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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 294601" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Sunscreen too. It's a must here in Australia. Also, hats. You might be able to get some sort of hat donated, or even cardboard visors that pack flat and maybe promote some company or other, which you can assemble yourself and sell cheaply as a fundraiser. if they're donated (esp if promoting the name of the sponsor) then all the money you make is gravy.</p><p></p><p>Tug of war is good. Face painting - practice first and get helpers.</p><p></p><p>Other ideas - sack race. Orange race where you place oranges out in a line with a bucket at one end. The player has to pick up the oranges and put them in the bucket one at a time, then race to the finish line.</p><p></p><p>If you do the egg and spoon race, hardboil the eggs first. And no holding the egg onto the spoon, it's got to be done one-handed!</p><p></p><p>In our village the big fundraiser is the art show. Only locals may enter and all art entered has to also be for sale. The organisers charge a fee to each exhibitor and also charge 10&#37; commission for all sales. It's amazing what you can find. We also charge admission for people to come and see the artwork, when we can put it in a hall.</p><p></p><p>Another idea to help - also a good drawcard: invite people to set up stalls to sell stuff. Charge a stall fee, make sure they carry their own insurance unless your organisation's insurance will cover this sort of event (in which case you can charge a slightly higher stall fee). People come to a fair and love it, which means you have more people there anyway to pay to join in whatever games you have going. Get prizes donated, make sure sponsors' names are well publicised (do a big sign with all the sponsors names on it and keep announcing things like, "This sack race is courtesy of...")</p><p></p><p>We get local dance schools, school bands etc coming to perform (which brings the kids plus their parents, so all you need to do is give them something to stay for afterwards). </p><p></p><p>It all snowballs into a fun event which brings people in, provides for a variety of tastes and interests and keps them entertained, fed, occupied and enjoying themselves while they spend money.</p><p></p><p>The important thing to remember - don't ask people to give money without getting something in return.</p><p></p><p>So sponsors need the promise of publicity plus they need feedback on how well it went for them. Members of the public need a product to enjoy for their donation. PLus people need to be fed and need access to toilets. You need rubbish collection points and if you can set it up for recycling, then you could collect all drink cans and sell them afterwards to a recycling centre - every bit counts.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 294601, member: 1991"] Sunscreen too. It's a must here in Australia. Also, hats. You might be able to get some sort of hat donated, or even cardboard visors that pack flat and maybe promote some company or other, which you can assemble yourself and sell cheaply as a fundraiser. if they're donated (esp if promoting the name of the sponsor) then all the money you make is gravy. Tug of war is good. Face painting - practice first and get helpers. Other ideas - sack race. Orange race where you place oranges out in a line with a bucket at one end. The player has to pick up the oranges and put them in the bucket one at a time, then race to the finish line. If you do the egg and spoon race, hardboil the eggs first. And no holding the egg onto the spoon, it's got to be done one-handed! In our village the big fundraiser is the art show. Only locals may enter and all art entered has to also be for sale. The organisers charge a fee to each exhibitor and also charge 10% commission for all sales. It's amazing what you can find. We also charge admission for people to come and see the artwork, when we can put it in a hall. Another idea to help - also a good drawcard: invite people to set up stalls to sell stuff. Charge a stall fee, make sure they carry their own insurance unless your organisation's insurance will cover this sort of event (in which case you can charge a slightly higher stall fee). People come to a fair and love it, which means you have more people there anyway to pay to join in whatever games you have going. Get prizes donated, make sure sponsors' names are well publicised (do a big sign with all the sponsors names on it and keep announcing things like, "This sack race is courtesy of...") We get local dance schools, school bands etc coming to perform (which brings the kids plus their parents, so all you need to do is give them something to stay for afterwards). It all snowballs into a fun event which brings people in, provides for a variety of tastes and interests and keps them entertained, fed, occupied and enjoying themselves while they spend money. The important thing to remember - don't ask people to give money without getting something in return. So sponsors need the promise of publicity plus they need feedback on how well it went for them. Members of the public need a product to enjoy for their donation. PLus people need to be fed and need access to toilets. You need rubbish collection points and if you can set it up for recycling, then you could collect all drink cans and sell them afterwards to a recycling centre - every bit counts. Marg [/QUOTE]
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