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Adrianna Noton
Often times, families find themselves in a difficult situation, due to an unforeseen event. Such events could be an illness in the family, or even natural disasters such as tornadoes or even fires that destroy the house. This can leave any family devastated, and in trouble, if there is no money. If you, or someone you care about is going through this, then you can have a fundraiser, in order to help out. These are things you will need in order to get started with one. First you must plan and get organized with the people who will be helping with this event. Depending on the size of the event, you will need a lot of volunteers, in order to have the event running smoothly. When you get people to help you, be sure you have duties assigned to each. This will allow you to know who is doing what during the event. Another thing to plan is the type of event it will be. There are different types of events that you can have. Some ideas is selling plates of food for a set date and time. This event will have you selling tickets, days and weeks before the event. Then the day of the event people can come pick up their plate. Other type of ideas is hosting some sort of party, with rides and games for the community to enjoy. The location is another thing you need to plan for. If you are anticipating a lot of people to come to the event you want a large open space. This will give plenty of room for the games and the rides to be set up. It will also want space, so that the people who show up have space to walk around freely without feeling too crowded. Next thing you have to focus on, is the price of admission or the price per each plate you are selling. When choosing a price, you have to keep the overall goal of this event. You are trying to raise enough money for a cause, so you want to set a price that will help you reach that goal. At the same time you do not want to set a high price, that will turn people away. If you are setting up an event with games and rides, you will also have to provide food. This will help you gather a larger crowd. Whenever possible, you can also invite local artist to perform for this event. This can be the source of the entertainment. Some artist are willing to donate part of their time to help out a good cause. At the same time, this also helps them get more recognition. Once you have the volunteers, location, and event planned out, then you can start advertising, This will be needed in order to let the public know about it. You can post the ad in the local newspaper or pass out fliers in well visited areas of the community. In the ad, be sure to list the event name, location and time. Most importantly, it should also list the reason of the event, in order to get people to show up. A fundraiser is a great way to have the community come together and help a good cause. Therefore, if a family member or someone you know, is going through a difficult situation, then you can also help out. These are just some ways, to get a charity event started, in order to help.
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