Most of the funding for Athens Pagan Pride Day comes from Psychic Faire fundraisers. We have several over the course of a year.
Why Psychic Faires?
In short, the main reason is because they have been more successful than other fundraising efforts. But, there is another good reason. Various psychic arts, including divination, energy healing, etc., are practiced within many Pagan religious Paths. The Psychic Faire gives us a way to expose the public to these practices in a fun way that also raises money for APPD.
Why spell it with an 'e'?
That's just a bit of humor, as in: "we don't want to give anyone the impression that there's anything fair about being psychic."
This section explains the Faire from the point of view of the general public. For a more detailed, inside view, see Information for Participants, below.
At the fair, you will find one or more Service Providers. These are the folks who provide some form of psychic service. Services almost always include tarot readings, but you might also find reiki, massage, rune readers and such. This being a fundraiser, the services are not free. To access services, you purchase tickets. Each ticket costs $5. Most services also cost $5, but the individual service provider is free to set prices in increments of $5. You might also negotiate for extended services in increments of $5. When you have decided on a service and a provider, you give the service provider your ticket, and the provider performs the service.
You might also find vendors and entertainers. You deal with them directly. That is, you may purchase their wares or tip performers as you desire. The vendors or entertainers might decide to donate to APPD later, but that is not required.
Can I tip my Service Provider?
Yes, you can. Some will donate their tips to APPD. Others will not. We don't care either way. Well... of course, we are happy to accept donations, but we don't begrudge anyone who keeps a tip. Service Providers rarely receive tips, and generally do not expect them.
We have the faires at least 3 or 4 times a year. We post information about them in various locations. We always post information in this site's announcements. We also post to our facebook page and to twitter.
Information for Participants
This section gives information for folks who are helping to produce the Psychic Faire.
See the information about ticketing in "How do Psychic Faires work?", above.
For every ticket you hand back to us at the end of the day, you get $5. We do not ask how many tickets you originally had. We do it this way for tracking purposes. For one, it allows us to give a better answer to "how much of the money goes to APPD?" But, it also lets us track how many people show up and give money.
We don't charge to entertain at a Psychic Faire, and we can't offer you any money. But, we're very happy to have you, if you want to join! You may keep or donate any portion of any tips you receive. We don't in any way keep track of what you receive.
We don't charge to vend at a Psychic Faire, and we can't offer you any money. But, we're very happy to have you, if you want to join! We will be pleased if you donate something to the cause, but that is not required. It is useful simply to have interesting things for people to come see. We will not in any way keep track of any transactions you make.
Thank you! We can always use volunteers! Please email athenspaganpride@gmail.com if you would like to volunteer!