For Valentines day, Beth and I have decided to host a Masquerade Valentines party at the Atlantic Hotel in Porthcawl on Thursday 13th February to raise money for our charity ChildReach International!
Hosting an event can be the perfect idea to draw in those donations and it can be anything related to your interests.
As this is my first event, I am slightly apprehensive on how the night will go. If it is your first event too then perhaps join forces with friends for support. I am rather relieved that me and Beth are doing this together. It decreases the stress when you have someone there to help you. When planning an event you need to consider the following:
1. Where and when the event will take place?
You could do it at a local pub or even at your own home to save money.
2. Will it have a theme?
You could add a theme to encourage more people to come. You could make people come in fancy dress.
3. How many guests will be attending?
You could create an event on Facebook to keep track of the guests attending. Or put up posters around the community to entice guests.
4. How much money you will need to put aside for the venue, decorations, food or DJ?
When planning the Masquerade party, I did have many worries over the cost of venue as I am a student myself so I do have to keep an eye of what I spend at the moment! However, as it is a charity event people are generous and usually allow you to hold it for free. When it comes to food and decorations you could make your own or ask the venue manager to provide little picks for free as it is for charity. However, people usually don't eat a great deal at parties and instead spend their money at the bar so I wouldn't worry too much on creating a huge platter. You could also buy cheap decorations on Amazon, you could even create your own decorations or tickets as its easy to do! For our party we had a discount for the DJ, however, if you are not willing to pay for a DJ you could create your own playlist and buy some cheap speakers.
5. How will you raise extra money for your charity?
You could raise a lot of money from ticket prices alone. You could sell raffle tickets or create fun stalls and games for people to pay and play for. If you are not willing to lash out and spend money on prizes for the stalls and raffle then you could ask your local flourist, diner or shops to donate some prizes for the charity. Local communities are usually generous and will donate gifts.
6. Finally, decide on an outfit to wear and get ready to raise some money!!
These are just a few tips to get you started. I'm sure you can expand on these points further to suit your party!
Idea: You could start preparing now for an Easter event in April and inject some fun by having people dress up! Do you have any other themes or ideas? It would be great to here some more!
Rhea xx
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