Ideas for fundraising at our School Ball

bushcaro

Hi - any other ideas to run at our Ball in May - apart from a raffle/auction.

Thanks

Fen1

You could get a photographer in to do nice pictures of groups/couples. Each sitter pays for their photo?

bushcaro

Thanks - we have asked a photographer ..have heard of other things like Heads/Tails and tree of promises and chocolate coin game but do not know what these are. Also spin a bottle - not sure how that works

MommaCC

How about a human fruit machine.

3 people line up with a bag of fruit each, when the "player" hands over their cash each of the 3 pull out a fruit if they all match they will a prize.

moo2moo

You can hire roulette wheels and add a casino theme.

Heads and tails is v. striaghtforward. Everyone stands up and places their hands either on thier head (heads) or their bum (tails). Compere tosses a coin. If its heads then the heads remain standing and the tails sit down. Repeat until theres only 1 person left standing. The winner.

If you can get a golf club to donate a round of golf you can usually auction that for £100- £150 depending on the venue. Meals at local restaurants also go for £40.

scrooge678

If you have a flat uncarpeted floor, try the "bowl for a bottle" game: you need a clear "track" a few metres long and a case of inexpensive wine (preferably donated). Place a "target" in the form of a SMALL flat card at the end. Bowlers bowl one-pound coins and win a bottle if their coin lands on the card. Practise beforehand to work out what distance you need in order to make it difficult but not impossible, so people will want to try. We made a load of money from this at an event.

mountainofdebt

I've looked into hiring a roulette wheel for a dinner/dance that I am organising and have also been at one where there was one.

Legal tender is used to buy 'funny' money which is then used to gamble with and the idea is that the person with the most funny money at the end of the evening is the winner and sometimes the company supplying the tables will also supply a bottle of bubby as the prize.

It is good fun but I was put off becasue of the cost - nearly £400.

moo2moo

DIY casino hire works out much cheaper. The company we use charge £125 for the basic pack and £175 for the deluxe pack if we collect and return everything.