Need some free ticket help/advice

[Laura]

This is kind of a strange question, but bear with me.

I have a sister in law who suffers with Multiple Sclerosis. Several times each year her, her family, and extended family hold fundraising events to raise money for MS research. One of the events they do is either a dinner or breakfast, and during the meal they raffle off different things (gift certificates and such) donated by local businesses. These raffles are what make the most money.

My other sister in law (SIL's sister :lookaroun) called me last night and said for their upcoming event they are hoping to raise more money for MS research than they've ever done in the past, and the plan is to try and get some fancier items to raffle off. One of their ideas was a pair of tickets to Disney. So she asked me if I'd be willing to run up to Disneyland in the next couple weeks and ask for a donation. Now I'm pretty darn sure if I just waltz up to guest relations and ask for 2 free tickets for a fundraiser, that's not going to go so well. :lookaroun

So I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to use Give a Day, Get a Disney Day to get them a pair of free tickets...since that's all about supporting charitable organizations. For instance, could they somehow register their fundraiser as one of the events, and then whatever tickets the volunteers would have earned from working the event, could they then stick those in the raffle and then just put them under the winner's name? Know what I mean? Or is there any other way to get 2 free tickets to Disney? :lol:

Anyway, thanks for any input you can offer.

 

[rsoxguy]

This idea may be useless, but here goes..... Perhaps you could raffle a Disney voucher, with the money set aside by the organizer. When someone wins the raffle, the tickets are then ordered by the organizer in the name of the winner, with the receipt (to be redeemed at guest services) used as the prize. Just a thought.

 

[DisneyJoe]

Are there any local travel agents/agencies involved? Could they approach them?

The travel agent could purchase the tickets and donate them to the cause in exchange for "promotional consideration"... in other words, a few times during the event, or even listed in event literature, it would be mentioned that the Disneyland tickets were donated by "XYZ Travel, please contact them for your vacations to Disneyland".

 

[Laura]

This idea may be useless, but here goes..... Perhaps you could raffle a Disney voucher, with the money set aside by the organizer. When someone wins the raffle, the tickets are then ordered by the organizer in the name of the winner, with the receipt (to be redeemed at guest services) used as the prize. Just a thought.

Well 100% of the raffle proceeds go towards the MS foundation. All of the things they raffle off are donated. So they won't be using raffle money to pay for raffle prizes, if that makes sense.

Are there any local travel agents/agencies involved? Could they approach them?

The travel agent could purchase the tickets and donate them to the cause in exchange for "promotional consideration"... in other words, a few times during the event, or even listed in event literature, it would be mentioned that the Disneyland tickets were donated by "XYZ Travel, please contact them for your vacations to Disneyland".

Thanks for the idea. Hadn't thought of that, and will suggest it.

 

[GOT2SAMMIES]

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[Laura]

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OMG that's perfect!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! :sohappy:

I'm so glad I asked here. I can't wait to show this to my SIL!!

 

[tizzo]

OMG that's perfect!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! :sohappy:

I'm so glad I asked here. I can't wait to show this to my SIL!!

Actually, I'm afraid it may not be:

Activities such as competitions, recognition events, holiday parties, door prizes, give-a-ways, raffles, or other incentives are not eligible for donations.

As far as your original question regarding Give-A-Day-Get-A-Disney-Day, it is my understanding that donated tickets are all going to a single preselected non-profit.

What you might consider is finding out who that non-profit is and seeing if they distribute all the tickets themselves or dole them out to other organizations. United Way, for example, doesn't really do anything directly for individuals in need. They collect donations and hand them out to other organizations who in turn directly serve those in need. I'm not sure off hand who is getting the donated Disney tickets or how they operate, but it might be worth a shot.

 

[Laura]

Actually, I'm afraid it may not be:

I read that line over and over. It says "We are happy to consider a donation to non-profit organizations for fundraising purposes. Activities such as competitions, recognition events, holiday parties, door prizes, give-a-ways, raffles, or other incentives are not eligible for donations."

This is what my SIL is trying to do. Use a donation of tickets for fundraising purposes. So how would you use a ticket for fundraising purposes without doing a raffle?

I think the raffle mentioned in the list may be referring to a raffle for personal gain or profit? If all the money raised is going directly to the charity, should the method of raising it matter? I was a little confused after reading that.

I don't know. But perhaps if my SIL calls Disney and asks them what they mean they could clarify.

 

[bluefaery]

You could try doing a silent aution. It's just a thought

 

[tizzo]

I read that line over and over. It says "We are happy to consider a donation to non-profit organizations for fundraising purposes. Activities such as competitions, recognition events, holiday parties, door prizes, give-a-ways, raffles, or other incentives are not eligible for donations."

This is what my SIL is trying to do. Use a donation of tickets for fundraising purposes. So how would you use a ticket for fundraising purposes without doing a raffle?

I think the raffle mentioned in the list may be referring to a raffle for personal gain or profit? If all the money raised is going directly to the charity, should the method of raising it matter? I was a little confused after reading that.

I don't know. But perhaps if my SIL calls Disney and asks them what they mean they could clarify.

It's just as likely that they don't really care WHAT you do with the tickets as long as they have some kind of defense against someone and their lawyer claiming to have been ripped off in a conspiracy between Disney and Charity X selling $5000 worth of tickets to raffle off a pair of park tickets worth $180 and pocketing half the proceeds. This language would let them say "we told Charity X they couldn't do that, by accepting the donation they swore they wouldn't, therefore not our fault".

Best bet is probably to contact Disney directly like you said.

 

[MAGICFLOP]

Unless you are located in the Orlando area, does it make sense to raffle off tickets? What happens if someone wins them and they can't afford to go to Disney. Many people now adays can't afford to fly to Florida and stay in a hotel and eat out. A couple of tickets is only a fraction of the costs.:shrug:

 

[unkadug]

Unless you are located in the Orlando area, does it make sense to raffle off tickets? What happens if someone wins them and they can't afford to go to Disney. Many people now adays can't afford to fly to Florida and stay in a hotel and eat out. A couple of tickets is only a fraction of the costs.:shrug:

While they may be true, however most people that would buy a ticket would more than likely be aware of the added expense. :shrug:

I might buy a ticket to an event that I know that I can not attend just to be charitable. However, if it's something I'd really like to attend/win I'll probably buy several.