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V-Day Fundraiser
February 23rd was the 2nd big fundraiser for V-Day (I
couldn't make the first one). We convinced a pub in a
Korean area of town to allow us to hold a fundraiser there.
The purpose of the event was two-fold. Firstly, to
raise some money for the Dasi Hamkee center.
Secondly, it is to raise awareness about the whole issue of
human trafficking. I've explained human trafikking to
quite a few of my Korean friends and most of them are dumbstruck
when the hear about the types of things that goes on.
Amy and So Maria did an excellent job of
M.C.ing the event and talked about the Dasi Hamkee
center and the work they do.
We charged people a cover charge (5000 won ~ $NZ3.88) to get
it and had some live bands (Seth Martin,
My Friend Matt and Sotto Gamba)
playing. We also had Massage Angels
who would give a quick shoulder massage and then ask for a
donation. We also had several raffles
going.
I did a lot of work prior to the event coming up with
advertising flyers. The English flyer can be found
here, and the Korean version
here.
I was the doorman on the night itself. Everyone time
somebody came in, I gave the same speech.
Hello. We're holding a fundraiser here to help
fight violence against women and children. We are asking
for a donation to get in. Anything is fine, but most
people give 5,000 won. Thanks! Here is your free
jello shot and some information about the Dasi Hamkee
center and V-Day Seoul 2008.
A line like "Anything is fine, but most people give 5,000
won" is an excellent one for fundraisers. What will
usually happen is that one or two cheap bastards will give 1,000
won, some people will give 5,000 won, but most people actually
give more than 5,000 won. I tried this trick when I was
selling
GrassRootsUganda.com at a
Catholic church
and one lovely Filipino gentleman gave me $US100 for one
necklace!
I spent the whole night on the door and did not really "Party
it up" like a lot of the other volunteers were doing. I
was cool with that. I'm not really into the whole pub
scene. I don't drink, and I don't smoke which immediately
takes out two of the popular pub pastimes. I also lose my
voice really easily so the loud music doesn't help. Give
me a cafe and some good conversation over a pub any day.
We raised about two million won (~$NZ 2,500) on the night.
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