Can a Fundraiser Through PC Benefit a Family with a Child Battling Cancer?

[LCOLACHICO]

Hi All

My family and I are friends with a family and they are friends with another family who have a 3 yr old boy with a rare cancer. I do not know this family personally, but I am touched by their story.

The little boys name is Aaron(3), he has a 1 1/2 yr old brother... Mom and Dad own their own pool business. They are struggling with the finances since this terrible "C" has attacked their boy and family !!! I hate the "C".. Aaron's med alone a month are $1200.00.. just the meds and this is out of their pocket after insurance.. they need to travel to and from the hospital and that is a very long drive... also tons of other bills...

Any way that is a little history, and my question is how would a fundraiser benefit them through the PC.. I think that $600 and below it is a 15% donation from PC?? is that right ?? and is $700, 20 % ??

I was thinking that I could donate my commission to the family ...

Has anyone ever done this, and if so what was the turn out..??

I was thinking of telling everyone about the cook books we offer .. that way some of those that we not interested in product would possibly contribute to purchasing a cook book???

Tons of help (info) needed !! and many thanks for your time.. I have never done a fundraiser...

I have a special place in my heart for this family.. I guess its because I have a daughter the age of their son.. and I can't imagine what it must be like to go through this trial...

thank you Lara

 

[legacypc46]

I've always chosen to donate from my commission, but I limit my fundraisers to causes I believe in. I typically add 5% or 10%....and in one case donated all my commission after the cost of materiels.

You can do it one of two ways.
- Submit the show as a fundraiser. PC will send a check to the organization/account (PC will not make a fundraiser check out to an individual, so there will need to be an official account such as 'friends of xxxxxxx'). Then you write a separate check for the difference.
- Submit the show as a regular catalog or cooking show. You donate from your commission. You can submit with yourself as the host and personally decide what to do with the host benefits. Or you can coordinate with the family to leverage allor some of the host benefits to further raise funds.

Check out the other fundraiser question thread that was just recently posted. There's lots of great info in it!

Hope this helps Lara.

 

[LCOLACHICO]

Thanks Kris

I can always count on U
I will look for it and go from their >>>

 

[Pampered Cooke]

Hi Lara,
I think that is really nice that you want to help this family. I would do it as a kitchen show and you as the host. You donate your commission which is tax deductible if I am not mistaken. Take the free products and specials (if you want to lay out money for the specials). Than turn around and do another fundraiser like a night of bingo. Each guests pays at the door to play bingo and the prizes that they win are the products you just got free from the show. (Take the free products and make into nice baskets). Now you just made money again for this family (from bingo). When you advertise this Bingo fundraiser tell them they can win Pampered Chef baskets valued at $?? which should attracted lots of people especially those who want to help this family. Hope this helps and good luck!
Debby

 

[buckeyefan08]

or you could sell tickets for the baskets at a dinner or something that someone else maybe doing for this family already. (A raffle)

 

[LCOLACHICO]

Re: need advice/ & how 2 infothanks everyone