Let Pineridge help you fundraise!
Fundraising takes many forms - form telephone and door-to-door canvassing, to sales of chocolate and fruit, draw tickets, lunches, dinners - to fashion shows and walk-a-thons.
But how many people appreciate what takes place behind the scene: the long hours of planning, preparation and the frustrating job of recruiting volunteer help?
The headaches that come with organizing a large event center around two areas: volunteer labor for cooking, serving and clean up, and inconsistent food quality when catering to large numbers of people.
And unlike a corporate picnic, where numbers are known ahead of time, fundraising events rely on the sales ability of the committee and its team of volunteers.
The Pineridge Barbecue Company offers a fundraising idea that overcomes theses problems and many service clubs and church groups have been quick to exploit the benefits. All over the province, Lions and Lioness Clubs, Kinsmen and Kinettes, Optimists, Rotary Clubs and many church organizations have use Pineridge to bring a new dimension to their fundraising efforts.
Organizers of the more successful fundraising events pre-sell tickets so the exact number of people attending is established. Advanced sales will, of course, indicate costs and the return that can be realized.
By including take-out meals in an event, sales can be increased by as much as 35 percent. A mid-week barbecue will be more successful than a weekend event. These are just two things to keep in mind when organizing a fundraising meal.