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Breakfast with Santa
Host a breakfast with jolly old Saint Nick. This is a great way to raise funds for your program and everyone involved has a great time.
What You Will Need
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Food ingredients (pancake mix, bacon, milk, coffee, sugar, non-dairy creamer, maple syrup, butter, etc.)
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Plastic plates, cups, knives, forks, spoons, napkins, etc.
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Polaroid camera and film
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Santa outfit
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Holiday decorations (Christmas tree, stockings, Christmas lights, fake snow, etc.)
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Volunteers
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Location
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Event flyers
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People to People flyers
In early December, hold a holiday pancake breakfast at a church or school cafeteria. Decorate the room to give it a Christmassy feel. Serve pancakes, bacon, milk, and coffee. Ask around at local grocery stores to see if they will donate the food supplies, napkins, plastic plates, cups and utensils, and check with the church or school to make sure they have enough tables, chairs and cooking utensils.
Set up a table with the milk, coffee, and condiments so people can help themselves. Ask a volunteer to dress up as Santa (ask around at costume shops or theaters to see if they will lend you the outfit) and charge a few dollars for kids to get their pictures taken with him. Use a Polaroid camera and ask local grocery stores to see if they will donate the film.
A few weeks in advance you should put up flyers around town advertising the event and where people can buy tickets (make sure you get permission first), and sell the tickets at local grocery or retail stores.
Charge full price for adults (about 10 dollars), give a discount to seniors and kids 3-8 years old, and let kids 2 and younger eat free. Be very safe and sanitary when preparing, cooking and serving food.
Volunteers
Ask friends and family to help with making and distributing event flyers, obtaining supplies, setting up, decorating, and dressing up as Santa, taking pictures, cooking, serving and cleaning up. Ask other delegation members to help as well so that you can get to know each other while raising money. Be sure and give your volunteers a big “thank you” for their help!
Location
Choose a location with a kitchen and lots of open room for tables and seating, as well as an area for taking pictures with Santa, such as a church or school cafeteria.
Event Flyers
Make flyers that advertise the event, when and where it is taking place, where people can buy tickets, prices of the tickets and why you are raising the money. Post the flyers around town in grocery and retail stores, bulletin boards, schools, churches, etc., but make sure you get permission first. Advertise the event in local newspapers and newsletters.
People to People Flyers
Download a copy of your
program flyer and make copies to distribute at your event.
Share Your Story
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