Denim Day Event Ideas | What are others doing for Lee National Denim Day?

Denim Day® Event Ideas

Ever wonder how to fundraise for Denim Day® in fun ways that get your team excited to participate? Here are some great ideas you might consider doing this year to raise money for those that will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.

If your team is mostly co-workers:

• Pass the Pants: Bring in an old pair of jeans and pass them around the office with a pink marker as a reminder to donate online. As employees donate, ask them to sign the jeans with a special message about why they hope to beat breast cancer. When the day is complete, save the jeans as a memento of the company’s commitment and write on them the total raised for Denim Day®!
• Pink Baking Contest: Encourage co-workers to bring in a batch of their favorite pink baked goods (pink icing goes a long way). Ask for a $5 donation from each employee who wants to help judge by tasting tasty entries!
• Denim & Pink Costume Contest: Ask employees to take their denim to the extreme, and award the wackiest denim and pink costumes free prizes.
• Pink Bag Lunch Day: Encourage employees to give up their lunch out for the day so they have an extra $5 to donate. To remind them to bring their lunch on Denim Day®, leave each employee a brown (or pink) lunch bag. You can also incentivize employees by catering lunch in and asking for a $5 donation per plate.
• Window Décor: If your company has a lot of window space, buy some pink poster board and write a Denim Day® message to the community to show your support.
• Denim Clothesline: Collect a few old pairs of jeans and hang them on a clothesline on the outside of your building to tell the community you are supporting Denim Day®. You can write a message in pink paint on the jeans to encourage others to join you.
• Honor Balloons: Fill pink balloons with helium and weigh them down to the floor of your company lobby or common area. Invite employees and company guests to donate $5 and write the name of someone they want to remember, honor or protect from breast cancer in the future.

If your team is a school or college:

• Pink Fashion Show (for the guys!): Encourage the males in your school or college to take a stand for breast cancer by serving as models in a pink fashion show, and ask guests to donate a $5 entry fee.
• Denim Dance: Make homecoming or another Friday night dance casual for a great cause. Instead of formal dresses, tell guests to wear their pink and denim and bring a $5 donation to help fight breast cancer, and crown the best pink and denim costume winners with free jeans.
• Pink Pancake Breakfast: With a small drop of red food dye, you can turn a regular breakfast into a pink pancake breakfast. Consider blueberry syrup or denim napkins for an extra touch. Ask guests to donate $10 for entry, or $5 if they are wearing denim.
• Friday Night Denim: If your football team is playing a home game on Denim Day®, ask everyone wearing denim to the game to donate an extra $5 for breast cancer research, and give them a pink pin for their contribution.
• Pink Lemonade Stand: No matter what age the students in your school, a pink lemonade stand is always fun! Ask for a donation for each cup and don’t forget to wear your jeans.
• Denim Date Dash: Host a party where single male and female guests donate $5 at the door and are given a unique denim pocket with only one match in the room.

If your team is friends and family:

• Pink Cocktail Party: Put on your favorite “going out” jeans for a night out with the girls, but play bartender in your own home. Serve pink cocktails for a $5 donation each.
• Pink Elephant Sale: Gather garage sale items and host a pink elephant sale. Donate the proceeds to Denim Day®.
• Denim Cookbook: Gather recipes from your friends and family, compile them in a denim-covered folder and offer to sell copies for a $5 donation each.
• Pink Manicure/Pedicure Party: Buy a variety of pink nail polishes and manicure supplies and invite friends over for a manicure/pedicure party for a $5 donation.
• Pass the Pockets: If your friends are spread out across the country, email them a denim pocket found on the Downloadable Resources Page and ask them to send it back to you by Denim Day® with a $5 donation and a message about their commitment to breast cancer. Then copy all of their messages and send them back to the group with a thank you note after donations have been collected.

What are others saying about their fundraising efforts for Lee National Denim Day®?

To help jump-start your Denim Day® planning, here's a glimpse of what people across the nation are doing to help raise money and make the day special: