Charity Event Organization/Logistics

I have been reading this site for a while and now that my dreams are much closer to fruition I thought that I would post...

I want to give a little background information so that you more accurately see where I am coming from (skip this section if you want):

I am currently 21 and have owned my own business since I was 14. I have learned a lot over the past 7 years and through lots of mistakes, trial and error and a lot of work I had my business built up to where I could live comfortably in California. My immediate family did not have the resources to help with any of my projects and so it was slow going, being that almost all of the profits were reinvested in the company. My immediate family reconnected with extended family in Arkansas (where I live now) and with that stroke of LUCK (through a well established 'Uncle') I was able to get a line of credit to expand my business. The profits have gone up considerably and because of my 'Uncles' backing and knowledge I am able to expand into other things I didn't think were possible at my age (real estate development/investment banking). I know that I have a lot more opportunity through the luck of this connection than most and I would like to start giving back, I am a firm believer in "what goes around comes around".

This is just an idea that I am throwing out there to see what kind of response that I get.

I was thinking about starting an annual exotic car show in the Little Rock area with the gross revenues being given to charity. While it would be for a good cause (haven't thought far enough as to what that cause is), I also think that it would make for a good time. Through my Uncle's connections/generosity I am able to secure a location, possibly donated food/lodging (for out of town participants) and will be putting up my money to cover the other expenses (security etc.). What do you think about this, has anyone else run some fundraising events or the like? I figure this will take a LONG time to get figured out and organized and so I thought it would be a good time to start.

I do not currently own an exotic (I have a Jaguar XJR, 2 Miatas, and a POS VW GTI for commuting) although as soon as the house closes next month I will be picking up an SRT-10 or F355, as I cannot justify spending any more than that right now with as many projects as I have going on.

Thank you for any information! I hope to join Fchat as a "real" member shortly.

-Nathan

 

Running a charity event isn't much different than running any other event. It's just at the end of it, the surplus (which would otherwise be profit) goes to the charity instead of you or your company.

Once you pick the charity to benefit, contact them and they are usually able to help with donated food, door prizes, etc. They'll have a lot of experience and contacts and volunteers to help out.