FUNDRAISING_ END OF YEAR SHOWS

FUNDRAISING_ END OF YEAR SHOWS

The end of the degree is fast approaching, so as the second year comes to a close, its a good time to start thinking about and organising funding for our 3rd year end shows. Our year group have to collectively raise money for new designers, GFW, a fashion show, photoshoots and printed brochures. It is estimated we have to pay around £600 each, so starting now gives us plenty of time to raise that amount. The first amount paid into an account set up especially for fundraising this money was £100 from each student. This coincided with our student finance so it was easier for people to have the money ready. The rest of the money will be staggered, and some will be raised by fundraising. As a class, we brainstormed some ideas to raise money, such as colouring books, christmas cards, calendars, raffles. The idea we are working on is a fashion based colouring book. We each chose a page from a Vogue magazine, or a print from a textile book, and traced it using a fine liner so each drawing was a line drawing, and had a consistency throughout. These drawings would then be put together to produce an A5 colouring book for adults or children, and will be sold for £4. Colouring books are really big at the moment, and have been proven to reduce stress, so I think this is a really good idea. We worked out that by selling 1000 copies, we would easily be able to reduce everyones total by over £100, so thinking of different ideas is essential to raise this money. Its important that we get to show our work to a professional level, so taking an active role fundraising is essential.