Christmas Miracle Benefit
| First Name | Emilie |
| Last Name | Desveaux-Starratt |
| kstarratt@ns.sympatico.ca | |
| Club Name | Kinette Club of Kentville & District |
| District # | 7 |
| Number of Members | 10 or less |
| Community Size | Small community (less than 20,000) |
| Community Type | Rural |
| Project Name | Christmas Miracle Benefit |
| Type of Project (check all that apply) | Other |
| If other, please describe | An afternoon Benefit, Freewill Offering at the door |
| Was this project a fundraiser? | Yes |
| Description of project | We had an afternoon of volunteer local entertainers, Freewill Offering at the door, Historical venue (no charge, donated), throughout afternoon we also had: sold 50/50 Tickets, Sold Tickets on 2 separate Raffles for Gift Baskets, Sold Door Prize Tickets (Had over 100 door prizes), Had a live Auction for 8 higher priced items, Had 3 "Horse Races" during the afternoon (Tabletop race race with people betting on the winning horse and all winners sharing 50% of the bets and the benefit getting the other 50%. There are 20 horses in the race and we get local businesses to sponsor the horses for $ 50.00 per horse, possibly raising $ 1000 in horse race sponsorship alone!) For 2 hours during the afternoon, we had Face Painting and a Sucker Pull for the kids and Santa stopped by at 2:00 pm. We also had a small canteen. |
| Service Hours | 51-100 |
| Did you leverage this project as a way to recruit new members? | No |
| If you answered yes to the question above, please explain: | |
| How was this project promoted in your community? | Posters, local newspaper, local radio stations, radio station "Community Cruiser" stopped by and promoted event live. Free advertising in Community Events section of: Provincial Newspaper, CBC online, CTV Morning Live, Kijiji Events, Coffee News Newsletter, etc... |
| What were some challenges you faced with this project, and how could your project be improved? | We are a small club of 6 members and we needed help from some of our Honorary Members to pull off such a large project. Unfortunately, half of our members do not feel comfortable canvassing businesses for prizes, so this fell on the shoulders of 3 members to contact close to 100 businesses! This could be improved by having more members willing to contact businesses for donations. |
| What was the approximate budget for this project? | Less than $1,000 |
| If the project was a fundraiser, what were the sources of revenue for this project? | Freewill offering at the door $ 228 Raffles $ 274 50/50 Draw $ 171 Auction Proceeds $ 765 Door Prize Ticket Sales $ 499 Canteen Profit $ 290 Face Painting $ 23 Sucker Pull $ 35 Horse Race "Bets" $ 135 Horse Race Sponsorship $ 850 |
| If this was a fundraiser, how much money was raised (minus expenses)? | $1,000-$5000 |
| What were the expenses for this project? | Photocopying, posters, Canteen Expenses, Thank You Cards, Candy Canes, etc.. Total Expenses $ 215 |
| Is there anything else you would like to share that would assist another club in duplicating this project in their community? |