- Last Updated on Sunday, 31 May 2015 00:42
By Paul Chasko
What's one of the more popular and successful fundraisers being considered by organizations with access to a large meeting room? The craft show – coupled with a big Chinese auction, bake sale and food sale is proving to be a big winner on both sides of the table – better than Bingo.
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| Dolls, jewelry and more on display – something for everyone! |
Products made by home-crafters who are proud of their work are usually good buys and more likely to sell well when the event is coupled to a charitable cause.
There are hundreds of home crafters who are looking for an outlet to sell their hand-crafted wares. Getting the crafters together with prospective buyers is a job for a group of dedicated volunteer workers who aren't bashful about asking for donations for the bake sale, lunch bar and Chinese auction baskets. Add tickets for the Chinese Auction and a 50/50 raffle and you can add even more profit. It's a combination for a successful fundraiser.
A good example is the third in a series of annual craft shows run in the Saint Francis of Assisi Finley Hall in Finleyville to benefit area residents with extraordinary medical expenses. All three shows have been very successful. They were run by the Church High School Ministry under the direction of Mary Jane Jurofcik and her team of volunteers. The kids provide the labor, parish members donate food and baked goods and the adult volunteers saw that it all came together – a super Saint Francis Parish effort.
The craft show at Finley Hall this year had a very large variety of craft-work for sale. There were photos, candy, jewelry, makeup, kitchen ware, dolls, clothing items – almost anything imaginable. It was a fun time just looking over the clever and beautiful items people had made.
Click on "Gallery" for more photos of this event by Paul Chasko
