Brew for a Crew Raffle
| First Name | Cheryl |
| Last Name | Brydges |
| londonbrydges@yahoo.ca | |
| Club Name | Kinette Club of London |
| District # | 1 |
| Number of Members | 11-25 |
| Community Size | Large community or metropolis (100,000+) |
| Community Type | Urban |
| Project Name | Brew for a Crew Raffle |
| Type of Project (check all that apply) | Other |
| If other, please describe | raise funds for HREF |
| Was this project a fundraiser? | Yes |
| Description of project | -took maybe 10 hours to organize -had an outline from previous year's event -no sponsors -community benefited by education of HREF bursary, who Kin Canada is and what we do, helped increase the number of bursaries awarded |
| Service Hours | 1-20 |
| Did you leverage this project as a way to recruit new members? | Unsure |
| If you answered yes to the question above, please explain: | -this depended upon who was buying a ticket -always shared the background knowledge of how this bursary was started |
| How was this project promoted in your community? | -local paper; reader to reader section- free -social media -word of mouth |
| What were some challenges you faced with this project, and how could your project be improved? | -finding a new group of public to sell to -members sold most tickets at Kin events -obtaining a public business front to sell tickets was a challenge. Most did not want you selling anything at their door- have costumers spend money inside Always stated charity to benefit 1st. -often these business did not reply - current club members do not have children participating in local sports- I.E. so they could possiblely sell tickets at an area while their child played hockey |
| 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? | -raffle tickets were sold $10 each for prizes: $1200 plus 4 x $100 awarded -500 tickets printed |
| If this was a fundraiser, how much money was raised (minus expenses)? | Not Applicable |
| What were the expenses for this project? | license, printing, postage of prized to out of town winners about $220. |
| Is there anything else you would like to share that would assist another club in duplicating this project in their community? | Brew for a Crew raffle, the initial idea was beer for a year. By expanding the choice of prize to include liquor opened some doors. Note only 1 of the 5 winners selected alcohol for this prize. The other 4 took the money. Find a time of year that best fits your membership to sell tickets while enticing the public to buy. |