Win Big at Our School Fundraiser: Homemade Enter to Win Box Ideas & Prizes

[vhadley]

I'm doing a Fundraiser for the school at their Fall Festival this weekend, my question is should I also have an enter to win box? Is that still appropriate for a fundraiser? Any good ideas for making a homemade one not look homemade? Also, if you do this type of drawing, I assume they just fill out the door prize slips? What type of prize do you normally give out, something big like a Food Chopper, or smaller?

Thanks!
Vicky

 

[pchockeymom]

You could use a trifle bowl to put the door prize slips in. I usually do a $25 Gift Certificate (through me only) then call everyone. One person wins the gift certificate, everyone else wins my "consolation" prize of a free cooking show. Since it is a fundraiser, PC donates a woppingyuck $3 for every booking. I tell people I make it $10 (or $20 when I'm desperate for bookings) and I pay the remainder once the show is held. With the added benefit to the fundraiser, that may be an incentive for fence sitters to go ahead and book a show. Don't forget, catalog shows count too!

 

[Brenda.the.chef]

I have used my bamboo bowls (square or round), my trifle bowl and even my DCB to hold the complete drawing slips.I, too call every person that entered and offer a free cooking show if they book within the next 30 days.I've offered a bbq grill tray, a mini baker, etc. Usually it's something that I have an extra one of.I like the idea of a gift certificate...

 

[vhadley]

I found an awesome template for a Gift Certificate on here! I think I will put that in there and wrap up a Season's Best with some little stuff (pan scraper, twixit clips, tie-it's) do you think that would be ok? How about the prize box? Just wrap a shoe box with decorative paper? Would that look hideous? I'm so very nervous and I tend to over think things and I'm not creative so that makes it worse!

 

[vhadley]

I just re-read the posts and you both answered my question about the box, sorry I'm too nervous, LOL!