Meetings, Tickets, and Envelopes

After school, I met with the manager of Oceanside Restaurant to discuss the fundraiser! We decided that having two buffets, one in the front of the restaurant and one in the back, would keep the lines from getting backed up and help move things along when we get rushes of customers. I also discussed with her the seating arrangements for the breakfast, how the drink station will work (having a self-serve juice/coffee station separate from the food will keep things more organized), and how tickets will be collected and new tickets sold to last-minute guests at the door. I informed Ms. Miller of what we discussed and she agreed! Then, we revised the instruction sheet explaining the fundraiser that I wrote to the parents and printed out enough copies for all the students. I also printed 100 sheets of tickets (Ms. Miller had already created the template), cut them, bundled them into stacks of ten, and stuffed them into envelopes with the name of each family labeled on it. In order to reach our fundraising goal, each student should aim to sell ten tickets. I just sent an e-mail to the parent list-serve filling them in. The envelopes will be distributed to the students on Wednesday, and all money/unsold tickets will be due Thursday the 12th! So far so good!

Here is the info sheet I e-mailed to all the parents:

Annual Theatre Breakfast Fundraiser for

Shrek: The Musical

Hello Shrek family!

On Saturday, December 14^th from 9 a.m. to noon we will be holding a breakfast fundraiser event at Oceanside at the Pier (the restaurant next to The Village Inn). The restaurant will provide a full breakfast buffet including eggs, bacon, home fries, French toast, juice, and coffee.

We are asking that each family aim to sell at least 10 tickets to the fundraiser to help us meet our fundraising goal for the year. Proceeds benefit costume rental, lighting needs, live musicians for the show, and general operating costs.

Each ticket costs $10 and we are also running our yearly contest…

The family that sells the most tickets to the breakfast will receive 4 complimentary tickets to Shrek: The Musical!

You may pick up additional tickets at any time from Ms. Miller at NPS.

Cash or checks will be accepted. Checks must be payable to NPS with “Shrek” written in the memo. Please place all money and any unsold tickets back into your designated envelope and return to Leah or Ms. Miller by Thursday, December 12^th. (Tickets will also be sold at the door for those last-minute family and friends. Their “credit” will be attached to the student they mention at the door).

Thank you in advance and good luck!

Vanessa Miller & Leah Benz

Associate Producers

...And the ticket template: