Event fundraising
DAY-TO-DAY FUNDRAISING EVENTS MAKE MEMORABLE SOCIAL OCCASIONS AND PULL YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY TOGETHER
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CASE STUDY: OPEN-AIR THEATRE
‘Moor House School & College in Oxted, Surrey, offers specialist teaching, therapy and residential care to children and young people aged 7 to 19 who have severe and complex speech and language disabilities. A parent suggested we host a theatre
event at the school. After a chat with Oliver at Illyria, we agreed to hold an Touring theatre company Illyria is
now the country’s foremost theatrical interpreter of Roald Dahl’s work. On 15 July, we invited students, families, staff and residents from the local community to watch the heart-warming story of Danny, the Champion of the World. Two parents put together a planning committee with some members of the
fundraising team. This wasn’t an event for the faint-hearted, with many things to organise and consider in advance, from a Temporary Event Notice (TEN) and risk assessment to recruiting tickets. Many staff volunteered their time for marshalling and overseeing car parking and the evening ran smoothly. Once the date was set, we started
marketing. We advertised internally, through social media, and asked shops and businesses in the local area to permission, at other local events. As well as selling tickets on site,
we used Illyria’s online booking facility. This made purchasing tickets easy for parents and meant we didn’t have to
Tickets started at £10 and we offered early-bird and family discounts. On the day of the event, audience
members were invited to bring their a refreshments stall, organised and manned by members of the PTA, and offering Pimm’s, sweets and soft drinks. We sold 300 tickets and the event
raised £3,714.45 in total. It was a truly fantastic evening and the children were still giggling as they left to go home. We can’t wait to invite Illyria back
word of mouth will see ticket sales grow.’ Taricia Melbourne, Community House School & College, Oxted, Surrey
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IMAGE: ILLYRIA
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