16/02/2021
Mother’s Day & Father’s Day stalls are hard work but also so rewarding in terms of building school community spirit, bringing parents together and the delight on children’s faces. This is a group to share your successes, failures, tips and dilemmas with others for their advice as we try to raise money for our school communities.
After volunteering on school PAs in both NSW and VIC I have been part of many events, fundraisers, BBQs, Carnivals, Fun Runs, Movie Nights, Trivia Nights, Auctions, Fun Park Days and especially loads of Mother’s & Father’s Day Gifting Events.
I know how helpful it is to learn from what other’s are doing, especially when it comes to sourcing gifts for a stall without ending up with loads of plastic tat. I decided to start sharing what we have been doing to stock quality gifts that we would want in our own homes.
We now run school gifting events that run for 3 days and have children (EL to Year Eight) parents and staff buying items for parents, grandparents (and sometimes a bargain for themselves).
Given we try to support local small suppliers and Australian businesses, I thought it would be valuable to share what we have been doing so other schools can support these businesses too and offer great gifts that turn a profit as well.
