Mullum Matters

Festival of Hidden

Treasure

FESTIVAL OF HIDDEN TREASURE - Saturday 15 October - 2:00 - 7:00PM

We hope you're as excited as we are, about our up and coming Festival of Hidden Treasures!  Put Saturday 15 October in your diary now and plan to spend the afternoon with us.  All classes will be running at least one stall/activity on the day and rosters will be set up in a few weeks for you to put your name down.

 

I hear you asking, "How can I help?", "What do you need?" Well, check out the lists below and start planning, collecting and preparing:

 

THINGS TO COLLECT AND BRING TO SCHOOL, NOW

We have started collecting items for school stalls.  There are boxes at the office for these items, bring them along and drop them off at the office anytime from today:

  • Books - Pre-school, children, teenage and adult 
  • Jigsaw puzzles - all sizes
  • Board games - good condition with all parts present
  • Toys - baby, toddler and children's toys
  • Clean, empty sealable jars (with lid) for Lucky Jar stall
  • Small, new items to fit inside the Lucky Jars, for example hair ties, erasers, small toys
  • Chocolate bars for the chocolate toss

THINGS TO STORE AT YOUR HOUSE, UNTIL CLOSER TO THE DAY

We will be calling for items closer to the date, but you could start with these:

  • Re-saleable items for the traditional "White Elephant" Stall - household, kitchen, garden items
  • Plants
  • Cake stall baked goods
  • Jams, chutney, curds

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

If you own a business and are looking at ways to promote your company and support our school at the same time, then consider these sponsorship opportunities, or talk to us about your ideas:

  • Major Sponsor - $5000 - Sponsor the dodgem cars ride, as well as the headline profile on our Festival flyer, promotion traffic on the website for 12 months 
  • $3000 - Sponsor the giant jumping castle on the day, with promotion on our website for 12 months
  • $1000 -  Sponsor a new bicycle or scooter for the Hidden Treasure raffle

DONATIONS FOR RAFFLES

Every hour during the Festival we will be running raffles with prizes to be won.  Do you have time to go to company's and seek donations for the raffle prizes? Then contact us.

 

ONSTAGE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES

We have our stage in operation all afternoon and are looking for local organisations or groups that would like to showcase their group.  Dance groups, calisthenics, karate, bands etc... are invited to book a time on stage.  If you and your family participate in a local group that would love the opportunity to showcase and promote themselves, let us know.

 

ENTERTAINERS

We are looking for entertainers like balloon sculptors, face painters and magicians.  I wonder if you are, or know someone who is, an entertainer and would be interested in coming along on the day to provide entertainment for the festival goers? 

 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS

Are you a member of a local group or organisation that may like to promote your wares?Your community group may like to come along and promote the group, set up an activity for festival goers, hand out flyers, sign up interested people generally come along and join in the day.

 

MARKET STALLS

A range of market stalls are planned for the day.  Are you into party planning, crafting, producing, creating, then you may wish to book a stall for the day.

 

 

There are many, many opportunities to be involved.  We want to hear from you, contact the office with ideas, donations, questions.  We are here to help.