Here are two ways to make all the men at your fundraising benefit fall in love with themselves while gladly ditching $10 and $20 bills and having fun while doing it!
Give the most men a chance to win beer or liquor at your charity fundraiser and they’ll come running to the game! That will be the result when he introduces Beer For A Year and A Wagon ‘O Whisky. Of all the charity fundraisers I’ve hosted, these two games generate the most money and fun.
First up, the Whiskey Wagon ‘O. When you and your benefit fundraising committee members are out in the community looking for donations, be sure to approach restaurants, bars and liquor stores and whatever they offer, take it! Of course, they’re not going to part with a bottle of Crown Royal, Seagrams or Smirnoff’s, but they will usually get a lesser quality bottle that doesn’t sell well, if at all. After you’ve collected 20 or 30 bottles, your next task is to get a red kid’s wagon which can be purchased at a toy store or found on the sidewalk on garbage night. At your charity fundraiser, fill the wagon (two wagons if you have enough alcohol) with the bottles you’ve collected. Have your ticket sellers pull the cart around the hall through the crowd and sell tickets for $10 or even $20 each. The mere sight of the booze-filled wagon has a strange effect on men’s wallets!
While collecting these bottles, never leave an establishment without asking, “Could you donate some beer?” Take whatever you’re given: single cans, six-packs, 12-packs, or cases and take any brand: Miller, Bud, Pabst, Kingsbury, Schlitz, Old Milwaukee, anything. On the night of the charity event, your goal is to stack and build a mountain of beer: cans, six-packs, 12-packs, and cases with a total of 365 beers. Beer for a year! Again, tickets for $10 or $20 will sell out quickly. These two ideas will not only generate revenue, but will serve as fun conversation pieces throughout the night.
And if you happen to be able to get a home improvement store to donate a gas grill, set it up next to the beer mountain and sell $20 grill tickets. The sight will be absolutely irresistible to any man with cash in his pocket!
