Thanks about the tip about food trucks, I have relationships with several food trucks and they are very popular in the puget sound area, not sure why I didn't think about them at first.
We had our first Tricky Tray on Friday June 7th. We're a small school
pre-k through 8th grade and about 480 students in all.
We are still finalizing #'s, but we made about $18,000.
We had a little over 260 people and about 250 baskets.
Thanks again for all of your help/suggestions, we can't wait to do it again next year.
@Kasey - thanks for the tip for the Disney Tickets- totally a great idea!
@Susan - I love the idea of the Food Trucks. They are a big thing here as well and I have been wanting to find a way to have a few cater for one of events with out breaking the bank and your idea is GREAT! Totally <3 it!!!
For the Elite Island Resorts donations, you must make the buyer clearly aware that they will have to pay $110-125 per person, per night for their food and drink and for airfare to the island. We've had complains from buyers that they didn't read that part and have to pay an additional $1,500-2,000 just for food and drink on top of what they already paid the non profit for the certificate. We put the food and drink disclaimer on a separate sheet of paper and bolded/highlighted it so that it's there for everyone to see easily. We didn't get as much that year, but it's a lot better than getting complaints from guests that feel ripped off and lose them as supporters.
Getting a an all-inclusive room for two adults would cost you $1,800-3,000 on a travel site depending on hotel, so a bidder could get a good deal, but the bidding usually gets up pretty high for these items.
