Ceilidh
Posted by Rebecca Lynch on Sunday, July 31, 2011
Under: Bigger Fundraisers
The Ceilidh was my main fundraiser, raising more than 1/4 of my funds. It took the most planning and cost to the most to do out of all the fundraisers, but it was definetly my favourite of my fundraisers!
With this fundraiser I had alot of help from my mum and dad to ensure everything that needed to be done was done. We started by getting the village hall and the ceilidh band booked, giving us a date to aim for. I then designed posters which were put up around my village in the local shops, chemist, butchers and post office, as well as in my schools coffee lounge.
Posters and Tickets
I designed and printed tickets for the night, which included information about where and when the Ceilidh was taking place, and what else was happening on the night. I printed 50 tickets to start with, printing more as I needed them. The tickets were split up between myself, my mum and my dad, each of us selling them to different groups of fiends and contacts. My dad gave a group of tickets to his work collegues and one of his Rugby Club contacts, who organised a group from the club, my mum gave a group of tickets to one of her friends who organised a group of people from her work, a sold tickets to my college class and a group of friends at school. One person phoned from seeing the posters and took a bunch of tickets for her friends and family also. In total, we sold about 120 tickets at £10 each for adults, and £5 for children.
Drinks
We planned to have a bar at the Ceilidh. One of my dad's friends did this for me, as it was easier for him to get the license as he already owns a pub. He supplied his own drinks and staff for the night, and then donated a sum of the profits towards my funds.
Food
For food, me and my mum made trays of sandwiches, put out big bowls of crisps and pklates of buiscuits. My mum made a big cake which we cut up into little peices, and our neighbour bought and donated a big cake from Costco, which was very popular on the night. A few other friends made up trays of sandwiches and took them along on the night. Half way through the Ceilidh, we had a break and just let every one help themselves.
Roll the Pound towards the Bottle
After the food, whilst the band had their break, we set up a couple of games of "Roll the pound towards the Bottle". We had one bottle of whisky and one of Vodka. The aim of the game is the roll the pound and try and hit the bottle. If nobody hits the bottle, the person who gets their pound the closest wins. The bottles were placed a certain distance from a line, and people took turns to roll their pound towards the bottle. each pound they rolled went towards the funds for the night. This game got very competitive, especially between the rugby group!
Raffle
I also held a raffle on the night, which was made up through donations and gifts aswell as a few things which my mum bought in christmas sales and donated to the raffles. Buying in christmas sales means you get really nice gift sets for a fraction of the price they were worth. some people took bottles of wine along on th night for the raffle, and others gave me christmas presents which could not be used to put in. I recieved a donation of 3 large hampers from the cleaner at my dad's work, which became some of the top prizes. To help fill ouut the raffle prizes, I sent letters to local businesses asking for donations. I recieved vouchers from my local butcher, a meal for two from my local restuarant (which I ued to work at) , a donation of a bottle of wine from Morrisons and a Hamper from Mitchels's Dairy. On the night my brother was sent around the tables, as everyone came through the doors, selling raffle tickets at £1 a strip. We had 4 different coloured books, so people tended to buy a strip from each book so they had one of each colour.
The night went really well, and everyone had a fantastic time. The Ceilidh rose £1195 on the night, and was a great success. Every single person had at least one dance during the night, even the ones who really didn't want to! Ceilidh nights are an extremly successful night out which everyone enjoys. Even if your not a dancer (like me) you will still have fun with a sociable night, and the games and music get everyone going. I don't do dancing, but I did every dance on the night, your not expected to be able to do the dances, your just expected to have fun!
With this fundraiser I had alot of help from my mum and dad to ensure everything that needed to be done was done. We started by getting the village hall and the ceilidh band booked, giving us a date to aim for. I then designed posters which were put up around my village in the local shops, chemist, butchers and post office, as well as in my schools coffee lounge.
Posters and Tickets
I designed and printed tickets for the night, which included information about where and when the Ceilidh was taking place, and what else was happening on the night. I printed 50 tickets to start with, printing more as I needed them. The tickets were split up between myself, my mum and my dad, each of us selling them to different groups of fiends and contacts. My dad gave a group of tickets to his work collegues and one of his Rugby Club contacts, who organised a group from the club, my mum gave a group of tickets to one of her friends who organised a group of people from her work, a sold tickets to my college class and a group of friends at school. One person phoned from seeing the posters and took a bunch of tickets for her friends and family also. In total, we sold about 120 tickets at £10 each for adults, and £5 for children.
Drinks
We planned to have a bar at the Ceilidh. One of my dad's friends did this for me, as it was easier for him to get the license as he already owns a pub. He supplied his own drinks and staff for the night, and then donated a sum of the profits towards my funds.
Food
For food, me and my mum made trays of sandwiches, put out big bowls of crisps and pklates of buiscuits. My mum made a big cake which we cut up into little peices, and our neighbour bought and donated a big cake from Costco, which was very popular on the night. A few other friends made up trays of sandwiches and took them along on the night. Half way through the Ceilidh, we had a break and just let every one help themselves.
Roll the Pound towards the Bottle
After the food, whilst the band had their break, we set up a couple of games of "Roll the pound towards the Bottle". We had one bottle of whisky and one of Vodka. The aim of the game is the roll the pound and try and hit the bottle. If nobody hits the bottle, the person who gets their pound the closest wins. The bottles were placed a certain distance from a line, and people took turns to roll their pound towards the bottle. each pound they rolled went towards the funds for the night. This game got very competitive, especially between the rugby group!
Raffle
I also held a raffle on the night, which was made up through donations and gifts aswell as a few things which my mum bought in christmas sales and donated to the raffles. Buying in christmas sales means you get really nice gift sets for a fraction of the price they were worth. some people took bottles of wine along on th night for the raffle, and others gave me christmas presents which could not be used to put in. I recieved a donation of 3 large hampers from the cleaner at my dad's work, which became some of the top prizes. To help fill ouut the raffle prizes, I sent letters to local businesses asking for donations. I recieved vouchers from my local butcher, a meal for two from my local restuarant (which I ued to work at) , a donation of a bottle of wine from Morrisons and a Hamper from Mitchels's Dairy. On the night my brother was sent around the tables, as everyone came through the doors, selling raffle tickets at £1 a strip. We had 4 different coloured books, so people tended to buy a strip from each book so they had one of each colour.
The night went really well, and everyone had a fantastic time. The Ceilidh rose £1195 on the night, and was a great success. Every single person had at least one dance during the night, even the ones who really didn't want to! Ceilidh nights are an extremly successful night out which everyone enjoys. Even if your not a dancer (like me) you will still have fun with a sociable night, and the games and music get everyone going. I don't do dancing, but I did every dance on the night, your not expected to be able to do the dances, your just expected to have fun!
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