PChefRenee
Silver Member
- 100
Well I finally had my 1st fundraiser and what a flop! The chairperson was really excited about it and wanted to do it as a catalog show. I did up 20 packets each with a catalog and OOFs and I even went so far as to type up a really nice cover letter to include in the center section of the folders, explaining how the fundraiser works and how much will go to the organization. (a local no-kill animal rescue). I spent so much time, effort, supplies and catalogs to do this and the commissionable sales came to a whopping $237.40. I have no idea what this lady did with all my packets, but the orders I received were just people she knew. No orders came from anyone else. And not one booking! Then she said she could only give me back 8 of the packets. She said the others were basically "lost". I tell you what...If anyone out there is thinking about doing a fundraiser, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. The organization will get $23.74 and my commission will be about $35.00, which hardly covers my time and expenses. This was the biggest waste of time, will probably never do again.