How To Ask For Money For Family Reunion

From Hope T., Location Oakland, TN. U.S.A

That's a very good question, Hope. It'southward bad enough that family reunions take so much time but they can exist expensive too.

In 2010 our Stewart, three twenty-four hour period reunion cost $16.00 a person which is a screaming good deal for those that attend. We don't accuse for family reunion and so the money has to come from somewhere and doing the math, I figure that nosotros are going to need near $one,500 to pay for reunion expenses.

On both sides of our family, Grandma and Grandpa, Nana and Grandfather take paid for the reunion location and accommodations which has really been a approval. They pay for the military camp, the park or the condominium for the reunion just that even so leaves the nutrient (large expense) decorations, crafts, activities and prizes.

On the Wells side of our family we "divide and conquer". We rotate through all the original children (myself and my three brothers) the responsibility for the reunion and that family makes the assignments. They assign out meals and if you lot are responsible for breakfast then y'all provide the food, prepare it and make clean upwardly. Another family will be responsible for tiffin and another dinner etc. This works out quite well as each family can choose for themselves how much work and expense they choose to take on. Assignments for other activities can also exist fabricated.

On the Stewart side of our family, Aunt Peggy Sue suggested that we concord a family auction. I have to acknowledge, I wasn't very excited about a family reunion auction. I but couldn't go the vision for how an sale would work. Well, piece of work it did. Our reunion auctions have paid for all the food, activities, prizes and crafts for the Stewart family reunion and nosotros've been belongings auctions for about ten years.

Everyone brings something to donate to the auction. Some family members work all year to make a quilt or other special item for the reunion, some offer services such as haircuts and some bake cookies, brownies or bring produce from their garden The best sellers at our reunion are always the crocheted dishtowels Grandma makes ($40.00- $fourscore.00) and the hand-stitched heirloom quilts that Grandpa makes ($200.00- $400.00). Other popular items are restored and framed photos of ancestors and photo memory books- anything with sentimental value. No one counts the items someone brings or judges them on how much they bid, anybody does the best they can, sometimes more than, sometimes less.

I have the keen pleasance of going effectually and talking to people near family reunions and many have shared their ideas for paying for their reunion.

Some families dissever all expenses equally, or take everyone pay individually for expenses as they incur.

Collecting recipes and producing cookbooks and many other publishing projects such every bit directories, scrapbooks, and history books to sell at the reunion.

Pass the hat

Food, beverage and white elephant sales. Food sales can net a nice turn a profit if you consider advisedly your reunion customers. A broil auction could feature desserts to eat right there as well every bit whole bakery specialties to take home.

Family unit 1000 auction

Social club personalized (imprinted) products such as t-shirts, caps, coffee mugs, pens, pencils…and many more than items to sell

Accuse a traditional registration fee to families. Some families charge per family unit and others charge different prices based on age and family size. Average toll families are charging for their reunions are adults (ages 13 and over)- $lxx.00, children- $twoscore.00. Pay electronically or elect to pay with a bank check or money society.

If some families can't beget to pay then give them opportunities to provide service in exchange for paying fees- for instance could blazon in recipes for a family unit cookbook, maintain a family website or do family unit history research.

The easiest way to reduce reunion expenses is to cut dorsum on the time your reunion lasts. If you ordinarily have a iii day reunion cut back to 2 or only gather for a Saturday afternoon and evening. Make your meals potluck and enjoy the time, however short, that y'all take with each other.

With finances in mind, some families opt non to have reunions every yr.

Ask for reunion dues and inquire family members to transport a portion of their dues on a quarterly basis so that information technology isn't a one-fourth dimension large payment.

A lot of people at my family unit reunion presentations hold a raffle of donated items from companies or family unit members during the reunion. Aeroplane tickets or electronics are good money generating items.

Collect corporate donations or pledges for a fundraising effect like a bike or 5K race. Corporations sometimes donate to large reunions where knowledge of the visitor's name and contribution reaches many people.

Family unit reunion pocket change. Ask family unit members to save their pocket change during the yr and bring information technology to the reunion. Count money by paw or take to a counting automobile. Announce the grand total at your reunion.

Families all over the world are having family reunions and there are hundreds of ways to pay for them. The well-nigh important thing is to choose the idea that you recollect will work best for your family and move frontward. Equally the years go by yous can tweek your plan until it's perfected. Paying for a family reunion is a footling like getting married- if you look until you can beget it y'all'll never practice it. Then make a plan, Hope, and practise it! Thank you for request the question and good luck!

Aunt MO