How can a dinner party help the work of Twenty10?
Many young people of diverse genders and sexualities are feeling isolated and lacking places they feel safe to be themselves. Twenty10 provides a place for these young people to come during the day and access the support they need. Our busy drop-in centre does not receive government funding and a cold winter has made this drop-in service even busier than usual.
You can help us to raise the funds to run this program: Host a fabulous dinner. Tell your guests about Twenty10. Ask them to make a tax deductible donation. That's what we call Dinner At My Place.
Yes, I want to host a Dinner At My Place!
Hooray! We are asking people to host dinners any time between now and Christmas.
Really all you need to do is start planning a dinner! But to turn your dinner into a fundraising opportunity for Twenty10, you just need to register your dinner at our Dinner At My Place Fundraising Page. You can create a personalised page and set up an e-mail invitation to your friends.
You will find some helpful downloads once you have built your fundraising page, but if you can't wait till then, you can also download them below.
Get cooking!
What your dinner looks like (and tastes like) is really up to you. It is a great chance to get creative and hold a dinner party that is special for you and your guests. Here is one of our dinner organiser's take on dinner... they made this video for their invitations and fundraising page:
Helpful downloads for your Dinner At My Place
Planning Your Dinner
When you plan your Dinner At My Place event, it is really important that the style of the dinner expresses something of yourself. The size and scope of the event is really up to you.
For those of you looking for some assistance in planning your event we have developed this document with some simple tips.
PlanningYourDinner.pdf (PDF 32Kb)
Fundraising Ideas
By turning your dinner into a fundraiser for Twenty10, you will support the work we are doing to build wellbeing and connectedness among young people of diverse genders and sexualities.
Never organised a fundraiser before? It can be as easy as you need it to be. This document has some tips and suggestions.
FundraisingIdeas.pdf (PDF 36kb)
Receipt Requests
This form is to be completed when people donate by cash or cheque. Twenty10 can then send them a Tax Deductible Receipt. Online donors receive a receipt automatically via e-mail.
You will need to print off as many copies of this form as required for your event.
ReceiptRequest.doc (Word 1MB)
ReceiptRequest.pdf (PDF 32kb)
After Your Dinner
Once your dinner is consumed, your friends have left, the house is clean and you have recovered, it is time to inform us how your event went.
You will probably have some cash or other donations and are wondering what to do with them. We hope this step by step guide helps.
AfterYourDinner.pdf (PDF 32kb)
Dinner Report
This form is to be completed by the Dinner Host after the event.
DinnerReport.doc (Word 1MB)
DinnerReport.pdf (PDF 32kb)
Dinner At My Place 2009 events
From September to November 2009, in various homes across Sydney, Twenty10 supporters hosted Dinner At My Place events for their friends as a way to raise funds for Twenty10. Here are some photos from those events.
