[Wamvan] Four Women's Groups Need Help!

Thu May 5 15:29:58 PDT 2011

I sent this to a friend who is on the city women's committee and does a fair
amount of fundraising among her friends and acquaintances (not all poor ones
like me).  She said she will post it on her page and bring it up at the
committee meeting.  But her comment, which I pass on here just for
information, is "$75 is a hard sell."  She says she has never had much luck
selling event tickets that are more than $20. I have been with her to some
women's organization fundraising events.  They keep the ticket prices low to
get a crowd and then have a silent auction or sometimes 50-50 to raise more
money.

On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Amanda Reaume <areaume at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  Hi WAMers!
>
> On Friday, May 27th at the Yaletown Roundhouse, I’m coordinating an
> evening called* It’s in the Bag: A Purse Auction Event*<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqEN2rb42fo>in conjunction with three other local Vancouver women’s organizations
> (Soroptimist International of Vancouver, Wish Drop in Centre, and A.W.A.R.E)
> and *we’re currently having a difficult time selling tickets.*
>
>
> *We're small groups doing great work...
> *
>
> Amongst the four of us,* *we provide *leadership training* to girls and
> young women, *scholarships *for single mothers, *affordable housing *for
> senior women, *encouragement to girls* to use the arts as a vehicle for
> social change, and* a drop in centre for women* in survival sex work*.*And that’s just a sampling of our work!
>
>
> But our work has been making a difference and getting recognized! In fact,
> two of these organizations’ founders have been named *Young Women of
> Distinction by the YWCA* (Saara Banji of A.W.A.R.E. and myself). One
> organization received *a Vancity $1 million Award*. Another organization
> just *celebrated its 85th birthday* by handing out scholarships to young
> women leaders. Just this week, I was mentioned in the Vancouver Sun for an
> award that I’m receiving from* The Minerva Foundation*.
>
>
> Together, we show that* its not the size of our budgets that matter but
> it’s the passion that we have* for the work that we do. But, as I’m sure
> you’ll agree, the size of your budget does matter! Each of our organizations
> has wonderful and ambitious plans about what we want to do to help and
> support women and we need to raise money to make those dreams a reality.
>
> *
> *
>
> *We're organizing It's in the Bag to make our dreams reality...*
>
>
> We want to provide a fun way for women in Vancouver to have a Girl’s Night
> Out and support us! But It’s in the Bag is a first time event and sometimes
> its hard to convince people to attend something new. As I’m sure you know,
> there are a number of different events for a number of different causes. *So,
> you might be asking, what makes our event so unique or worth anyone’s time
> or money? *
>
>
> *Well, first of all it will be a great evening! *
>
>
> Picture being greeted at the door with a delicious *Hagensborg Truffle Pig
> *only to enter into a beautifully decorated Roundhouse Centre. A talented
> musician will be playing in the background as you make your way past the
> tables upon tables of purses on auction towards the bar.
>
>
> Perhaps on your way there you will run into one of the models wearing the
> fashions of Vancouver *designer Malene Grotrian* and showcasing one of our
> Live Auction handbags by brands like *Coach, Sienna Ray and Dorothy Grant
> *or one of the purses donated by a celebrity. At the bar, you will get a
> fun drink and from there maybe find a friend to go see *Vancouver
> photographer Doug Batchelor* where you’ll have *your own personal
> photoshoot *and get your picture printed on the spot.
>
>
> By that time, you will want to take a seat so that you can enjoy the
> delicious food catered by a *famous Yaletown eatery* before making a trip
> to the *Dessert Buffet* where you will sample the delectable red velvet
> and vanilla cupcakes and admire the beautifully sculped Red Purse cake by
> *Berliosca Cakes*! While you’re eating your dessert, MC Valerie Casselton,
> the Executive Editor of the Vancouver Sun will then take the stage to help
> auction off the best handbags live!
>
> *
> *
>
> *Sound like fun?* *I think so too!* I can’t wait for the event, but I want
> to make sure that it’s a success and I need your help. *Can you please
> help me out by:
> *
>
> *
> *
>
>    1. Buying a ticket or two<http://www.ticketstonight.ca/ticketstonight/event.details.php?id=3545>(or even a
>    table <http://itsinthebag.ca/buy-here/>!) and inviting your friends to
>    come (www.itsinthebag.ca).
>    2. If you can’t come, sending your friends and colleagues e-mails
>    encouraging them to come out. And posting on Facebook or other sites about
>    it. And doing everything and anything you can do to help us sell tickets.
>    3. Also, if you can’t come, would you *consider making a donation* to
>    the event at our website www.itsinthebag.ca.
>
> *
> We appreciate anything you can do...*
>
> Anything that you can do would be very helpful and very much appreciated.
> Because we’re all relatively small organizations even a little bit means a
> lot to us! We will use your help and support to expand our service and
> engage in exciting new projects like The Antigone Foundation’s forthcoming National
> Leadership Tour,<http://antigonefoundation.wordpress.com/projects/dreams-for-women-leadership-tour/>for example!
>
>
> If you have any questions or would like to chat, please feel free to give
> me a call at 604-324-0043. Please also, check out our website
> www.itsinthebag.ca. *Thank you in advance for your help. It means so very
> much. *
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Amanda Reaume
>
> Executive Director
>
> The Antigone Foundation
>
> www.antigonefoundation.wordpress.com
>
> www.itsinthebag.ca
>
>
>
>
> *Amanda Reaume*
> *Executive Director, The Antigone Foundation*
> www.antigonefoundation.wordpress.com
> *It's in the Bag: Vancouver's Purse Auction Event*
> www.itsinthebag.ca
>
>
>
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