Awesome events for autumn
Our readers have shared some stonking success stories. Do you have some fun and fabulous fundraising tales to tell? Drop us an email!
Arts and crafts night
‘During the autumn term we like to run an arts and crafts night – indeed, the children request this as they relish any excuse to get creative (and messy!). This event is quite simple to
organise. We source materials throughout the year (taking advantage of special offers), and gain inspiration from websites such as Pinterest. Last year, we found some real bargains and spent around £30 in total. We charged £3.50 per child for a session lasting an hour and a half – the price included a drink and a ham or cheese roll. We had a good mix of
activities and set up “stations” with a volunteer on each one to give guidance and supervision. Activities ranged from experimenting with watercolours, colouring mandalas, painting tealight holders, and making puppets. Over 60 children attended, with a good number from each year group. The children were thrilled with what they made
30 AUTUMN 2017
pta.co.uk
and this simple fundraiser made went towards our playground project. The only advice I’d give to others is to ensure that you source the arts and crafts materials early so you can get good deals. Also, as always, the more volunteers the better – we found that the younger Sarah Hawes, Chair, Friends of Our Lady & St Michael RC Primary School, Abergavenny (170 pupils)
Boden shopping night
‘As a fan of Boden and Mini Boden I thought I would try holding a shopping party. Boden supplied five rails of clothes, mainly
from its womenswear and childrenswear collections. The rails were collapsible and the clothes came on hangers and in garment bags, so setting up took very little time. Boden provided samples in a variety of sizes to give people an idea of fit, fabric and colours. It also sent its two bestselling jeans and trousers styles in all sizes, as finding the right fit tends to be tricky. Orders were then placed using the school’s unique promotional code, which gave customers a 20% discount on the RRP. We received 25% commission on all new
customer orders and 5% for orders from repeat customers. (The commission has since changed to 20% for new customers and 10% for repeat customers.) Plenty of brochures were supplied and we used the school’s iPads for customers to place orders directly on Boden’s website. Boden supplied Facebook and email
invites so we needed someone who was happy to promote the event and be the lead person. This involved waiting for the courier and being in charge of looking after the clothes and packing them away correctly.’ The event ran from 7:30-9:30pm on a
Thursday evening. Boden gave us a £50 gift voucher which we used as a raffle prize. We had a licensed bar and sold a glass of prosecco and three raffle tickets for £5. We made £150 from this and £375 in Boden commissions. The only expenses were the TEN and drinks for the bar. Lisa Vose, PTA Co-Chair, St Anne’s Fulshaw CofE Primary, Wilmslow, Cheshire (126 pupils)
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60
