If you get donations for a doorprize and the event does not take place what do you do with the donation?

Question

If you get donations for a doorprize and the event does not take place what do you do with the donation?

Answer 1

You could contact the place of business that made the donation and inform them that the event was canceled and ask if they mind if you donate the item to another needed cause. Normally they will not mind since they probably have written off the donation anyway. But always a good idea to ask the business first.

Answer 2

From an ethical standpoint, you return them, with a thank you note and an explanation.

Which means in the future, they'll remember you and your honor.

Answer 3

reminds me of when our neighborhood assn. raised money by donations to fight a zoning change nearby.  Hiring a lawyer didn't prove to be necessary, so we had several thousand dollars to try to give back.  Only if we had a written release from a donor did we put into the general fund.  Some asked us to pass the money along to some other project or organization.

Answer 4

send it back, give it to another organization to use, *volunteer fire departments, local schools, a church*