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BISTRO L!VE AIM TO GENERATE £100,000 FOR SCHOOLS

Live music restaurant chain Bistro L!VE have launched an initiative that they hope will raise £100,000 for local schools, over the next 12 months.

The project is designed as a joint venture between the Parent Teacher Association (P.T.A.) of a school, who are the body responsible for fundraising, and Bistro L!VE.

The idea works like this: -
· Bistro L!VE will (in conjunction with the school) put on a night dedicated solely to raising funds for that school.
· With the help and guidance of Bistro L!VE, the P.T.A. will sell tickets for this night to all of the ‘stakeholders’ in the school, (Parents/teachers), and also to local companies.
· A proportion of the ticket income will go directly to the P.T.A./School – the more people that attend, the more income raised for the school.
· THE AIM IS TO RAISE A MINIMUM OF £1000.00 FOR EACH SCHOOL THAT TAKES PART.
· The individual P.T.A.’/schools will determine how the funds raised are spent.

The idea was the brainchild of Bistro L!VE directors Mark Henderson and Fred Harlow, following a fundraising event where Bistro L!VE raised over £5,000 for a former employee, whose daughter had been suddenly diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Fred Harlow said “The night was a tremendous success. It demonstrated to us that we had an excellent ‘vehicle’ in Bistro L!VE, to enable us to help other people to raise funds.”

Mark Henderson said. “We are looking to work with between 50 and 100 schools over the next 12 months, so that we can achieve our aim of raising £100,000 to help schools to fund special projects. As a governor at my son’s school, I understand just how difficult it is fund new ideas - we hope this new initiative will help many schools generate much needed cash.

And, the best part of it is that everyone gets to have a great night out, whilst at the same time raising money. “
Any school that is interested in taking part will receive a full information pack to help them to sell the night including template letters for parents and companies, and posters to promote the night.
Further information is available by clicking on this link: -

Schools Fundraising Initiative