We offer personalized Yartzeit candles for Yom Kippur and Yom Hashoah. At $10 for one, $18 for two and $5 each additional, it's a very affordable way to memorialize loved ones. It's also in full view and lit when people arrive, so it gets a lot of attention. Because people sponsor candles rather than buying them, very few ask to take them home, so they are reused aver and over, making it an even better fund raiser.
The program is very affordable to get off the ground. Each personalized memorial costs less than $1 to produce. A cost breakdown is attached. Once we have made the investment, after each display the personalized labels are removed, the votive glass wiped down with alcohol to remove adhesive residue and it's ready to use again. After the initial outlay, new labels cost about .06 each to produce. The batteries last up to 100 hours. Ours have been used for 3 Yom Kippur cycles (over 27 hours each time) and 2 Yom Hashoah programs and we have not had to replace any yet. They cost less than .25 each to replace.
We allow one honoree per candle, but each can be honored by more than one person on a candle.
The label says "In Loving Memory of", then the name of the honoree, then "Honored by" and then the names of those honoring his/her memory. Temple Sinai Men's Club Logo is at the bottom.