Fundraiser Breakfast: Understanding the Contribution Value and Confusion

[soonerchef]

I agree with you, Andrea... I'm just going to do it at my next show, make a mention that I'll automatically round unless they don't want me to. The whole dollar amounts would be easier, too.

I do have to ask an past conference attendee: I got my confirmation letter from HO for conference and the first line says "Round up from the Heart, and the date July 13th". Is that the breakfast?

I just looked at mine and it has the same thing, the 13th is the day we register and pick up all of our stuff...I am assuming that it says the 13th because that is when we will get our RUFTH goodie! The Breakfast of Caring is on the 14th for wave 2.

 

[AJPratt]

Duh the first day is the 13th! Hopefully it means we qualified.

 

[chefjeanine]

The Round Up From the Heart item on your registration means you have agreed to participate in this program. In past years, they needed this information because they gave out hearts at registration.

The good news is. . .they have something in mind for this fall.

You won't know (other than tracking on your own) if you are invited to the breakfast until you get your materials at conference.

 

[AJPratt]

Thanks, Jeanine!

 

[AJPratt]

Does anyone have a way they track this that works best? Something in PP maybe, aside from the report already mentioned.

 

[jdavis]

I agree with you, Andrea... I'm just going to do it at my next show, make a mention that I'll automatically round unless they don't want me to. The whole dollar amounts would be easier, too.

I do have to ask an past conference attendee: I got my confirmation letter from HO for conference and the first line says "Round up from the Heart, and the date July 13th". Is that the breakfast?

That is the box you checked that says you are dedicated to talking about RUFTH at your shows and last year you got the free heart mold for it to show off, this year I can't wait to see what they are going to come up with to replace the heart mold. And you get this when you register first thing with your new bag and all of your materials.

As far as counting how many donations for HWC I individually go through my May shows to track them instead of through the looking it up by number. And looking up donations for RUFTH it is easiest to look up the number for the heart mold or the donations report in PP.

 

[Chef Kearns]

No that just says that indicated you are dedicated to presenting the Round up campaign at your shows next year.

If you have earned a seat in the Breakfast of Caring you will receive your invitation in your registration packet at conference.

 

[DZmom]

I told everyone at my show tonight that when I tell them their total that I would be automatically rounding up their order to the next dollar. So they would be helping out their community and also giving a little back. They LOVED it! Everyone asked if I included their round up when I gave them their total. Who knew it would be that easy. By taking the decision out of their hands it was so much easier than asking them. I say go for it if you are having people just say no thanks all the time.

 

[chefkatie]

I checked with my director abou the breakfast for caring and she said it is $150 in either HWC or RUFTH, not a combination of both.....

Katie Roberts
Independent Sales Director
Ocean Springs, MS

 

[DZmom]

They changed it this year. Now it is a combination of them both. Last year it is one or the other.

 

[soonerchef]

In the HWC flyer thing for the consultants it is says...

The Breakfast of Caring celebrates the special efforts
of Consultants who participate in our giving campaigns.
There are two ways you can receive your invitation to
this event on day two of National Conference.
1. Submit a total of $150 or more in contributions to
our Help Whip Cancer® and/or Round-Up from the
Heart® giving campaigns.
Help Whip Cancer®
Total contributions must be comprised of $1 contributions
from the sale of Help Whip Cancer® products, the whisk
pin, fund-raiser contributions or a combination of all
three. Shows must be held and closed between May 1-31
and submitted by midnight CT on June 12. You’ll also
receive a special American Cancer Society Celebrate
Life 2006 pin* when you attend National Conference.
Round-Up from the Heart®
Total donations must be comprised of $1 or $2
contributions from the sales of:
• Stoneware Patriotic Heart Mold
(between Sept. 1, 2005-May 31, 2006)
• Stoneware Mold Holder (between Sept. 1, 2005-
Feb. 28, 2006)
• Rounded up contributions
• A combination of all three of the above.
Shows must be held and closed between Sept. 1, 2005 and
May 31, 2006, and submitted by midnight CT on June 12.
Or
2. Be a 2005-2006 Food Bank Coordinator.

 

[soonerchef]

I told everyone at my show tonight that when I tell them their total that I would be automatically rounding up their order to the next dollar. So they would be helping out their community and also giving a little back. They LOVED it! Everyone asked if I included their round up when I gave them their total. Who knew it would be that easy. By taking the decision out of their hands it was so much easier than asking them. I say go for it if you are having people just say no thanks all the time.

I am so glad that it worked for you! Yipee!!!

 

[chefkatie]

just talked to the solution centerHi all,
I just got off the phone with the solution center to confirm and this is what they told me:
The $150 is from either RUFTH or HWC not a combination of both.

Katie
Independent Sales Director
Ocean Springs, MS

 

[chefjeanine]

I think your contact at solution center goofed!

In the HWC flyer thing for the consultants it is says...

The Breakfast of Caring celebrates the special efforts
of Consultants who participate in our giving campaigns.
There are two ways you can receive your invitation to
this event on day two of National Conference.
1. Submit a total of $150 or more in contributions to
our Help Whip Cancer® and/or Round-Up from the
Heart® giving campaigns.

This is what we have in print. . .that's what I'm going with.

 

[ChefLisa]

I just called and spoke with Meeting and Incentives. They checked with the department who is in charge of the Breakfast of Caring. You can earn the Breakfast of Caring with a combination of HWC and Round Up. For example, if you raised $100 in HWC and $55 in Round Up, you get to go.

 

[chefkatie]

ThanksThanks, Lisa,
Good call on specifically asking for someone in that department. I appreciate the clarification.

Katie

 

[AJPratt]

I wish some of the people at Soluntions Ctr would get their act together! They have no idea the problems they cause!

I did the automatic round up last night and no one even thought twice of it!

JDavis: You mentioned: That is the box you checked that says you are dedicated to talking about RUFTH at your shows and last year you got the free heart mold for it to show off, this year I can't wait to see what they are going to come up with to replace the heart mold. And you get this when you register first thing with your new bag and all of your materials.

Is that something we get at conference? I joined last July, just after the conference and didn't get the free heart mold last year.

 

[soonerchef]

Anne- last year (and I think previous years too) we received the Heart Mold when we picked up our registration packets on the first day. This fall they are changing the program and will no longer have the Heart Molds, there will be something in it's place and by checking the box we are saying that we are committed to helping the cause and we will more than likely get whatever the new product is when we pick up our packets.

 

[AJPratt]

That is so cool!!!