How can I get liquor donated for a charity benefit?

Where can I get liquor donated from for a local charity dinner/dance/silent auction, etc. benefit for charity? Is this possible?|||It is possible, but it can be difficult. You will need to contact a liquor distributor/wholesaler, not a liquor store (if your state has those). There may be a couple of these companies in your area, and they typically control (i.e., have the monopoly on ) the distribution of certain brands of liquor. If you know someone who works for a charity that has gotten liquor donated in the past, they may be able to give you a contact person at a wholesaler that could help you.





It sounds like you are not really particular about what kind of liquor you want, and that's good. If you contact a liquor distributor, tell them that right up front. There may be certain liquor makers that are more open to donations, or there may be a line that is looking for ways to market (especially a new product), so they may be more apt to donate in exchange for free publicity.





Good luck!|||I've done this quite often in the past :)





I contact local restaurants (not franchised) and ask for case donations of wine.


Microbreweries and Distributing centers will generally donate a case of beer.





Talk to the people within your charity and find out if any one has a contact already ~ many of these places get bombarded with so many requests for donations that you have to tread quite carefully.





You will need a special permit to dispense alcohol at charity functions.





If I may make a suggestion? Contact a local restaurant and set up a no host bar instead; tell them they can keep the profits for 10% of the "take".|||You might want to consider running a charity race night the sites below have some free useful advice.





http://www.globalracenight.com


http://www.racenight.me.uk|||First, make sure your facility will allow you to bring in outside alcoholic beverages. Many won't. Or, if they allow you to bring it in, they might charge a corking fee.





Once you are past those obstacles, try beverage warehouse stores (BevMo) and breweries. Local/small companies are a good bet so they can get some exposure. Also, if you are a reigstered non-profit organization, you can ask a company for a donation to cover the wine expense.





For a charity event, you might want to limit your gratuitous beverages to wine and beer. If you splurge on more expensive drinks it looks like some funds are being diverted to the alcohol. Spend more of your event budget on drawing prizes and giveaways so your patrons will have something to take home.