Running Your Own Fundraiser
Woah! Pretty scary title! Seriously though, it’s not at all as scary as it may seem! The absolute best way to help your youth get to the 2019 World Jamboree or to Europe is by planning and running your own fundraiser. First off, if you are running it, you know you’ll participate, so there is that 😉 In addition though, we would like to offer you a little more incentive…
If you completely plan and administer a new fundraiser (one we haven’t done in at least two years) you will keep 5% of the total proceeds for your youths trip fundraising!
So whatever we raise, minus the cost of the fundrasier gives us the profit. 5% of the profit will be donated to the youths’ section for program delivery, 5% will go directly to your youths’ trip fundraising, and the remaining 90% will go to the youths who actually raise the money. If your fundraiser profits $2,000, you will earn a minimum of $100 PLUS whatever your youth raises on their own! Really adds up quick!
So how do you run your own fundraiser? Well it’s surprisingly easy!
- Send me a quick email or speak to me about your fundraiser with as many details as you have so far. I will work with you to determine costs, timing, etc and get the neccesary approval.
- You come up with order forms (if needed) and post details about your fundraiser on our group fundraising page. You will also need to send me an email that I can forward off to all the parents.
- You collect and count the money, and ensure all the money and receipts make it to me as soon as possible after you receive it. If it makes more sence, participants can pay me directly providing it can be done at regular Scout or Cub meetings.
- I will update the youths accounts with their share.
That’s it! So what are you waiting for?? If every parent does one fundraiser, we’re up to close to THIRTY fundraisers! We’ll get all our kids to Europe or WJ no problem!
Happy fundraising 😀
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Sub Sale!
There is really nothing better than having a fresh sub sandwich delivered to your work (or home) in time for lunch! Spread some joy to members of our community by signing them up to receive a delicious sub as part of our sub sale! For just $5.00 they can have their own epic sub sandwich delivered! Truly unbeatable deal, so sell with confidence!
All you need to do is…
- Track your orders on this order sheet (Download PDF sheet from DropBox) (Download WORD sheet from DropBox)
- Make sure you have your order submitted to Coralee Mitchell (Brandy & Shanlee’s Mom) by March 10th at the latest
- Help make all the subs on the evening of March 15th
- Deliver your subs by lunch time on March 16th
90% of the total profits for each sub you sell will go directly to your youth’s trip fundraising for either Europe 2019 or WJ’19! 5% will be donated to your section to help us build an even better program, and the balance split between Group Committee and our Camping Equipment Fund, so win win!
You can expect a profit of more than $2.00/sub!!
If you really want to make a PILE from this fundraiser make sure you contact businesses! Each business will get you a BUNCH of orders and they will be THRILLED for the opportunity of a delivered lunch! To claim a business make sure you first check Coralee’s Facebook post on our fundraising group to make sure no one else has already contacted them. If Coralee confirms that it’s free, go ahead and good luck!
Happy selling everyone!!
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Recycling Blizzard… I mean Blitz…
“So how badly do you want to go to Europe?” – I can tell you the youth we had out this weekend recycling REALLY want to go to Europe/WJ’19!! At times the weather was only mind numbingly freezing cold while the rest of the time it was a blizzard! Some of the most extreme weather we have ever seen on a blitz and also some of the best numbers! Like I said, we have some kids who REALLY want to go! There were times over the weekend watching the kids literally lean in to the wind to push through then losing sight of them in the snow – I thought we would call it quits early, but then the youth would come back to the van laughing and chatting about what they are most looking forward to 
in Europe and it quickly made it all worth it! Our Scouts understand that the only way to succeed is through hard work and they are NOT affraid of hard work!
From our recycling king Scouter Mark: “Great job this weekend all, we canvased many areas that haven’t had visits in a while and it showed. In addition to the 369.5 dozen of bottles already cashed in and donations, and a full trailer of recyclables we also have 11 extra tote sacs full. It won’t be a record breaker, but it’s a great story for those travelling in 2019 and a great kick off for the 2018 recycling campaign. We will be out again in about three months, likely the first weekend in April. I will post to the calendar when the trailer is confirmed…”
Great job everyone!
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