The Monte Carlo Casino Night Package for VIP’s and Royalty…

The Monte Carlo Casino Night Package – $2,995

The Monte Carlo Package is Chicago Casino Suppliers most expensive casino night package.  $2,995 for this Casino Night Package and you will receive all the casino quality gaming tables and equipment, as well as our professionally trained casino staff for 9 table games of your choice, with one VIP Casino Host, delivery, setup and breakdown of your party.

The Monte Carlo Package will cost $2,995 with the following features:

  • The 09 casino gaming tables include but not limited to:
    • 4 x Blackjack
    • 1 x 12ft Craps
    • 1 x Roulette
    • 1 x Money Wheel
    • 1 x Texas Holdem Bonus
    • 1 x Caribbean Stud
  • Ten professionally trained dealers
  • One VIP Casino Host
  • All casino equipment to enjoy your chosen games
  • All cards, dice, chips, ancillary equipment required for each game
  • Raffle Drum and Tickets included for your prize raffle
  • Three Hours of non-stop gaming fun
  • Delivery from our Naperville location

All supplies and elegant equipment needed to run the games are included.  A party of this size will accommodate between 200-225 guests. This casino night party package is all inclusive, no hidden costs, or service fees.  $2,995 includes everything you will need to host your very own casino night party, and at Chicago Casino Suppliers you are always a guest at your own party.

(*Not Valid for NYE)

How to host your very own casino night fundraiser:

Does your charitable organization need a new and inventive charity fundraiser for this year? Running out of fund raising ideas? Why not try a Casino Night Fundraiser with Chicago Casino Suppliers?

Have you seen our Casino Night Fundraiser Package? It is perfect for your group or organization!

Chicago Casino Suppliers is your one stop shop for all your casino night fund raising needs and casino themed event planning.  Here are some of the most popular questions that we receive when organizers want to do a casino night fundraiser:

  1. How does a casino night fundraiser raise money for my organization?
    With a casino night fundraiser your organization will sell tickets for your event.  The amount of the ticket price is up to your group, but we recommend a reasonable price to bring in as many guests as possible.  With each ticket sold your group can plan on how many casino tables you will need in order to accommodate all of your guests (we recommend 40-50% of your guests should be able to play at one time).  With Chicago Casino Suppliers we can update your event as late as 48 hours prior to your event, either adding or subtracting tables to accommodate your RSVP list.  In order to raise money for your group you will need to sell as many tickets as possible, while minimizing your costs.  If you attack the ticket sales by simply giving each board member 10 tickets to sell, you give your group a manageable number of tickets to sell.  If you give ten members 10 tickets a piece, with each selling at $100 a ticket you can raise $10,000 faster and with less effort.  After a room rental fee, possibly a DJ and a few other small expenses, and your casino equipment rental coming in around $3,000 ($1,295 for casino equipment, $1,000 for room rental, and $750 in entertainment and other small party costs) your group will clear $7,000 with minimal effort on a three or four hour party.
  2. Do we play for real money or funny money?
    If you are a 501c3 non for profit and have been one for a minimum of 5 years, you qualify for a charitable games license.  You must apply for a charitable games license if you wish to play for real money.  Just like at the casino when a player wins $100 the house (or the charity in this case) would lose $100.  The risk is bigger when doing a real money event, and therefore you could raise more money.  However, Chicago Casino Suppliers suggest you do a funny money event.  With a funny money event there is no gambling and players are only playing for fun.  Guests arrive and they are giving a certain amount of funny money chips (say $10,000), they can play in each game winning or loosing their funny money.  At the end of the event guests can exchange their funny money for prize tickets.
  3. How can we raise money after the initial ticket sales?
    Once your guest arrive at your casino night fundraiser there are many ways to increase your evenings bottom line.  You can have a silent auction, you can sell raffle tickets, and you can have a live auction.  With a silent auction you simply have items on a table with a bid sheet under each item.  Guests walk around and bid on those items, with the highest bid winning the item.  If you can get those items donated from local businesses you can increase your silent auction bottom  line by 100%.  You can also have a raffle at your event.  You will have to file for a raffle license with the city (CCS can help you with this process), and you can sell tickets for a 50/50 raffle (meaning 50% of the sales will go into the pot for the winner of the raffle and 50% is donated to your group).  You could also have a live auction just like you see on TV.  With a live auctioneer, and tons of great prizes.
  4. I have more questions who can help?
    Chicago Casino Suppliers works with over 75 organizations in the state of Illinois who have chosen to do a casino night fundraiser.  Let us help you in your decision making process with our years of experience on what works and what does not work when doing a Vegas Casino Night Fundraiser.  We pride ourselves on being experts in the gaming industry, with top quality casino grade gaming tables and dealers, top notch customer service, and most importantly the most competitive prices on casino night party planning.  We are so confident on our abilities that we guarantee your group will not find a better price when choosing a casino party planner, and if you do we will beat our competitors price by 20%

A Chicago Casino Suppliers VIP Casino Host will walk you through your casino night fundraiser from its inception to completion. We can help you identify and evaluate additional sources of revenue to help you maximize your fund raising profitability. With 10 years experience in casino event planning, our dedication to your event’s success is our only priority.  Ask about our complimentary fund raising consultation to help you get started.

And remember with Chicago Casino Suppliers you will feel like a guest at your own party!

What a unique and exciting way to engage your employees? Look no further…

The Team Builder $1,195 – Casino Competition for your Company

Is your company looking for a fun and unique way to build team unity with in your sales staff?

Corporate Team Building is a great way for your employees to learn to work together, formulate a strategic plan, and make difficult decisions under pressure filled circumstances.

What better way to promote your staff to work closer when out of their element than to have a casino themed team building exercise.  (Plus you get to play craps with that super attractive temp from down the hall!)

The Team Builder package will cost $1,195 with the following features:

  • Any five of our casino gaming tables including your choice of:
    • Blackjack
    • Craps
    • Roulette
    • Money Wheel
    • Poker tables
    • Three Card Poker
    • Caribbean Stud
  • Five professionally trained dealers
  • One VIP Casino Host to Referee your Team Building Exercise
  • All casino equipment to enjoy your 5 chosen games
  • Three Hours of non-stop gaming fun
  • Delivery, Setup, and Breakdown

All supplies and elegant equipment needed to run the games are included.  Your VIP Casino Host will plan your party to perfection.  Each team will start with the same amount of funny money, and each team will play in the different games with the goal being for each team to try and win the most amount of money.  This team building exercise is great because no team will know exactly how much the other teams are wagering (each team will switch to different tables as a team, or each team will pair up and play at different tables).

At the end of the 3 hour party your VIP Casino Host will total up each teams winnings and determine a winner OR your VIP Casino Host can total up each teams winnings and then have a sudden death wager to determine the winner.  Either way your staff will enjoy all the different casino games they will learn, the comradeship of their team work and ultimately will work better because of this team building excessive.

This casino night party package is all inclusive, no hidden costs, or service fees.  $1,195 includes everything you will need to host your very own casino themed team building exercise, and at Chicago Casino Suppliers you are always a guest at your own party.

And remember what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!
(even if you are in your own back yard…)

The Fundraiser $1,295 for The Ultimate Casino Fundraiser

The Casino Night Fundraiser Package is Chicago Casino Suppliers deluxe casino night package for any charity looking to raise funds this year.  $1,295 for the Casino Night Fundraiser Package and you will receive all the casino quality gaming tables and equipment, as well as our professionally trained casino staff included in our most popular casino night games.

The Fundraiser package will cost $1,295 with the following features:

  • Six of our casino quality gaming tables including:
    • 3 x Blackjack
    • 1 x Craps
    • 1 x Roulette
    • 1 x Money Wheel
  • Four professionally trained dealers
  • One Master of Ceremonies/Casino Host/Pitboss
  • All casino equipment required for each gaming table
  • Raffle Tickets and Drum
  • Three Hours of non-stop gaming fun
  • Delivery from our Naperville location
  • Set up and Break Down
  • NO HIDDEN COSTS OR FEES THIS PACKAGE IS ALL INCLUSIVE

All supplies and elegant equipment needed to run the games are included, as well as personal to run 4 of the 6 gaming tables.  Who will work the other two games?  A casino night fundraiser is most fun when the charity has its board members more involved.  For example if you are a school booster club, how fun would it be if the football coach dealt at one of the Blackjack tables! The parents enjoy it, the coach enjoys it and it saves on costs with your casino night fundraiser.  And the more money we can save you on costs the more money money money money money money help you raise with your casino night fundraiser.

You tell us how many people at your party and we’ll handle the rest.  This casino night party package is all inclusive, no hidden costs, or service fees.  $1,295 includes everything you will need to host your very own casino night fundraising party, and at Chicago Casino Suppliers you are always a guest at your own party.

Want more information on how to run a Casino Night Fundraiser?
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Have a Silent Auction? Ask how Chicago Casino Suppliers can help you double your profit from a Silent Auction…

And remember what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!
(even if you are in your own back yard…)

(*a 20% surcharge for NYE)

Who is Chicago Casino Suppliers?

The #1 Place To Plan Your Casino Party in the Chicago Land Area.

888-909-PARTY (7278)
“Where you are a guest at your own casino themed party!”

ChicagoCasino Suppliers is Chicago land’s premier casino equipment rental supplier, casino themed party planner, and charity casino night fundraising experts.  At Chicago Casino Suppliers you can find everything one would need to host a successful, entertaining and profitable Casino Themed Party!

ChicagoCasino Suppliers has over 30 years of collective gaming an casino themed party experience, and we willmake your next casino themed corporate event, charitable casino night fundraiser, or private casino party a HUGE success with you and your guests. Make Chicago Casino Suppliers the only phone call you make for Casino Themed Parties and Las Vegas Night Fundraisers in the Chicago Land Area. Check out the Chicago Casino Suppliers Blog for more information on how you can host your very own Casino Themed Party.

Checkthe rest of the website to plan your perfect casino themed party and take care of your casino equipment rental needs for your next theme party.  Feel free to call one of our Chicago Casino Suppliers VIP Casino Hosts; who will plan your casino party for you from start to finish.

Call us anytime at 888-909-PARTY (7278) We’ll be glad to answer any questions about how we can help make your next party a huge success. For other ways to speak with a Chicago Casino Suppliers VIP Casino Host please click on the Contact Us page or email us at Ken@chicagocasinosuppliers.com


Casino Party Planning by Professionals

Party planning can be the biggest deterrent when a loved ones party is coming up.  Finding a venue, finding equipment vendors, caterer, a dj, bartenders, and most importantly you have to choose the theme of the party.  The theme of the party will not only make or break your event, but it is also the most important choice that you are going to make prior to kick off your party planning nightmare. 

SO WHY DO ALL THE PARTY PLANNING ON YOUR OWN?

Chicago Casino Suppliers says: “Don’t plan your own casino party on your own, let us do that for you!”.

Chicago Casino Suppliers is a casino party planning and equipment rental company.  We only specialize in casino night themed parties in  Illinois.  Based out of Naperville, IL and serving all of the Chicago land area, as well as NW Indiana, Peoria, Bloomington/Normal, Champagne, Southern Wisconsin, as well as the Rockford and Dekalb areas.  Chicago Casino Suppliers cannot help your split the atom, plan a 16 year old sweet sixteen party with clowns and cute boys, we cannot help you book rooftop tickets at Wrigley Field for your next bachelor party.  We can however plan you a casino themed party from top to bottom.

Chicago Casino Suppliers will help you plan your casino themed party from start to finish.  We will help you with:

  • Plan your casino fund night event from start to finish
  • Book a venue large enough to host a full on casino night
  • Talk to vendors to cater your event’s needs: such as a DJ, Bartenders, Character Actors/Actresses, Showgirl Dancers, Entertainment,
  • Staff your casino event with fully trained casino dealers, pit bosses, and floor management to make your event memorable for your guests and profitable for your not for profit.
  • Provide prizes for your casino fundraiser
  • Provide you with a Master of Ceremonies to take over the hosting role – so you can enjoy your own event.
  • and many other options to ensure your casino themed party is fun, and exciting for you and your guests.

When you hire a party planner they cost money, and can drive up the price of your event.  Why hire someone to plan your event, when you receive a party planner for FREE with Chicago Casino Suppliers.  Hire CCS to fulfill your casino equipment rental needs, and we will help you plan your casino themed party.  WHY WOULD WE DO THAT FOR FREE? Because we understand that their are lots of choices when choosing a casino equipment rental company in Illinois, and we understand how important each and every casino themed party is.  We understand that your party is just not another party for you and your guests.  It is a milestone birthday, or anniversary, possibly a graduation party, or a bachelor party.  Maybe it is a going away party, or a celebration on a new promotion.  Maybe it is a corporate party for your national sales team that just got that big account.  We here at Chicago Casino Suppliers know that each party is special and that each party deservers our extra effort.

Please think of Chicago Casino Suppliers the next time you are thinking “What kind of party should I plan?”  Because not only do we have the best casino quality equipment, the most entertaining casino dealers, or the best casino party planners… We know that this casino party is important to you, and that alone make it important to us.

If you are looking to have a casino themed party, big or small, please feel free to contact Chicago Casino Suppliers for all your casino party planning and casino equipment rental needs.

Charity Casino Night/Golf Outing Fundraiser with CCS and GolfQpons.com

Charities have been doing Golf Outing Fundraisers and Casino Night Fundraisers for years now.  And they are both great ways for a charitable organization to raise awareness and desperately needed funds.  A Golf Outing or a Casino Night on its own can bring in several thousand dollars, but put the two fund raising ideas together, and you have a great and exciting new way to extend your reach and raise more money for your cause.

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Chicago Casino Suppliers has teamed up with GolfQpons.com to bring you Chicago’s finest fund raising idea since the invention of the raffle ticket.  GolfQpons.com will handle all of the golfing details, while Chicago Casino Suppliers will engage your guests at night with a wonderful Casino Themed party.

Raise thousands of dollars for your cause by playing golf and blackjack with your friends and family.  A Golf/Casino Fundraiser is fun and very easy to raise money for your cause while still having loads of fun.  GolfQpons.com works with several Golf Courses in the Chicago Land area to host your Golf/Casino Fundraiser.  Play 9 or 18 holes of golf on award winning golf courses, and then have dinner drinks dancing and the excitement of Las Vegas in the club house of that great course.

Have your next fundraiser with the unbeatable team of Chicago Casino Suppliers and GolfQpons.com and we guarantee a big hit for your charitable organization.

Texas Holdem Bonus How to Play:

One of the newest casino table games popping up in casinos across the country is the “Texas Hold’em Bonus” game. Simply, it pits each player against the dealer in heads-up hands of Texas Hold’em poker. Whoever has the best five-card poker hand at the end, wins. As in Blackjack, you only have to beat the dealer’s hand to win, not the other players at the table. If you’re familiar with how to play Texas Hold’em, it should be a snap to understand & sit down and play. Here are the basic rules.

Here’s How:

  1. To start playing, each player puts up an ante wager, and have the option of putting up a bonus jackpot wager as well.
  2. Each player and the dealer are dealt two cards, face-down. These are the hole cards.
  3. If you want to play your hand, you put down a bet that’s exactly twice the amount of your ante. In other words, if your ante bet was $5 and you want to play, you have to put down exactly $10. If you decide not to play and fold, you lose your ante bet.
  4. The dealer deals three cards face-up in the center of the table. This is also known as the flop. These three cards are community cards, meaning all players can (and will) use them to make their final five-card hand.
  5. Players now have the option to bet again, and can only bet the same amount as the ante (so if the ante was $5, the bet is $5 this time). Or players can check, which means they don’t bet. You don’t have to bet — you get to keep playing whether you bet or check.
  6. A fourth community card is dealt face-up. This is also known as the turn.
  7. Again, players can bet or check. The bet is again the same amount as the ante bet. This is the last opportunity for players to bet. Again, you don’t have to place a bet here to keep playing.
  8. A fifth and final community card is dealt face-up on the table. This is known as the river.
  9. The dealer turns up his/her cards and shows what the best five-card poke hand the house can make, combining the dealer’s hole cards and the community cards.
  10. Player by player, the dealer will turn over each player’s hole cards and determine the best five-card poker hand. To make the best five-card hand each player can use one, two, or none of his hole cards in combination with the five face-up community cards.

    The dealers are trained to pick out each player’s best hand, but you should also be able to tell what your best hand is. Make sure you know what beats what in poker.

  11. The dealer determines if the player’s hand or the dealer’s hand is higher.
  12. If the player has the higher hand, he/she wins. The house pays 1-1 on all bets, and in some cases, the ante as well.

    If the player loses, the house takes all the bets & the ante, too.

  13. Bonus jackpot wagers:

    If players have made bonus jackpot wagers, the dealer checks to see if the player’s two hole cards win a bonus. This bet is independent of the five-card poker hand, and may be a winner even if the player’s hand is a loser.

  14. Usually, if a player has any pair in the hole, that is a winning bonus hand. Other hole card combinations that usually win bonuses are A-K, A-Q, and A-J. Each casino has slightly diffent hands that payout, which should be posted at the table.

Tips:

  1. Don’t play this game as you would a regular game of Texas Hold’em. Since you are only playing the dealer, you can play almost any two cards.
  2. The only hands that you should probably make a habit of folding are unsuited, unconnected low cards both below seven, such as 2-7 or 3-6.

How to Run a Silent Auction at your Next Casino Themed Party:

How to Run a Silent Auction

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Run a Silent Auction
Silent auctions are auctions held without an auctioneer. People place their bids on sheets of paper instead. They’re often used by charities to raise money, but they can be difficult to plan and put together. Here’s how to get the most out of your items.

Steps

  1. Make a master list of all the items, who donated them, how much they are worth, and who went and asked at that business. If you are going to do this again next year, it is nice to have the same people go to the same businesses each year. Include space on your master list to write who won the item, their phone number, and how much they paid. This way you can make sure they get their items and you know how much money you made.
    • When making a master list, consider using a computerized program. Another volunteer might be willing to input the information. If so, make columns for donor name, address, and phone number, item number, item description, and value.
  2. Put a number on each item. Use small blank stickers or labels available at general stores and office supply businesses. If you have more than a few items and if any of them are similar, it makes keeping track much easier. Put the same number next to the item on your master list.
  3. Print bidding sheets. Write the name of the item, a short description of the item, how much it is worth, and who donated it. (This gives them a bit of advertising as a thank you for donating.) Include a minimum bid (generally 20% of the retail value) and minimum bid increase increments. (One rule of thumb for minimum increase: $1 for items up to $50, $2 for $50-$100, $5 for items over $100). Make sure there is space for the bidder’s name, phone number, and the amount they bid.
  4. Make a list of supplies you think you’ll need and go shopping. (See “Things You’ll Need” below.)
    • Try to buy supplies at a warehouse store with a generous return policy. If the store requires a membership, keep that in mind when sending someone on a run for last-minute supplies. And make sure that person has a cell phone and that a key person at the event has that number. After they have left for a supplies run, you’ll surely find something else that needs to be picked up.
    • Buy plenty of pens and markers, some whiteout tape, extra bid sheets, and an extra roll of tape to tape your bid sheets down. You don’t want people waiting to write down how much money they will give you.
  5. Recruit volunteers. A contact list, especially an email list, is handy for this. You will need: volunteers to help set up; judges to monitor and close tables at the appointed time and make sure minimum bid and minimum increase requirements were met; a “bank” crew to organize bid sheets (especially of multiple winners) and collect money from winning bids; and a clean up crew.
    • Select volunteers willing to be officials. These people will need to know the rules of the silent auction and who to go to for questions they can’t answer. During the event they will wear something—hat, vests, jackets, or sashes—that designates them as officials.
  6. Start setting up early; a day before the event. You’ll need extra time not only to set up but to allow for any mistakes. If you can, set up a day or two before the auction so you don’t have to stress about it. Consider designating someone who is willing to go to the store to buy forgotten items.
  7. Lay out all the items and the bid sheets so people can see them. If you have a lot of items you may have to be pretty creative. For example, some things might be better hung on walls or placed on display easels. Don’t worry if the bid sheet isn’t right next to the item. Just make it close. That’s what the numbers are for. (A number sticker should be on each item that matches each bidder sheet for that item.) Have a volunteer making up bid sheets for items without them and certificates for items that need those. (Certificates are for items such as donated services that don’t already have a certificate. You can also use your own certificates for gift certificates with small print that are hard to read.)
  8. Tape the bid sheets down. It’s easy for bid sheets to get blown or knocked around.

During the Event

  1. Have judges monitor the tables to make sure bid sheets are staying in place and people are following the minimum bid and minimum increase rules. People will probably have questions about some items, so try to prepare the judges to answer them.

  2. Give people plenty of warning as closing time approaches. Make announcements at least 10 and 5 minutes before. If you have one closing, announce it loudly and clearly. If you have interval closing times, announce loudly and clearly which closing it is. People will want to bid right up to the very end. End at that time. (Choose one person’s watch to use and put them in charge of the time since everyone’s watch is different.)
  3. When the bidding time ends, have judges quickly pick up all the pens and sheets so no one can be sneaky. Judges need to circle the winning bid and draw a line through the empty spaces of the bid sheets, so no one can add their name after the closing time.
  4. Judges need to check to make sure the winning bids have followed the minimum bid and minimum increase rules. If minimum bid was not met, set that sheet aside. Organizers can decide later how to deal with it. If minimum increase was not met, select the most recent high bidder (above the minimum bid) who did meet the minimum bid. The judges then take the bid sheets to the “bank.”
  5. Have “bank” volunteers sort the sheets by last name alphabetical order. If anyone has won more than one item (a common occurrence), staple those sheets together. That way you only need to have them pay once. If you have just a few items, you can call people’s names and have them come get their stuff.
  6. Cordon off the bank area and make everyone wait. They will be anxious to get their stuff. Make them wait. Encourage people who plan to continue bidding to wait to pay until after they are finished bidding.
  7. Call people to the bank when the bankers are ready. Either call bidders up one at a time by name or just have them form a line. If you are using the latter method, the bankers will have to search through the bid sheets for the bidder’s name, so it’s important that the bid sheets are alphabetized.
  8. If someone has won one or more items and doesn’t appear on their own, set those bid sheets aside. When you’re just about done with the people in line, have the emcee announce their names in case they are still at the event.
  9. As people pay, have a volunteer collect their items. You could send people to collect their own items, but silent auctions often attract people who want a good deal and might not particularly support the cause for which you are raising money. Most people are very honest, but one bad apple can really spoil the event for others.

After the Event

  1. Deal with the leftover items. After the line of people are gone you will probably have things left over. These people went home, didn’t know they won, or whatever. That’s why you have their phone number on the bid sheet. If you can’t leave them at the event location, you will probably have to take them home. Make sure you or a volunteer has the bid sheets with the phone numbers.
  2. In the following days, deal with the leftover items however you have planned. For items that met the minimum bid but weren’t picked up, you or a volunteer will need to call the bidder. Sort out all the bid sheets that go to the same person. They may have bought one thing or twenty. Add up their total and call to tell them they have won. Ask if they could please come get their things. You may have to be flexible about arranging a time to meet them. If you have lots left over, divide up the pile so no one has to call 20 people. This part can be a big hassle, so divvy the work to make it easier.
  3. Prepare for derelict bidders. Undoubtedly there will be people who don’t want to pay for the things they bid on. Call the next person on the bid sheet and see if they still want it.
  4. Count the money and checks before going to the bank. Bank tellers can make mistakes. Look for checks that are made out improperly. The bank may still accept them, but you should be aware of them. Keep money aside to pay people who bought things for the event but haven’t been reimbursed.
  5. Return any items you borrowed to hold the event.
  6. Give thanks and recognition to those who donated. If you have volunteers on your email contact list, send out an email thank you and let them know how successful the event was. Contact any newspaper columnists or radio disc jockeys who promoted your event to thank them and let them know it was a success. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper thanking people who helped.

Tips

  • Consider the weather. Is this an outdoor event? Think about wind, rain, sun (bad for bottles of wine and candles that might melt….) and so on.
  • Use pens for people to bid with, not pencils.
  • Make bidding sheets half-sheet size (4-1/4” x 11”) if you have a lot of items. This reduces bid sheet crowding on the tables. If a bid sheet fills up, you can tape an empty one to the filled one.
  • On bid sheets, names need to be written each time a bid is increased, but phone numbers need to be written only once. An alternative is to have people register at the door and include their phone number and other contact information in that registry.
  • Consider having some volunteers put their names on the bid sheets with a minimum bid. An item looks a bit more attractive if someone else has already decided they want it. Another alternative is simply to allow volunteers to bid on items before the event starts. Some volunteers won’t have time to bid during the event and allowing volunteers to bid early doesn’t preclude attendees from outbidding them.
  • If you have many items, consider closing the tables at intervals, such as every 15 minutes. Doing so helps keep the volunteers from being overwhelmed at table closing time. If you do this, you’ll have to decide which items will be on which tables. Generally, the more expensive and popular items will go on the tables that close at the end, but you want to generate excitement in the beginning, too. Just start putting things on tables and rearrange them as necessary. Having a single person coordinate that makes it much easier, but two or three can work together as well.
  • Consider punching holes in the tops of all the bid sheets and running a string through all the sheets on one side of a table. That way, when you get to the close, you only have to have one volunteer at each end of the string to pull all the sheets at once (and keep people from “sneaking” in a last bid after the close).

Things You’ll Need

  • Bid sheets (can be made on a home computer)
  • Master list of items
  • Masking tape or packaging tape
  • Transparent tape (for taping bid sheets to the tables)
  • Painter’s tape to hang signs and silent auction items on the walls (painter’s tape is much less likely than masking tape to peel paint from the walls when taking things down)
  • Markers
  • Pens (Lots of these on hand! At least one for every bid sheet). Pick up multipacks at a bargain store.
  • Whiteout tape, not liquid
  • Tables

If you are outside:

    • A tent or some of those pop-up shelters, for shade
    • A rain plan. Does everything fit under the tent? What if the wind starts to blow?
  • Colored paper and markers to make signs
  • One or two staplers (to staple together bid sheets of silent auction multiple winners)
  • An information sheet to put at the bank telling people who to make checks out to
  • A lock box and change. (For example, $100 in $1 dollar bills, $40 in $5s, and $50 in $10s). Change for the emcee if he or she will be doing fundraising games.
  • Banquet roll (inexpensive one time-use tablecloth for covering the tables that can be bought at a wholesale store)

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