Swap party: the charity auction of gifts



Are you a vegetarian and gave you a big salami for Christmas? Have you received yet another cheese grater? Don't you like that acid green sweater and just cluttered?

Don't worry, here is the solution for you: organize a swap party or a charity auction and, besides having fun and being in company, you will discover that for other people certain gifts can be a nice and useful surprise!

Swap party

Here's what you need to organize a swap party - a barter party - all together for the joy of the planet and of man.

  • Think of a date and a place, at someone's home, where to organize it. The best thing would be to propose a couple a year: spring and autumn, with the change of season. Invite all the friends you can include via email, twitter and facebook: the more you are, the more fun you have.
  • In the invitation, tell everyone what to bring for the exchange, specifically the maximum number of clothes, shoes or items to carry, whether to include food or not, or things for children.
  • Arrange all the garments worn on a table or in chairs, in plain view, dividing them by type, for example those for men and women and indicating the sizes.
  • Create a test area, improvising dressing rooms and getting yourself a big mirror : the dress test will be one of the funniest moments!
  • Also think about food : an afternoon of barter that ends with an aperitif in the company, where everyone brings something to eat or drink. At the end of the party, if other things remain, use them for a charity auction!

The exchange of clothes: a responsible and ecological choice

How to organize the charity auction

As an alternative to the swap party, you can organize a charity auction with recycled items in a simple and really fun way. What is needed?

  • A nice group of friends and that everyone brings a couple of objects or gifts that they don't know what to do or that they didn't like. One of these friends, the most witty and goliardic, will be the presenter of the objects and auctioneer; while another person will dedicate himself to beating the gong complete with a wooden spoon and lid to award the items. A third friend will mark the various purchases made from time to time
  • A spacious room, lots of cushions to put on the floor, a sofa and chairs on one side for the participants in the auction. A nice table on the other, where the presents will be presented, beat the gong, mark the figures
  • Bags and bags to then distribute the objects to the various people who participated in the auction, a marker and some sheets to put the name on the bags, a case (or simply a shoe box) where to collect the money
  • Identify the association to which you want to donate the proceeds . There are really many, every year you can change and help different people in need.

The auction can start from a minimum of 50 cents and you will be surprised to see how the most unlikely items will eventually be the most desired, so that the participants will re-launch considerable sums and compete for them! The charity auction with recycled objects from birthdays or unwelcome Christmas presents not only represents a moment of involvement and union between people, but increases the importance and value of helping each other in difficult times.

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