The pasta dinner we have in the fall consists of our Scholastic Book Fair along with Fazoli's spaghetti dinner. We supply the soda and have parents bake brownies. We make $1.00 off each meal sold. Everything comes prepacked so all you do is hand it to them. As far as donations, you need to have a committee set up and have those members call on restaurants, supermarkets, department stores, radio stations, etc. It doesn't have to be in person, they can get out the phone book and make calls. I hope this was helpful.
I am hoping for ideas!! We are holding a Pasta Supper in the fall. In the past this supper was a break even event because all items were purchased so ticket sales just paid for the dinner. I want to make this night into a MAJOR money maker for the PTO but I want the feel to still be a family night.
I know that alot of you have learned how to get supplies for dinners like this donated. I would love to know how.
I also got the idea from another post (Shop 'til You Drop) to ask groups that we would usually send home as small fundraisers (Tupperware, Pampered Chef...any others??) to set up a sales table in the entry way and do their fundraiser in person. I would ask them to donate a raffle prize and then expect a portion of the sales to go to us. (we have gotten complaints about the number of fundraisers we send home during the year. We are trying to find ways to maximize the money we take in and decrease the number of fundraisers needed)
So during the night we would have the proceeds from the dinner (very resonably priced), the raffle and the fundraising tables.
I am new to all of this (Kindergarten mom) and need advice on how to solicite donations (by mass mailing, in person??) when to solicite, what to ask for...basically anything you can contribute would help me.
