need donations for my daughter's pre-school-merged threads

meg27

Hi there everyone this is my first ever post so not sure it's in the right place
Would anyone now where or how i might get some donations for my daughter's pre-school.
They are having an event on thursday the 9th of november to rais money to buy new school equipment ther are a registered charity so they rely soley on donations and i would love to help my daughter has been there since september and is going to be there for the next two years so i would really love to help.
If anyone has any ideas to help i would be so greatful:A

meg27

Hi there everyone this is my first ever post so not sure it's in the right place
Would anyone now where or how i might get some donations for my daughter's pre-school.
They are having an event on thursday the 9th of november to rais money to buy new school equipment ther are a registered charity so they rely soley on donations and i would love to help my daughter has been there since september and is going to be there for the next two years so i would really love to help.
If anyone has any ideas to help i would be so greatful:A

Arkad

How about getting the kids to do some paintings, then hold an art exhibition and auction them to the highest bidder. Contact local newspapers to publicise the event and try to get some prominent townsfolk such as a councillor or the mayor to come along. Target affluent philanthropists and make a packet.

Just an idea off the top of my head, not done it before myself but I think I might give it some thought for my youngest's nursey.

grandslamgirl

Hiya,
I think that the tesco sports for schools scheme is a great one. You can collect them yourself and also advertise for people without kids to donate them to your nursery/pre-school. If you do online Tesco shopping they invariably give you a big wadge of coupons whatever the amount you spend.

Edit - Also I have seen some posts on here asking for these

dragonllew

Wilkinsons donate any discontinued stock that doesn't sell at 75% off to chatity so if you have a local store would be well worth asking think you need to write to the manager I would imagine if you contacted other loal business you might get something.
What about getting people to make things to sell heres a great idea that i bet everyone would know someone they could buy this for and dead simple to make to and only costs a few pene to producewww.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=1087

Hizz

Try your local McDonalds, they are very good at supporting such events although it does cut against the Jamie Oliver school dinners methadology. Lobby the parents and major local employers.

jockettuk

meg27 wrote:

Hi there everyone this is my first ever post so not sure it's in the right place
Would anyone now where or how i might get some donations for my daughter's pre-school.
They are having an event on thursday the 9th of november to rais money to buy new school equipment ther are a registered charity so they rely soley on donations and i would love to help my daughter has been there since september and is going to be there for the next two years so i would really love to help.
If anyone has any ideas to help i would be so greatful:A

if you said were you were we might be able to push you in the right direction.. im just moved from a area were there was lots of places you could get donations from

meg27

hi thanks for your help so far i live in swindon in wilts

meg27

Thankyou all for your ideas keep them coming every little helps

furndire

Ask in the locally owned shops- the small shops will ofter support local groups if you ask them. They were the only ones I used to support, as I knew that the items would be helping locals.

mumof2boys_3

hi my sons pre school are also a registered charity ,one way they get donations are to hold a bring and buy sale every 6 months,any one who sells stuff gives 25% to the pre school and if you help out you donate 10% of your profits,its a reaaly good way of gettintg rid of stuff you dont need any more and helping out the school,both times the school have raised £250 which brought some much needed stuff