On Oct. 15 my public relations class at Loyalist College held a fundraising event for the United Way of Quinte. We had about a month to prepare for the event, which was the first kind of event planning any of us had ever had. To say that everyones contributions (great ideas and prizes alike) was a big part of this is an understatement.
Planning for the event included coming up with a theme. We all really wanted to do some fun "casino" themed games and the name Casino Loyale was chosen. The games featured included "The wheel of way" (a roulette wheel), a Crown and Anchor wheel game and a Plinko board. We also had teams of two roaming the school as "floating" blackjack. Some of us travelled the campus with buckets asking for small monetary donations (as well as selling bracelets) or just promoting the games inside the school.
One of the things I LOVED about the day was everyones commitment to the event and the energy that was given off as a result. Being asked to be at school for 7:30 a.m. is not everyones cup of tea, especially yours truly who is very much a night owl. However, thanks to everyones excitement it was very hard to not get pumped up!
Needless to say, the event was a huge success. We ended up raising a little over $1,800 in just five hours! Probably the most that has ever been raised by the on-campus events for the United Way of Quinte. Our actual goal going into this was $1,500, so we were excited to know that we had well exceeded that. In total there were about 355 winners who all got to choose from a wide array of awesome prizes like an exquisite handmade quilt, shampoos, Cd's, gift certificates and much more!
The best thing about this is that everyone pitched in with ideas and gathering fabulous prizes and it really served to bond us as a class. I'm already getting excited for Wednesday's Media Mash-Up! Certainly the place to be if you're a Media student!
'Till next post!
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