel is divided in different sections (and open to more ideas).
COOKIE: The spinner wins a monster cookie.
SPIN AGAIN: The spinner gets to spin again.
RED SHOT GLASS: Dustin has to drink a shot of Tabasco!
GREEN PEPPER: Dustin has to eat a raw jalapeno!
RED PEPPER: Dustin has to eat a raw habanero!
MUSTARD: Dustin has to eat a pretzel dipped in "Dave's Insanity Mustard". OUCH!
SALSA: Dustin has to eat a chip with "Dave's Insanity Salsa". OUCH X 2!
SKULL & CROSSBONES: Dustin has to eat a chip with a few drops of a scary hot sauce. OUCH X 4!
Toothpicks, chips, and pretzels will be available for spectators to test out these hot sauces & condiments if they want to.
Guest Celebrities: For "10-minute stretches" others will volunteer their time & tongues. They will sit with Dustin and the $1 donors (spinners) can choose who they want to eat the hot stuff. This should raise interest because not everyone know who Dustin is, but who doesn't want to put their boss or friends in the hot seat and make them suffer?!
Finding Guest Celebrities might be hard the first time around. However, if this was successful, I think there would be many more volunteers the next time around. I know a few people in my department that might volunteer. Also there are rumors of other hot-heads in the building.
Thanks for reading,
Dustin