Jr. High Cast Party.....

Thanks to Robin for the giving me the go-ahead on posting this.......


My daughter is participating in her school play and they are having a cast party. At a parent's meeting they asked anyone if they would like to organize it. I had already volunteered to take snacks on the long rehearsal nights so i didn't volunteer for the cast party. My daughter brought it to my attention that they might not have the party because no one had stepped up to it. I have no idea what i am doing but i offered my help and am going to try my best.

This will be informal, maybe pizza, snacks, drinks and a cake. My first thought when i decided i was going to take this on was that i wanted to try and have the food bought locally. I could easily do Pizza Hut or Little Ceaser's and it would be cheaper, but i wanted to first try and see if it was possible to buy REAL pizza.

We do not have much of a budget, they are going to give me exact numbers of what is left in the drama budget and we will try to gather some donations from parents. I would like to know if there is anyplace that would be willing to offer us some pizza at a reduced price. For the help, i am willing to personally pay for an advertisement to be printed in the program for the two nights of the play.

I have offered to purchase the cake for the party and was thinking of going with William's Bakery in Clarksville. After I read an article where Dan Thomas mentioned them, we tried them out and have purchased a couple of cakes and other goodies from there.

i have never organized anything like this, i am just a mom helping out my daughter and have no point of reference. Can anyone chime in on amounts that i would need for a cast of 30-35 students and a total attendance of about 60?

CPC is the first place that comes to mind. I think they have a soft spot for the kiddos.

They have 10" thin-crust cheese pizzas for $5 each and 18" regular-crust for $15, with no discount.


http://www.ctownpizzaco.com/menu2010.pdf

Thanks AM... i dont know if someone would do a bulk order on such a great offer.... will put that one on my list as well..

Justin... i also thought of CPC.... they are closer to us since i am in Indiana.

i realize i am going to need a list of places to be callin'

Thanks AM... i dont know if someone would do a bulk order on such a great offer.... will put that one on my list as well..

Justin... i also thought of CPC.... they are closer to us since i am in Indiana.

i realize i am going to need a list of places to be callin'

Dont forgets Spinelli's just opened a new place in downtown Louisville so it's really not that far anymore.

When is the cast party? What's the play?

When is the cast party? What's the play?

The cast party is Monday May 2nd from 4pm to 5pm or a bit later.

The play is actually the musical HONK! an adaptation of The Ugly Duckling.

Becky,

I've coordinated similar events in raising two kids over the past 28 years...Once I did a 8th Grade Sacrament of Confirmation lunch on a similar scale. The neighborhood Papa John's cut me a good deal on pizzas when I told the manager of my plight. The neighborhood ValuMart gave me a gift card for which to buy sodas and incidentals. The grocery stores can't necessarily give you merchandise, but they often will anty up a gift card so that you can puchase incidentals. I got our sodas and deli cookies this way and kept lunch to about $1.50 per person for about the same size crowd this way.

For the help, i am willing to personally pay for an advertisement to be printed in the program for the two nights of the play.

If some pizza place steps up and cuts you a deal I think the school should donate some advertisement space, not you.

Becky,

I've coordinated similar events in raising two kids over the past 28 years...Once I did a 8th Grade Sacrament of Confirmation lunch on a similar scale. The neighborhood Papa John's cut me a good deal on pizzas when I told the manager of my plight. The neighborhood ValuMart gave me a gift card for which to buy sodas and incidentals. The grocery stores can't necessarily give you merchandise, but they often will anty up a gift card so that you can puchase incidentals. I got our sodas and deli cookies this way and kept lunch to about $1.50 per person for about the same size crowd this way.

I really appreciate the suggestions you made. Like i said, i have never done this before so you kind of pointed me in a direction of what i needed to do.

Wish me luck on my phone calls!

Becky, sorry we're not open on Mondays at the CPC.
There's a new place in Jeffersonville, "Cheezy's" that just opened and the NABC on Grantline is open on Mondays.

Does anyone know if Cheezys has a website? i have tried looking online to no avail.

Anyone "in the know" that i can PM about some pricing i have gotten......