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Outline of information for Fundraiser Awareness raiser eventsFocused -pancake breakfast or spaghetti dinner / speaker meeting

What we would like from you and an event host:1. Find a venue to hold the event in.

a. Church / community center / Park b. Capacity able to accommodate the capacity you think you can attract – 50 to 100c. Preferably with a kitchen and facilities to clean-upd. If there is a cost please get that approved by the committee before making a

commitment to them for the event2. Ideally the venue would have

a. Low or no rentb. A full kitchenc. Room for 75 to 100 people seated at tablesd. Tables and chairse. A small stage or risersf. A lecterng. Ample parking

3. Confirm date that works for the venue and for you and your team – give yourself 45 days or so maybe to make sure you can promote it

4. Confirm what type of event you want to do – Spaghetti feed, Pancake breakfast…5. Communicate to the committee the following details

a. Type of event – dinner, breakfast, dance, speaker meetingb. Who will be speaking (if you know)c. Locationd. Timee. Price - $5.00 to $10.00 per ticket? Depends on expenses and menu

6. Find people to help with the following for the event – we can post these on our facebook page as well to help get support

a. To help put out flyers and spread the word about the eventb. To sell tickets in your area in advance of the eventc. To help set up the event spaced. To cook or help cook the foode. Help sell ticketsf. Help promote/sell raffle tickets on siteg. Secretary for the meetingh. Potential speakers to share at the meetingi. Post on the event and invite people on facebook

What you can expect from the committee for support; as needed:We want these events to be fun, stress free and as positive an experience for those

hosting them and for the drunks and addicts that will be attending. Therefore, we as a committee have put together a team and are willing to do the following to the

extent needed to support our local hosts.

1. We will take the information that you give us about the event and...a. Create custom tickets that you can have people take out to sell b. Create and send you flyers to distribute in the areac. Create and promote a Facebook event page d. Add your event to the Website as an upcoming event

2. Create a custom menu for the eventa. We have a chef on the committee who has agreed to not only create the menus, but

prepare as much food from scratch as possible. Pancake batter, Spaghetti sauces…so the process on-site will be top notch and low stress

3. Shop for, pay for and deliver all food (we will need a head count one week out)4. Supply all prep and service equipment that are not already included at the venue5. Supply all the service equipment needed (chaffers, serving utensils, plates, napkins, cutlery…)6. Supply raffle tickets and potential raffle prizes7. Supply people to do the following, as needed:

a. A Cook to cook the food or support your folksb. Person to sell tickets at the door (if you have somebody we will provide that starting

bank for the door)c. Accounting person – somebody to reconcile/count and collect all fundsd. Speakers if needed

8. A meeting format, including readings9. An enter to win box for a free registration10. Raffle tickets for the on-site 50/50 raffle or prize raffle (and starting bank)11. Raffle tickets and box for the Car Raffle (and a starting bank)12. A small PA (speakers and mic) – for the speakers and announcements13. Posters and flyers for the round up for people to take back to their respective groups and

networks within the fellowship to use to help get the word out about the CRRU14. Silent auction – items and sign up sheets15. BBQ grill and support – gas…

Three confirmed events so far – Westside – Chris and Deb St. Helens – Joe Miller PDX Alano club – Andrew – 30 days Sunday May 21st 1:00pm

Pulled pork sliders/coleslaw