Plan Your Bar Route

Chances are, you'll be on foot during your entire charity bar crawl - so you need to be strategic in planning which bars to hit and which bars to skip.Choose a strip in town that has at least 12 bars within in a five mile radius. The point of a bar crawl is to go to as many bars as possible while still remaining on your feet. For a charity bar crawl, you should plan on going to between 7 and 10 bars.

Make a list of the bars you'd like to hit on your charity bar crawl and call each of them ahead of time. Let them know that you'll be bringing in a large group and ask if they are willing to give you any drink specials. Most bars will oblige by only charging happy hour prices or thowing in some free appetizers. Your generosity will be contageous!

In order to avoid your donation buckets getting misplaced, put them on the top of each bar and designate a responsible person to be in charge of the buckets. With permission from the bar manager, ask the band/DJ to make an announcement that donation buckets are on the bar for people to donate.

All-Day-Drinking Tips:

1.) Stick with beer. Do not, I repeat, do not take shots! If you consume one beer at each bar, you'll probably make it to the end of the bar crawl. Remember - this is not a drinking race so don't feel obligated to order a drink at every single bar. It's okay to order a soda or water at every other.

2.) Don't forget to eat! Bring some snacks, like pretzels, in your bag to munch on throughout the day. You should also plan for finger food to be served at a minimum of two bars to keep your do-gooding friends from becoming grumpy.

3.) Use the buddy system. Pair up with a good friend you trust. Make a deal that you will look after each other, give a warning when one of you has had too much and take a cab home together.