Unique Fundraiser: Host A Mardi Gras Event

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Do you want to raise funds in no time? Overnight to be exact? Then, try hosting a Mardi Gras fundraising event. The concept of this unique fundraiser idea is very simple. You just need to setup a fun night where people can get the chance to enjoy some really good music and tasty food while they let their hair down through the help of some really outrageous costumes along with the requisite major bead necklaces.

A Mardi Gras fundraising event is really fun to do and it’s really profitable as well because of its very nice appeal to people. To get this fundraising program started, you need to get a big meeting hall where you’ll have room to set up some live music or a boot for a DJ. Once you get to spot a spacious venue that’ll be able to cater to a lot of people, you can then jump to the next task, which is finding a good party rental shop.

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Any business who wants to leave a good impression and consequently, to have a strong foothold in the industry has to be professional in every step of the wayTry going over different shops in your area so that you can determine which one among them offers the best deals. You need to contact a party rental shop so that you can get your supply of tables, chairs, and other necessary materials that will bring your event to life. Make sure that you book all of your materials ahead of time.

After you book your materials, you then need to contact a local restaurant for the food and drinks that you’ll be serving during your event. Pick out the best-tasting dishes but make sure that they are reasonably priced so that you won’t end up spending a lot of money even before you get the opportunity to raise some. In addition, make sure that you choose dishes that go well with the theme of your event so that they can act as complements to what you have planned out.
The next step would be arranging some lovely music. Choose tracks that work well with your theme as well. If you get the chance to book a live band to play some music in your event, then you can ask them to play songs that match your party’s theme.

To make this kind of event a really good one in terms of profits, you need to consider a few things so that you can be sure that things will run smoothly once you open your venue’s doors. The first thing you need to consider would be the price of your admission tickets. Set your price at a level that will allow you to cover all of your expenses while giving you some room for good revenue as well. A good idea to run would be providing two different price offers or levels. These two varieties can be one that provides customers dinner and one that doesn’t.

To make things more interesting, you can also sell out raffle tickets during your event, then draw the winners at the end of the night. In addition, giving out a set of prizes to people who have really good costumes will also be a fun thing to do.

Mardi Gras In Verbier – Verbier Skiing Holidays

11310569852_kingcake4.jpgThis might sound like a paradox, but being surrounded by the news of financial doom and gloom on a daily basis makes me think that an annual trip to the Alps is to be considered a necessity, not a luxury. ‘A change is as good as a rest’ as the old adage goes and good thing too, since a ski holiday in Verbier probably isn’t going to give you much of a rest. Whether you stay in a cosy chalet, luxury hotel or bargain basement apartment, the long, groomed pistes followed by the vibrant bars in Verbier will be hard to resist. If a good party as well as great skiing is at the top of your holiday wish list, then Verbier for Mardi Gras is a must. As the last day of indulgence before the start of Lent what better place to do it than in Verbier. You’ll be downing shooters rather than gobbling pancakes but the principles are the same. It’s about letting go and getting stuck in, followed by vowing never to drink again.

‘The Pub’ is the place to go if you really want to really embrace Mardi Gras, but make sure you are in fancy dress.

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The ski season in Cortina has already begun: a couple of week in advance, the lovers of skiing holidays have already inaugurated the ski slopes.Word of warning: your old school tie and pig tails are not going to cut the mustard. Fancy dress in Verbier is a serious business at the best of times; but with mardi gras the stops are well and truly pulled out. Many of the seasonnaires in Verbier take a trip down to Martigny to pick up a costume worthy of mardi gras, so if you want to be let in to the bars, make sure you get prepared.

Once at the bar, you might find yourself shoulder to shoulder with Mickey Mouse, and the Empire State building, or the Incredible Hulk and Madonna. As is often the case with fancy dress parties, lovingly made costumes start disintegrating under the wear and tear of precarious dance move, creating a slightly disturbing scene of hapless dishevelment.
Madonna might have accumulated Superman’s cape and Kermit the frog may have developed a cone shaped chest but the party will go on regardless and more costume swapping will inevitably ensue. Seeing what bits of who’s costume you wake up with is always an interesting revelation as is working who the ‘Smurf’ blue body paint has come from…