I'm new to the forum and though I'm not a PTO leader (I'm the founder of a nonprofit for teen girls/young women & fiscal sponsorship program), I wanted to share a resource that some of you may be interested in from Ticket Liquidator: www.ticketliquidator.com/charity.aspx.
From their website: To request a donation, send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the name of your company, your web page (if applicable) and your needs. Any donation requests sent to Ticket Liquidator will undergo an approval process upon which the requester will be sent a notification email of approval or denial. Each approved organization will receive a hard copy, custom gift certificate in the mail.
Our school is hosting its third annual auction fundraiser. We have grown every single year and would like to even more this year. I am in the Southern Delaware area right next to Salisbury, MD. If anyone has any ideas, please email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. I have already had success in the past with Disney World, the Eagles, Flyers, Devils, 76ers, various local business, and others. Like I said, I would LOVE this year to be even greater then last. Thanks for this thread and for your time!
I emailed Southern Exposure based on this list. They said no with this reply:
We do not donate to non-agricultural fundraisers outside of Virginia. Can you please tell me where you got the name of our company as a potential donor? A few months ago there was a sudden spike in the number of such requests we get, suggesting that we were added to a list of potential donors, and I would like to try to get off that list.
