I work for a school for deaf children and we've never really had an event such as the one we are having next month. I don't know how to word the acknowledgements for individuals and organizations who are purchasing raffle tickets, tickets to the event, and/or sponsorships. I know something needs...

Ah I see how what I wrote is confusing. In the Event Module, when you have an organization attending an event you have the ability to specify a Contact (via a drop down in the Partcipant/Registrant window). The individual relationship should be marked/checked as a Contact in order for the name to appear...