Tricky Tray school fundraiser returns
After having not taken place for a generation of students, a popular fundraiser is returning to help raise money for local schools.
On Nov. 19, Tricky Tray makes it return and will be held from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. in the Boulder City High School Gym. Tickets can be purchased and placed during that first hour of the event.
“Tricky Tray is a fun community basket raffle, and we’re bringing back a Boulder City tradition that we haven’t celebrated in more than a decade,” said BCHS principal Amy Wagner. “And the name sometimes raises questions. Tricky Tray is a regional term especially popular in the Northeast. Other communities may call it a basket raffle or penny social, but the idea is the same.”
Each of the Boulder City public schools is putting together themed baskets. Guests purchase $1 tickets and place them in the drawing containers for whichever baskets they would like to win. They can put several tickets toward a favorite basket or spread your chances across different ones, Wagner explained. Organizers then draw a winning ticket for each basket.
“When we did this before, the four principals would entertain the crowd while we drew numbers for the baskets,” she said. “It’s a wonderful way to bring our community together, support our schools, and perhaps take home something special for yourself or someone on your holiday gift list.”
In an email to parents, Wagner wrote, “Whether you remember attending Tricky Tray years ago or will be joining us for the first time, we hope you’ll help us welcome this tradition back. Invite your friends, bring the family, and help spread the word as four schools come together for one shared purpose: supporting our students.”
She ended the letter by adding, “Four schools. One community. Stronger together!”
