Village fundraising ideas
Discussion
Hi all,
My wife is part of a small group in our village who raise money and organise stuff for children like the easter egg hunt, Halloween trail, duck race, and most costly, the purchase and maintenance of equipment in the play park area. They get money from the council on occasion, and have a decent bank balance, but at the moment they need a couple of thousand more so they can go ahead with the buying and installation of some large pieces new of play equipment.
So, any ideas on what works to raise money?
They have tried a raffle with average results, and small posters in the pubs and shop have pretty much gone unnoticed.
Any suggestions welcome, although this being PH, that may result in some ‘unorthodox’ ideas
My wife is part of a small group in our village who raise money and organise stuff for children like the easter egg hunt, Halloween trail, duck race, and most costly, the purchase and maintenance of equipment in the play park area. They get money from the council on occasion, and have a decent bank balance, but at the moment they need a couple of thousand more so they can go ahead with the buying and installation of some large pieces new of play equipment.
So, any ideas on what works to raise money?
They have tried a raffle with average results, and small posters in the pubs and shop have pretty much gone unnoticed.
Any suggestions welcome, although this being PH, that may result in some ‘unorthodox’ ideas
Roman Rhodes said:
OnlyFans? 
I’m not sure man… I was mocked by a couple of people on the ‘Rolex’ thread for having hairy arms, and I’m worried the ‘Magnum P.I look’ might not be a big seller!Roman Rhodes said:
Having an event that sells stuff always seems to work well. Burgers, pig roast, ice cream van, face painting etc.
I shall put that one to the group! Thanks Being sensible - boring i know - but why not have a fancy dress murder mystery evening?
You only need some willing particpants to play thevillainous scumbags potential perpetrators and a willing victim, charge locals whatever is a sensible price to solve the murder
Or how about a geocaching style treasure hunt, with a big of ingenuity you could create a fun event
Or, get the local kids involved in a big rubbish clear up, the most collected wins and they could get sponsorship of some sort
You only need some willing particpants to play the
Or how about a geocaching style treasure hunt, with a big of ingenuity you could create a fun event
Or, get the local kids involved in a big rubbish clear up, the most collected wins and they could get sponsorship of some sort
gotoPzero said:
Negotiate a discount on the play equipment. It's almost always very over priced and margins are high. That's what I would do.
I've just sold my play equipment company.If you're thinking about wooden play equipment, it's not difficult to build for anyone who's handy with a saw and drill. A bit of work, but it could be a collaborative effort from the villagers.
Please let me know if you need any advice, should you go down this route.
Daughter in law does this in her village, other week they had a "Social event"
Tea and Coffee
Burgers and Hotdogs
Toys out for the kids
Was only on for afew hours but was well received and made some money too.
Our local village hall on the last bank holiday did a duck race £2 a duck, then after that we had a pub quiz £5 to enter and if you won you got £50. But the winners gave it back in this instance and to finish off the evening we ve got a local singer in the village that performed for free.
It was to raise money for the local football team.
Tea and Coffee
Burgers and Hotdogs
Toys out for the kids
Was only on for afew hours but was well received and made some money too.
Our local village hall on the last bank holiday did a duck race £2 a duck, then after that we had a pub quiz £5 to enter and if you won you got £50. But the winners gave it back in this instance and to finish off the evening we ve got a local singer in the village that performed for free.
It was to raise money for the local football team.
Two of the most profitable village fundraising events I've been involved with:
Dog Show: Arena set up with side stalls - think 'mini-crufts' but with more humour. Tie this in with other displays - particularly local kids dance groups; they all bring their parents and grand parents along so more to spend money on the stalls!
Dinner/Dance: We had a local band and all mucked in on the catering. Key on this was that we got a temporary booze licence and set up a pay bar. Good the booze wholesale and made a lot of money.
Dog Show: Arena set up with side stalls - think 'mini-crufts' but with more humour. Tie this in with other displays - particularly local kids dance groups; they all bring their parents and grand parents along so more to spend money on the stalls!
Dinner/Dance: We had a local band and all mucked in on the catering. Key on this was that we got a temporary booze licence and set up a pay bar. Good the booze wholesale and made a lot of money.
Our best fundraisers have been.
1. An auction. Everyone donated unwanted junk and their neighbours bought it. It cleared out a few attics, spare rooms etc and moved on to other people.
2. A banquet. Everyone donated a few ingredients or a course and all attendees paid the going rate for a decent meal.
3. Monthly "pub night" in the village hall. Sale or return from the local supermarket for drink, and everyone pays pub prices on the night. It helps that our nearest pub shut down and we've got a longish drive to the next one.
1. An auction. Everyone donated unwanted junk and their neighbours bought it. It cleared out a few attics, spare rooms etc and moved on to other people.
2. A banquet. Everyone donated a few ingredients or a course and all attendees paid the going rate for a decent meal.
3. Monthly "pub night" in the village hall. Sale or return from the local supermarket for drink, and everyone pays pub prices on the night. It helps that our nearest pub shut down and we've got a longish drive to the next one.
For a village fete type affair.
'Her Behind' - competition with entry fee, needs multiple entrants and multiple volunteer non competing participants.
The entrant is asked to wear a blindfold and is seated. A woman from the village walks up from behind and simply says, 'Hello entrant number xx, my name is ____ and I've lived in the village for _ years'
The entrant has to guess what dress size the participant takes, just from the voice alone.
If the entrant is correct, they go into the next round, and the above is repeated with another woman, a new participant.
If they get it wrong, they're out of the competition. The competition repeats through several rounds until a winner is finalised. In the event of a draw the prize money is split and participants get to find out of they have a fat or thin voice.
(it's the lounge OP, it seemed funny when I thought if it, that's all I can say)
'Her Behind' - competition with entry fee, needs multiple entrants and multiple volunteer non competing participants.
The entrant is asked to wear a blindfold and is seated. A woman from the village walks up from behind and simply says, 'Hello entrant number xx, my name is ____ and I've lived in the village for _ years'
The entrant has to guess what dress size the participant takes, just from the voice alone.
If the entrant is correct, they go into the next round, and the above is repeated with another woman, a new participant.
If they get it wrong, they're out of the competition. The competition repeats through several rounds until a winner is finalised. In the event of a draw the prize money is split and participants get to find out of they have a fat or thin voice.
(it's the lounge OP, it seemed funny when I thought if it, that's all I can say)
"Her behind" had a different meaning at our village fete in the 1980s as "Their behind".
A lady or man - in those days there were only two types of people, would sit their naked posterior through a wooden frame (sort of a figure of eight shape hole to bring out the curves). People would pay to guess whose posterior it was through close-no-touch examination. 50% of fees paid went to whomever guessed the posterior owner correctly. "Mum? Dad?" always raised a laugh as the answer, especially when inevitably it was correct!
I suspect in this day of mobile 'phones, identifiable tattoos and Carry-On films no longer being funny this might not be a go-er any more but was one of the highest earners at the village fete. I had also until thinking about this forgotten how hairy the 1980s were.
Nude, tastefully covered up sports teams / hens with guns / guys with guns calendars always sold well as well, though it did seem to be the same few people getting their kit off each year.
Drinks tombola was always second highest earner.
A lady or man - in those days there were only two types of people, would sit their naked posterior through a wooden frame (sort of a figure of eight shape hole to bring out the curves). People would pay to guess whose posterior it was through close-no-touch examination. 50% of fees paid went to whomever guessed the posterior owner correctly. "Mum? Dad?" always raised a laugh as the answer, especially when inevitably it was correct!
I suspect in this day of mobile 'phones, identifiable tattoos and Carry-On films no longer being funny this might not be a go-er any more but was one of the highest earners at the village fete. I had also until thinking about this forgotten how hairy the 1980s were.
Nude, tastefully covered up sports teams / hens with guns / guys with guns calendars always sold well as well, though it did seem to be the same few people getting their kit off each year.
Drinks tombola was always second highest earner.
Evanivitch said:
Apply for grants. There are loads out there from local development, industrial compensation, etc etc. It's a skilled job just to know how to access them, but use local news articles.
We find virtual horse racing works for our community.
Thanks!We find virtual horse racing works for our community.
Yes, the grants and funding thing is an important part of all this sort of stuff, and the group often get given money from the council which has been collected from housing developers via Section 106 etc, and it has been a several thousand over the last few years. But, what they don't do, as far as I know, is actively apply for things. I believe that side will need looked into a bit more and you have prompted me to do so.
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