Fundraising

Our main fundraiser is our annual raffle in December and we participate to festivals (like Festival International, Festival Acadiens et Creoles, ...) and special events take place every other year: Grant Street fundraiser, 2009 Alumni Launching,... ; additional funds have been donated by associations like CAFA, the Confederation of Acadian Families Association.

Our Fall Raffle is held around Thanksgiving, with the drawing held at the December meeting. Our raffle has three cash prizes each year, plus other door prizes that change every year. This is our main fundraiser, so we encourage everyone's participation. The December meeting is a party, with everyone encouraged to bring a dish to share. Several classes of French Immersion students perform holiday music.

The Band/Dance fundraiser works like this: Grant Street allows Les Amis to keep all proceeds from the admission charge one weekend evening during the spring. Les Amis members simply collect the cover charge from everyone who comes to hear the band that night.

Les Amis provides volunteers and children's craft and play activities: La Place des Enfants (Children Plaza) each year as fundraisers. It's a fun way to spend some time, listening to the music on stage, and helping the kids have fun making things. Volunteers are usually scheduled for approximately two-hour blocks of time.

We are developping a network of businesses interested in community patronage, if sponsoring our association and the education of our kids via Immersion Programs is something your company would be interested in; please contact us at info@lesamisdelimmersion.com. (our needs are not limited to financial donation, but cover a wide range of ressources related to Education and running a non-profit)