Ghana Fundraising Ideas?

As I walked to the tanning salon this afternoon, I had so many ideas about fund-raising for the orphanage. My biggest concern is that I wouldn't be able to pull it off. I think we might need a well, which is something that I know that people would be willing to help with. Everyone deserves safe drinking water! I know that I alone can not raise the ten grand that would be needed to dig a well (that's just a number I think we all associate with digging a well, so it's what I chose), but I could make a big dint right? Because I am pretty much the only one I know in this area (there is Bill in Vernon, I could maybe rope him into helping me - most of the main fundraisers are in the States or Europe). I think I am afraid of asking people for help. I am sure a lot of people would help me with this, but I guess the first problem is I don't know where to turn to! Or how to go about a 'big' thing! Please help me! Encourage me, give me ideas and ways about them! And then, please help me when I need help if I get an event on the go!

Thoughts so far:

• bake sale – maybe at a craft fair next season (I won't be here for this season) or the farmers' market?

• sell calendars of the children (I could make them at Walmart for 18 bucks a piece...) (for 2012?)

• sell t-shirts or coffee mugs with the orphanage logo on them?

• raffle a blanket or something with photos of the children (Walmart does these, but they are like $90 bucks!)

  • would I need a lotto license?

• garage sale (what about my cancer fundraisers?)

• If I had a store that would support my efforts, they could promote the items I am selling or raffling – could also have the scrapbooks there

  • Stores I think MIGHT help

    • Africa Cafe

    • Taste buds

    • Other small restaurants? It is hard to do corporate since I am essentially a nobody!

    • Where else?

• have stuff 'mass' made at another non-Walmart location? Where? Anyone have any 'connections'?

• Andrea has an E-bay account set up – I could do similar where we sell the things? Is that worth it?

• Part of Black History month?

• A booth at CNC's Gala dinner?

• YIKES! Multiple presentations around town?

  • I could probably convince Foothills Elementary (since I am there every week) to help collect pennies or something from the students if I did a presentation for them about the kids and the lack of safe drinking water – is that cheating? Getting the children involved?

• Do an evening fundraiser – maybe can get a band to help out for entertainment? But what else would we do?

• Is there something I am good at making that I could sell? I knit but not very fast! I can't currently think of anything else!

So, as you can see, I have lots of half thought out ideas, but I am not sure how much I can pull off!!! HELP ME! Please?