Some fun fundraising ideas to consider when it’s cold outside
1. Game night competition. Have a game night party with all kinds of board games and video games. Charge $2 per person to enter. The winner of the competition will have won the most games. They must win at more than one game and at least attempt all the games of the night. Offer a good prize.
2. Auction and talent show. Hold a talent show and charge an admission to see the show. Have special, choice, baked goods showcased in the room. Have bid cards at each displayed specialty dessert. Anyone can write a bid down at any time during the show. Whoever bids the highest for the dessert gets to purchase it and enjoy. The goodies up for bid should be practically gourmet quality or at least new and different. Set the minimum bid at the price it cost to make it (or buy it).
3. Tickets to stay home. This is basically a fundraising event that doesn’t occur. Send a pretty invitation to as many people as you want for a wonderful and creative event that you would hold if you could. Use your imagination. Describe an interesting event that the person would be invited to if you were holding it. Outline your cause and the need for a donation, and invite them to stay home in honor of the cause. If they send you a donation, send them a nice thank you card for not attending your fundraising event that never happened anyway.
4. Blind Auction. Have an event in which people bring wrapped gifts to the auction. Each gift can contain any nice usable gift to be auctioned off. People can weigh or examine the boxes to guess what the item might be before bidding. Big boxes may contain small presents and light gifts can be weighed down to make it harder to guess. Final bids are given and the items are sold before they are opened. Then, everyone opens what they won.
5. DVD Night. Show a DVD on a big screen television or a projector screen. There can be a theme to the night, a speaker and perhaps a discussion after the movie. Charge an admission for seating, popcorn (or a small bag of chips) and a drink (maybe about $5 or $6 per person for the show with a snack included). It’s just a fun night, and depending on the subject, people really get into the discussion, too.
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