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Lauretta R
I am searching for profitable fundraisers for my children's school. I am open to all of your ideas.
Thank you so much,
All of your answers are wonderful. I am looking for fundraising events that might yield $100,000 or more. auctions, antique shows, house tours etc.
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The most profitable is always that awful catalog full of wrapping paper, candy, candles, gifty things which everyone hates getting in their child's backpack, hates showing around to their friends, but we send it out every fall & it makes up the bulk of our budget every year. This year we went with Kathryn Beich.
The ones that are easiest to sell, though, are consumables that families will use - cookie dough, pizza, pies. They're quick & easy sales, especially if you work with Market Day or one of the major fundraising companies like that. The only real staffing that's needed is on pickup day. Biggest worry with it is if someone does not pick up their order & you're left with perishables.
We added plant sales this year & they have gone well so far. Quick, easy money, working with a local greenhouse - mums in the fall (we're going to add bulbs next fall), poinsettias in December - not sure what we're going to do for spring, yet.
Another spring fundraiser we want to add this year is 'Family Portrait Day' (or weekend, if we get a big enough response). Someone's child's preschool did this & they said it was a big success - we're hoping it will work for us, too. Get a local photographer to give you a discounted price for sittings & prints - maybe $5 sitting fee, $8 for a sheet of prints. Mark it up for the school's profit - $8 sitting, $10 prints?, maybe. Then, families sign up for time slots at the school on Family Portrait Day. Photos can be shot indoors or out, depending on weather & background. They come in, get a family portrait done, then prints are sent home in backpacks for families to decide what to buy, what to order, what to send back.
The most profitable is always that awful catalog full of wrapping paper, candy, candles, gifty things which everyone hates getting in their child's backpack, hates showing around to their friends, but we send it out every fall & it makes up the bulk of our budget every year. This year we went with Kathryn Beich.
The ones that are easiest to sell, though, are consumables that families will use - cookie dough, pizza, pies. They're quick & easy sales, especially if you work with Market Day or one of the major fundraising companies like that. The only real staffing that's needed is on pickup day. Biggest worry with it is if someone does not pick up their order & you're left with perishables.
We added plant sales this year & they have gone well so far. Quick, easy money, working with a local greenhouse - mums in the fall (we're going to add bulbs next fall), poinsettias in December - not sure what we're going to do for spring, yet.
Another spring fundraiser we want to add this year is 'Family Portrait Day' (or weekend, if we get a big enough response). Someone's child's preschool did this & they said it was a big success - we're hoping it will work for us, too. Get a local photographer to give you a discounted price for sittings & prints - maybe $5 sitting fee, $8 for a sheet of prints. Mark it up for the school's profit - $8 sitting, $10 prints?, maybe. Then, families sign up for time slots at the school on Family Portrait Day. Photos can be shot indoors or out, depending on weather & background. They come in, get a family portrait done, then prints are sent home in backpacks for families to decide what to buy, what to order, what to send back.
What is the best way to label a child's backpack for school?
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My daughter starts kindergarten this fall, so this is new to me. How do YOU label a backpack? On the inside only? On the back? With some kind of iron-on label? Sharpie marker? Who has some ideas or suggestions for me?
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ONLY on the inside, that's the most important thing!
This is so that child predators don't see the child's name and call to them. You should also try to put a cell phone or parent work phone as a contact number, because someone can get your home address if you list a home phone. It's sad that you even have to consider this, but it's a reality.
If you have a fabric backpack, an iron-on label is a good idea; if not, use a permanent marker like a Sharpie. Another idea is to sew on a patch or get a colorful zipper pull that the child can easily identify their backpack in the event more than one child has the same pack.
School start here in 6 days, 20 hours, and 21 minutes. HOORAY!
ONLY on the inside, that's the most important thing!
This is so that child predators don't see the child's name and call to them. You should also try to put a cell phone or parent work phone as a contact number, because someone can get your home address if you list a home phone. It's sad that you even have to consider this, but it's a reality.
If you have a fabric backpack, an iron-on label is a good idea; if not, use a permanent marker like a Sharpie. Another idea is to sew on a patch or get a colorful zipper pull that the child can easily identify their backpack in the event more than one child has the same pack.
School start here in 6 days, 20 hours, and 21 minutes. HOORAY!
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