My daughter is eleven years old and a level 9 gymnast. We are doing a golf tournament fundraiser and
are having a hard time finding silent auction and raffle items.
Anyone have any suggestions or ideas?
hit the pavement.....seriously, just stop in and talk with local businesses and see if they'd be willing to donate an item or gift card. We're doing a silent auction also and I've been hitting up anyone I can think of (hairstylists, grocery stores, restaurants, etc.)
One thing I've always thought was fun was having people make a basket of whatever for the silent auction. One school near us does that, like, someone will make a wine and cheese basket or someone will make a "spa" basket with lotions and bath stuff. Or gift certificates to dinner and a movie with popcorn and candy.
art, jewelry, museum memberships, 9 holes?
Some fun ideas can be found at www.ptotoday.com. Do a search on auction items. You have some great ideas for solicited donations already.
One of my favorites is the dessert auction. You can do it as a live auction or silent auction. Each family makes a dessert (one family made homemade Ding Dongs) for auction.
Baskets also work well. Come up with a few themes and each family can contribute something to the basket (thrift shops often have baskets). Examples are sports, garden, art, etc.
Good luck!
Gift certificates to spa's, hair salons, boutiques, shows, tickets to professional sports games, memorabilia, electronics, portrait studio packages,private chef's dinners cooked in person's home, restaurant certificates, timeshare weeks, donated services from chiropracter, accupuncturist, personal trainers, etc.
wine.. wine glasses... I was at a school auction and I just purchased a coffee/tea basket... yum had choclate coffee beans.. travel mugs.. loose leaf teas.. whole bean coffee... coffee cards. coffee mugs..
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