How could you best run a limited event with only random bulk?

I have over 2k of bulk cards that are a hassle to store. I’ve heard that I could donate them, but these cards are in English and where I live most kids/teens don’t speak the language. I’ve heard to sell them for like 10 bucks on eBay, but that just seems like a waste.

Instead I wonder if there isn’t a more fun and creative way to get rid of them. I want to run a limited event in which my friends can just make a fun deck and bring the cards home. If you were going to run such an event, how would you do it?

Here is what I’ve considered so far:

1. My first thought was to make a cube, but there are too many cards to sort, enter into some collection app and then to find a way to create a cube. It would be a nightmare.
2. My second idea was to do a draft, where we shuffle everything and make packs out of the cards(maybe bigger packs than 15 to make up for the randomness), but I just ran a draft in which people got 4 packs, and my friends complained it is hard to parse a strategy when you have that many cards.
3. My last idea was to do a big sealed draw. Basically put all the cards into a bag and you draw the equivalent of 6 packs(90 cards) and then you have to make a deck. I think this helps with the problem of parsing all of the cards, because you should be able to pile them by colour and not consider a good part of them, but then you are still left with a lot of useless bulk in a way that draft kinda solves.

For all of these ideas I’m also afraid it will he very difficult to make a strategy coalesce.

Did anyone try to do something like this before? If so, what do you suggest?

Here is my current idea for how to run the event. I will keep it up to date as your answers and comments help me refine it:

1. Ask all my friends to bring their own trash bulk they don’t want(so this event will also work as a sort of exchange)
2. Sort all the cards into a single mythics/rares land/color fixers and chase/signpost pile, the rest get sorted by color
3. Randomize all the cards in each pile and deal a certain number for each player(not sure how many yet)
4. Do a mythics/rare draft to start with, to help players find a strategy
5. All players get to choose 2 colors and get the equivalent of two boosters for each
6. Do a second mythic/rare draft to refine the strategy
7. Do a second "sealed" pick where you choose 2 colors again and get two sealed packs
8. At the end the players will have the equivalent of 6 packs and some good control over what they got

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