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Child & Family Services has been dedicated to its mission of strengthening and
improving the lives of women, children and families throughout Western New York
for more than 134 years. As the number of individuals in need of our services escalates,
so does our need for funding. In order to continue providing the 41+ programs we
offer to vulnerable individuals throughout the community, we need your help. By
hosting a “Casual Days for Kids” event, your school or business will help our organization
continue its mission of care and service throughout the region.
What is the “Casual Days for Kids” program?
“Casual Days for Kids” is a simple, enjoyable fundraising program that can be scheduled
by your school or business at any point throughout the year. Students, teachers
and employees are asked to make a recommended donation of a dollar or more to participate
in the scheduled “dress down” day. On the scheduled day, participants arrive wearing
their favorite casual clothing and are given a sticker to wear. Other options include
hosting a school color day, a pajama day, or any other theme day. Be creative! As
with all donations, 100% of the funds raised through this program will stay local
to directly benefit our neighbors in need throughout the Western New York area.
What else is involved?
Once your organization has decided to go “Casual for a Cause,” Child & Family
Services will provide a “Casual Days for Kids” kit which includes all the materials
you will need to make your event a success. This kit contains: promotional posters
announcing your scheduled event, participant stickers, and money collection envelopes.
The kit should be given to a contact person selected from within your organization.
This contact person will typically handle event responsibilities, including: displaying
the posters throughout the building, distributing participant stickers, distributing
and collecting the money collection envelopes, calculating total funds collected,
and presenting the donation check to Child & Family Services.
When and how can my school or business sign up?
As always, your organization may schedule a “Casual Days for Kids” event for any
day or days throughout the entire year. You may schedule as few or as many event
days as you would like to host. Some organizations choose to support us for a whole
month by scheduling event days on every Monday or Friday of a particular month.
If your school or business would like to participate, please call the Special Events
Coordinator at (716) 335-7234 to register, or click HERE
to download a participation form. You can return this form via email or fax.