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You’ll be inspired by this list of creative GlobalGiving fundraisers. From selling lemonade to gardening for good, they’re doing everything they can to help hurricane survivors.
1. This Austin restaurant is raising money with music and barbecue.
Despite recent damage from a fire, Austin barbecue restaurant Franklin’s Backyard BBQ rallied customers together at a local music venue to raise money for Hurricane Harvey survivors. Tickets sold for $30 a person.
2. She’s knitting for hurricane relief.
YouTuber Brooke Addams hosted a 24-hour live stream while knitting a whole sweater in a day. She hosted interviews with other crafters and helped raise $1060 for our Hurricane Irma Relief Fund.
3. Kids are selling lemonade for good.
Six-year-old Garrett and four-year-old Reid Stryker sold cups of lemonade for a dollar, but their customers were extra generous. With a match from their parents and father Ace’s employer Intel, the boys raised a total of $1,248 for our Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.