Proms, however, is expensive to put on, so many schools hold fundraisers in order to raise the money to keep the ticket costs down.
Fundraisers can be held at lunch time, after school, or on weekends, and there are a variety of different things that can be done in order to raise the money. Here are a few examples:
- A car washes or bake sale (doesn’t raise a lot of money)
- Large yard sale - where people donate items they don’t want and the Prom committee keeps the proceeds.
- Personalized Water bottles with the school name and logo, or special design and text, or sell other favors that are fairly inexpensive when purchased in quantities, and can be sold at a higher price for profit.
- Entirely edible Picture cookies
- Sponsor a street dance in the school’s parking lot or in the gym (more casual than the prom, and charge admission at the door)
- Have a talent show – give a prize to the winner (or book them as part of the talent at your prom)
- Hold a mini-500 – where students ride tricycles around the school track.
