We are a very small school so getting high dollar donations is super important. This year we were able to get a set of braces donated ($5,000 value) and another $2000 discount on braces. Here's the verbiage we used.
One of our parents approached the orthodontist in person after they donated to the high school auction. This was the follow up.
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For all of you that got Wheel of Fortune donations...When is your event?
I'm wondering if I will receive one also, because I just sent mine out after seeing the post.
My event is June 1st.
I have not figured out the value yet...not quite sure since it is autographed items. As far as when I requested it, it was a while ago, prob 2 months ago or so.
