Wild West booths make profitable fund raisers.
Your group or organization is sure to enjoy using a "Wild West" theme to raise money. Your group simply needs to organize a day that offers a number of Wild West activities and booths that will generate income and provide fun for participants. Approximately one month before the Wild West fundraiser, advertise the event to the community. A great way to spread the word is to have some group members dress in costume and pass out fliers announcing the event.
Wild West Costume Contest
Advertise this event by having volunteers in your group put up "Wanted" posters with a picture of one of the group members and information about the Wild West costume contest. Offer a nominal prize for first, second and third places for the contest. Be certain all members of your group also participate by dressing up in their Wild West costumes. You can set up a ballot box for participants to vote or have several members of the group be the official judges for the costume contest. Set up a refreshment stand to serve non-alcoholic drinks during the contest. Decorate the contest area in the Wild West theme. Charge a small fee for each person to enter the contest.
Warrior Face Painting
Both kids and adults enjoy face painting. Set up a warrior face-painting booth. Have several members of your group oversee the booth. Purchase paints or powders made specifically for face painting. Group members can be dressed up as warrior Indians. Provide child-sized Indian headbands for the kids to wear after they get their war paint put on. Once the war painting is done, have kids stand with a member dressed in an Indian chief costume for an instant picture. Charge a small fee for the face painting and another small fee for the picture.
Western Horseshoe Toss
Set up an area where participants can play a few rounds of horseshoes. You can have two areas for this Western booth. One area should have plastic, lightweight horseshoes for younger kids to play with. The other can be the traditional horseshoe sets that are made for adults. In the section for the kids, you can hand out plastic sheriff badges, cowboy kerchiefs or inexpensive cowboy party hats to each child who plays a round of horseshoes. Charge a small fee per game for adults and per time period for the kids.
