DATE: Saturday, May 2nd

WHERE: John P. Faber Elementary School Gymnasium, 400 High Street, Dunellen, NJ 08812

TRICKY TRAY CO-CHAIRS: Nicole Moore, Tracy Kilinski, and Nicole Sterni

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Saturday, 25 April 2026 @ 5pm (or when we have reached capacity). Purchase your tickets by 11 April 2026 to receive 1 additional sheet of 25 White Tickets for Level A Prizes for FREE!

THEME: This year's theme will be "Dunellen Derby". Come out to the races in your Derby finest!  Wear your best Derby hat to be entered into the contest.  We will have a group of volunteers choose the best Dunellen Derby hat before intermission. The winning Derby hats will be announced at the beginning of intermission and every winner will receive 2 additional Level C Tickets and 2 additional Level D Tickets that they can drop in the ticket buckets during intermission for more chances to win the big prizes.

EVENT SCHEDULE:

• There are two time slots for entry (11:30am & 12:30pm) to manage crowd size. Please choose your time slot in the registration form.
• The Golden Ticket will be drawn at 2pm, and the rest of the prizes will be drawn starting at 2:10pm.  

EVENT DETAILS:

• We will have a 250-person seating limit for this year's event. We can seat up to 8 people at each table.  If you are attending, please make sure that you choose a table captain. You will put the table captain's name on your registration form so that we know what table you want to sit at. Please note that everyone must register individually. 
• If you want to participate, you must attend in person. We can no longer offer a virtual option.  All winners MUST be present to receive their prizes.  
• Attendees may choose to bring food and drink with them.  Please note that since the Tricky Tray is taking place in the school, alcoholic beverages are prohibited.  There will also be concessions available for purchase.

TICKET DETAILS: 

• The baskets will be on display in the gym. Additional Basket Raffle Tickets, Mystery Prize Tickets, Lottery/Money Tree Tickets, Birthday Raffle Tickets, 50/50 Tickets, and Golden Tickets will also be for sale during the ticket drop times. 
• PLEASE NOTE: YOU CANNOT PURCHASE PACKAGES OR LEVEL C PROMO TICKETS THE DAY OF THE EVENT!!! THE PACKAGES AND PROMO TICKETS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PRE-PURCHASE!
• The GOLDEN TICKET is back again!  The Golden Ticket prize will be 1 ticket dropped in each prize in Levels A, B, C, and D.  The tickets will be pre-dropped by one of our volunteers and the winner will receive the ticket stubs for all of those pre-dropped tickets.  All pre-dropped tickets will be labeled with "Golden Ticket Winner" on the back so that we will know the winner of the prize. You can purchase a Golden Ticket for $20.

WANT TO DONATE A PRIZE?  Please contact Nicole Moore at [email protected] to make arrangements to collect your donation.

We can't wait to see you on May 2nd for our Tricky Tray!

Did you know?? 
​We collect items all year long to fill our baskets, and we would love your help! 

• Have an unopened gift that you can't use? We'll take it!
• Do you know a business owner who would donate a service? Tell them about us?
• Do you have access to sporting events or concerts through your work or business? Consider donating tickets for a game or concert to us.
• Use credit card points and rewards to get items for our baskets.
• Have Kohl's cash that you won't be able to spend? Share it with us!
• Gift cards for restaurants, retail stores, salons, or services are always a hit!
• Consider getting together with a group of friends to donate big ticket items or larger themed gift baskets.