Fun-Raiser

Last night our PTO held a fundraiser by showing a movie in the big room. The school pays for a license to Disney Corp. and we are allowed to show any of their movies on DVD to an audience for pay or just for fun--but since it isn't a "home" viewing, we need the license.

Anyway this Movie-Night has been a tradition at our school for several years and last night was also a huge success. They sell about 250 tickets for $2 each. Children must be accompanied by adults, and you are to bring your own blanket or lawn chair. There are snacks sold, so no outside food or drinks are allowed. My friend and I were in charge of the popcorn machine. Next year I'll know to start popping an hour ahead of time...But we managed to sell popcorn, bags of cookies, candy bars and juice boxes at 50 cents each, and the $2 tickets, for the grand total of $750. Pretty dang good fundraiser I'd say.

People had a fun time, too. We had the students vote from a list of movies which one we should show and "G-Force" won. In case you don't know it, it is about a group of guinea pigs who have been trained to be secret agents. It stars computer animated guinea pigs, mice, and a mole, plus live humans who are such awesome actors that they didn't roll their eyes everytime they uttered unbelievable cliches and dopey lines. However...it was perfect fare for the young set we were targeting. Actually, I laughed several times. Plus, they reminded me of the little Ratties who were my daughter's pets for years and years. Here's the best line of the movie:

"Well, where did you get us then?" asked a Guinea pig of their human handler (whose project had been shut down by the nefarious group leader who, naturally, was actually leading another group to take over the world with an evil plan).

"You were all pet shop purchases."

"Oh...I'd hoped you were going to say you'd rescued us from a roadside tapas stand in the Pyrennes."