A friend of mine was in a really bad motorcyle accident, and has no benefits and minimal insurance, we are throwing a big party to try to raise her and her husband some money. Does anyone have good ideas of sure ways to make money at the party. I am looking for some original things, not all the typical stuff that you see at stag and does??
Thanks in advance!!
2007-06-18 09:56:14 · 10 answers · asked by cheakymonkey7 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
There are so many ideas, it kind of depends on the crowd you anticipate. Food sells, such as baked goods for a bake sale or have a potluck and guests pay for a plate.
There are raffles. Ask local businesses for donations and have guests bid or buy tickets. Do a 50/50 raffle where the winner gets 50% of the cash and the rest goes to your friend.
A really great way to get money is to have a poker tournament where all or most of the pot goes to your friend.
Have a change bucket at the door to have guests empty their pockets.
The idea is to have a lot of ways for people to contribute and still get something for their money (food, entertainment etc). Make sure party goers are well informed of the situation. Have pictures of your friend and maybe a poster etc.
Good luck!!
2007-06-18 10:03:42 · answer #1 · answered by Arte Salon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any time alcohol is involve people tend to be a little more generous. Make it a spaghetti feed - cook all the pasta in advance and bag it up - you re-heat it by putting one batch at a time in a colander and dipping it in boiling water for 30 seconds. Silent auctions where people write their bid amount on a sheet of paper next to the item that has been donated. Auction off home made baked goods.
I once got a letter from a scout leader asking for a donation - no door prizes or auction items no time out of my day - just a donation. You know, sometimes it is worth $100 not to have to do anything. Good luck.
2007-06-18 10:09:16 · answer #2 · answered by justwondering 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where you live, but we have always raised the most money having a big yard sale. Everyone donates unwanted items. Can make it a party atmosphere with a food table (also donated) and music. Could even see if local businesses would donate items or even their parking lot for the day. Amazing what people will buy. Good luck and prayers for your friend's recovery.
2007-06-21 07:20:05 · answer #3 · answered by nanad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a silent auction
a live auction
get someone to donate a used car, gun or large tv for a raffle
At the benefit try to get some good music group to perform so lots of people attend. You can make money from the ensuing bakesale, dunking booth, raffles, auctions, etc. All you need is a good group of people to round up donations and encourage involvement from volunteers. My friends and I did something like this for our friend with MS last summer. We raised over $20,000. It was a lot for our small town to raise that much.
2007-06-18 10:14:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would rent some harmless carnival games like the spinning wheel w/ dice on it and host a small casino night. The house always wins just keep the limits down. I think this is legal as long as its for charity, my church does it at least. Just have people donate money at the door and give them chips or something and when they leave cash in their chips or if you have recieved any donations have a value for those so they can buy them.That way you are winner either way and people will have fun doing it.
2007-06-18 10:37:58 · answer #5 · answered by DE 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-20 09:45:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site has information on every possible fundraising idea:
http://www.fundraiserhelp.com
They don't sell anything, but they really have great advice on how to make more money with any type of fundraising event, product sale, raffle, yard sale, car wash, donation request, or fundraiser.
Try the fundraising event idea section:
http://www.fundraiserhelp.com/fundraising-event-ideas.htm
This one talks about all the extra ways you can raise money at your events.
http://www.fundraiserhelp.com/fundraising-event-tips.htm
2007-06-20 12:49:26 · answer #7 · answered by kcr4321 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our youth group just raise over $3000 with a garage sale. They asked everyone at church to donate anything they wanted to get rid of and we ended up with a gymnasium full of things to sell.
2007-06-18 20:18:40 · answer #8 · answered by menjake 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can have a silent aution. Have people donate things....art, spa packages, dates, baskets ect.
You can start the bid at how much u ar trying to make and them let the bidding war begin.
2007-06-18 10:04:55 · answer #9 · answered by nappyhdfatgrl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See if you can't find some ideas you could use here.
http://www.fundraising-ideas.org/DIY/
2007-06-18 16:06:16 · answer #10 · answered by Pat C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋