Can a Cooking Show Fundraiser Help Support Our Animal Shelter?

[CABean03]

I am a volunteer at our County Animal Shelter. We have a non-profit that raises money to help pay for extra costs such as blankets in the winter for dogs/cats, emergency surgeries, toys, etc.

I want to hold a fundraiser cooking show to benefit our non-profit but have a couple of questions:

1) I am willing to have it at my house (near the shelter) but can a consultant be the host of a fundraiser?

2) Would checks still be written out to me since most sales are put on my PC CC?

Thank you for any feedback.

 

[tlag1986]

I copied and pasted the fundraiser portion from the P&P. HTH

Cooking Show Fundraisers
Cooking Show Fundraisers are usually most appropriate
for organizations that have regular meetings. This might
include garden and women’s clubs, church groups and
fraternal organizations. Other appropriate groups include
your child’s sports team, dance group or any other interested
organization.
This event is essentially a Cooking Show for a select
group. The chairperson for the organization’s fundraiser is
considered the host. However, instead of receiving free, halfprice
and discounted products, the organization receives a
cash contribution from The Pampered Chef®.
Based on sales, a contribution of 10-15 percent is made
directly to the organization.
• The contribution is based on the total guest sales before
tax and shipping. All guest sales must include sales tax.
There is no tax exempt status for an individual.
• If total guest sales before tax and shipping are less than
$600, the contribution is 10 percent.
• If total guest sales before tax and shipping are $600 or
more, the contribution will be 15 percent.
• An additional $3 will be contributed for every future
Show booking from the fundraiser.
• The merchandise and the fundraiser check will be shipped
separately to the ship-to address.
• The fundraiser check must be payable to an organization.
Checks will not be issued to an individual. We cannot
send the fundraiser check to a separate address.
• You can earn 15 percent commission on Cooking Show
Fundraisers, which is increased to 17 percent once you
achieve $15,000 in career sales.
Fundraisers and the Host Program
• The organization is not eligible for host benefits.
• The chairperson is eligible to purchase one Monthly
Host Special as a thank you for organizing the Show.
• No Booking Benefits are awarded from a
fundraiser because the organization receives
$3 for each booking.
• However, if the fundraiser was booked from
a Cooking or Catalog Show, that past host can
purchase the Monthly Host Special at the
Fundraiser Show.
Special Advantages
of Cooking Show
Fundraisers
• Each customer can order from a wide range of useful,
high-quality items. As at a regular Show, guests place
orders after the demonstration.
• Fundraisers provide a more enjoyable way for club or group
members to interact than the usual business meeting.
• No extra time is needed for door-to-door or special event sales.

 

[pamperedharriet]

Yes, you can be the chairperson of the fundraiser. The check will be payable to the organization and your name as chairperson will appear on the 2nd line of the payable area. It can be held wherever you want it to be and just make sure you put the address you want it to ship to in so the check (comes in the mail separate from products) and the products go to where you want them to to sort and bag.

 

[CABean03]

So as the host I want the products to come to me so I can disburse them, but I would want the check to be sent to the non-profit (which does not have a chairperson, they have a Board of members). I guess I could have the check written out to the non-profit but then still sent to me with the products and then I could deliver it right??

 

[pamperedbecky]

Yes, everything would get sent to one place, but the check would come separately. So in your case, everything would come to you and you could just pass the check onto the appropriate person. Good luck!!

 

[pamperedharriet]

Just like Becky wrote.

 

[CABean03]

Great! Thank you all for the help.