Sell the raffle tickets online to maximize reach. The raffle ticket prices will depend on the value of the items in the basket. You can have several gift baskets and offer a First, Second and Third Prize or just a grand prize. You may need to spend a portion of the proceeds to buy certain items. Try and get cool items donated, including local business gift cards and make a Gift Basket that will be very desirable. You can either make many prizes for multiple winners or a grand prize winner who will have an instant art collection. You can also ask local artists to donate their art for the auction and offer them exposure to their work in return. A Chinese Auction is different than a standard raffle where there are. Holding the auction is relatively inexpensive, you only need to obtain prizes, tickets and a location. You can make different categories if some of the art is of a higher value and sell raffle tickets online at different prices. A Chinese Auction (also called Tricky Tray, Penny Sale, Pick-A- Prize, Silent Auction or Basket Auction) is a great way to raise money while adding excitement to your event. If it is for the benefit of a school, the PTO or PTA asks families to each donate a piece of art that will be the prizes for the raffle.

This can work similarly to the wine raffle. Alternatively it can be an alcohol raffle that also allows different types of whiskey, vodka or any type of alcohol. Depending on how many donated wines you have and how many raffle tickets you sell, this approach makes a great fundraiser because it’s almost all profit. You can either have one grand prize winner that wins all the bottles in which case you can market the raffle as an instant Wine Cellar or you can make a First, Second and Third prize dividing up all the bottles accordingly. The PTA or PTO sells the raffle tickets online for $20 which is the price of a decent bottle of wine. The bottles of wine can be assembled into types of wine (Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay etc…).

The PTA or PTO asks families to each donate a bottle of wine for the raffle.

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