SUCCESS! PTA


How three PTAs ran fantastic fundraisers


‘Our restaurant raffl e gave the parents a well-deserved night out’


After organising several raffl es for the children, we thought it was high time the grown-ups had a turn. Inspired by Brighton’s quirky eateries, we decided to treat them to a restaurant raffl e. From a swanky champagne brunch to a mouth-watering Greek feast, our selection of prizes defi nitely catered to their tastes. Local company Restaurants


Brighton (restaurantsbrighton. co.uk), which promotes local restaurants and bars, agreed to sponsor our raffl e. They donated a £100 voucher as the main prize, funded all the posters and paid for the tickets, which we ordered from Eco Raffl e Tickets (ecoraffl etickets.co. uk). They also agreed to feature our raffl e in their newsletter, encouraging other companies to donate prizes too. Over the summer, I contacted other


potential donors and secured some real treats: fi ne-dining restaurant The Ivy offered us a meal for two; popular Sussex-based coffee roastery


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Trading Post donated a six-month coffee subscription and several Brighton pubs offered Sunday roasts. Altogether we collected 20 prizes. After a challenging year, parents


were happy that eating out was back on the menu and needed little encouragement to get involved. Feeling confi dent in the quality of our prizes, we decided to sell tickets to the public, so for two weeks we sold tickets outside the school gates. We took payments in cash, electronically


and through PayPal. The children helped too, each taking home a book of tickets to sell to their parents. Our hard work had paid off when we counted nearly £1,800 in ticket sales. Some of the money went towards a


virtual West End Aladdin experience, where pupils enjoyed a musical in their classroom. We were pleased we’d done something fun for the parents which had, in turn, given the children some end-of-term excitement. Becs Kent, PTA chair, Elm Grove Primary School, Brighton, East Sussex (420 pupils)


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