Fundrasier for My Daughter's Dance Class

[chefmeg]

Oh I hear ya there Meg....I'm the PTO treasurer here & would love to see us to a PC fundraiser. I had even thought about suggesting it to another board member & then she can talk it up if she likes it, & I could leave the room if they want to vote on it. A gal in my cluster did one awhile back for her kid's school & it was HUGE.

Our county is really buckling down on children doing solicitation sales for fundraising. We already have them not going door-to-door, but now they are saying we can't do fundraisers that give the children an incentive to sell a certain amount. Now, what they haven't said is that we can't give the parents incentives! SOOOO, if I could somehow work this to my advantage where I donate my commission, I would in a heartbeat! That would mean all 777 students go home with a catalog with my name and number on it! Can you even imagine how HUGE that would be if the kids only sold $50 each? That is a $38,000+ funraiser! Now that I have typed that out, I have to see if this could really work!

 

[chefmeg]

bumping....need an answer to the above post!

 

[whiteyteresa]

It just depends who you talk to

Some people say YES it is gambling

Some people say because it is for children, it is supporting children in a worth while event

:chef:

 

[chefann]

There are 2 schools of thought on whether it's considered gambling:
1) Because all of the money collected is collected is given away (to the school and to the winner), some say it's not gambling.
2) Because people are purchasing a chance to get the benefits, no matter what happens to the rest of the money, some say it is gambling.If you have concerns about it, your state should be able to answer your questions (look for the department that handles raffle/gaming licenses).

 

[lacychef]

I'm not for sure either Meg....you live in a big area. We've got about half that many kids in our elem schools; but thinking about the numbers definately sounds exciting!

Teresa, don't forget to update us! How long is you fundraiser going?

 

[whiteyteresa]

They are going to let me know how many people are going to do this fundraiser next Thursday and it will run through mid November

:chef:

 

[Pamper Mom]

I just spoke to our dance teacher and she agreed to give these out to all her girls. She has 125... Im so excited. Im running off the copies now.

 

[chefmeg]

wooooohoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I plan to call the Gaming Commission today~I will let you know what the decision is.

 

[Cindycooks]

Pamper Mom - awesome! Can you share how you approached the dance teacher - what you said???

 

[chefmeg]

OK~I called the Fundraiser Gaming Commission for Virginia~if you do a Bingo or raffle it has to run by a not-for-profit group.

Now, my next question is, would you consider this technique a raffle?? Something tells me this is all in the wording!

 

[laurichef]

Can it be worded as "donation"? I just ran a bunch of these off for my son, to offset his confirmation class mission trip. I am conflicted about the gambling part. I need to change the wording to rid me of guilt.

 

[chefmeg]

let's brainstorm this Lauri!

"Please participate in our Fall Fundraiser. THis year we will be accepting donations (minimum of $3/square) toward our kids confirmation trip. Each sheet will have a winner that will recieve _______________ AND our kids will trip costs will be offset by your generous donations!"

Something like that could work.............isn't Catholic guilt great!!! Not only do we get guilt from just being women, we get the added guilt from growing up Catholic! I wouldn't change it for the world though!

 

[jenniwest04]

I'm so glad I saw this thread posted! I emailed a friend/instructor at a local dance studio asking whether or not they ever do fundraisers for costumes, etc and she forwarded it on to the owner. The owner said she'd be interested in how it worked, I came up with a proposal plan with financial incentives for hitting certain levels in addition to the %PC gives (personal donation), an extra donation from me ($10) for every booked show that is actually held and qualifies, and donation of a gift basket (one of the host specials, some inexpensive items from the current catalog and some outlet items) for them to raffle off for even more money. I got the word yesterday that I got the fundraiser; my very first!! AND they want to do it in November which excited me even more with the stoneware special!! So thanks for starting this thread--I hadn't even considered contacting a dance studio!! All smiles here

 

[lacychef]

Wow, I brought this idea up to my dds' teacher & she thought it was great...we're going to talk more about it, but she really sounds interested

 

[pampchefsarah]

OK~I called the Fundraiser Gaming Commission for Virginia~if you do a Bingo or raffle it has to run by a not-for-profit group.

Now, my next question is, would you consider this technique a raffle?? Something tells me this is all in the wording!

So, Meg, if I do this as a fundraiser for my church's missions trip, do you think that would qualify? We're having a Yard Sale in two weeks, and I plan to have a table, so I could do it there to have the community participate. I'm planning to keep some of the commission, though (I NEED the money), so would that be against state law, so you think? The commission would come from PC, so it's not like I"m keeping any of the money from the squares.

 

[GourmetGirl]

So, Meg, if I do this as a fundraiser for my church's missions trip, do you think that would qualify? We're having a Yard Sale in two weeks, and I plan to have a table, so I could do it there to have the community participate. I'm planning to keep some of the commission, though (I NEED the money), so would that be against state law, so you think? The commission would come from PC, so it's not like I"m keeping any of the money from the squares.

Sarah - you're doing the raffle for a non-profit so I think you'd be good. Besides, your commission is helping you cover your costs associated (catalogs, order forms, TIME).

 

[pampchefsarah]

Thanks, Alison!! I'll talk to the person in charge of the Yard Sale tomorrow!!

 

[laurichef]

let's brainstorm this Lauri!

"Please participate in our Fall Fundraiser. THis year we will be accepting donations (minimum of $3/square) toward our kids confirmation trip. Each sheet will have a winner that will recieve _______________ AND our kids will trip costs will be offset by your generous donations!"

Something like that could work.............isn't Catholic guilt great!!! Not only do we get guilt from just being women, we get the added guilt from growing up Catholic! I wouldn't change it for the world though!

Love the wording. Thanks for the brainstorm!

I grew up Lutheran, with many Catholic friends.

 

[chefmeg]

Hey Sarah~I think you'll be OK since the church is not-for-profit...................I heard from my DD's dance school and they are not interested in doing a fundraiser (they don't do them at all). I am going to start just talking this up at my shows and see who bites!

 

[pampchefsarah]

Meg, are you doing any fairs this season? I'm doing 4 (well, the 3rd isn't official yet, but if not, I'll find another), and I'm going to do this at all of them.

 

[chefmeg]

I have an "open house" at a friends house in November~she makes and sells hair bows. She is having several vendors there but I am probably the only one that has an opportunity to pull off a fundraiser like this. I know I am going to meet alot of people there that would be interested in something like this....what ideas do you have to promote it?

 

[lacychef]

Just bumping to see if Teresa has any results yet!

 

[whiteyteresa]

I have about 8 pepole doing this - some poeple said that they will do they right after the first of the year.

I am a little disappointed but I am hoping that it will pick up

Sorry that I have been on here much - my computer crashed last Thursday and I am using my son's computer (when he lets me on) to check on things from now and then

:chef:

 

[lacychef]

Any news on your fundraiser? I'm still trying to do one at our studio...

 

[K_Jurich]

I just spoke to our dance teacher and she agreed to give these out to all her girls. She has 125... Im so excited. Im running off the copies now.

This is an AWESOME idea I love it :love: my daughter dances and yes it does get expensive. Ok so I am thinking maybe I should talk to my daughters dance teacher because I know they do do some fundraising and maybe this would be good, so I have never done this What do I say? What do I give her , the letter or ugh. . . .this is the part I am bad at . . . .I am lost:cry:

 

[K_Jurich]

Ok now my next question there are many dance studios in my area so I was thinking about sending a letter out to all of them to see if they would be interested. Does anyone have a letter? or would I just send a copy of the parent letter?

 

[whiteyteresa]

Things are going just fine - I was able to submit enough for a show - not everyone finished up so I am hoping in the next few weeks those people will close and others will start.

Cross your fingers

:chef:

 

[K_Jurich]

Lucy is starting her 4th year in dance and I want to give the owner on the dance business a new idea on raising money for the dance outfits for the dance recital in April. (The last 3 years in dance they sold Home Interior Candles for $10 - $5 goes toward the candle and $5 for the outfit) So this would give them all something new. There is a total of 128 girls last year - not all would do this fundraiser - many just pay for their own outfits but this would help me out greatly.

I thought about 'The Pampered Chef Pool'

I have a attached the NEW PC Pool and a Parent/Guardian Letter

Would you Please check them out and let me know if it sounds okay - I did this for a Relay for Life team two years ago and it did okay.

Thanks

:chef:

I trying to fix this 30 square sheet to fit all on a reg sheet of paper instead of legal paper. But everytime I fix it I can only get half the page to show so I adjust everything then it still only shows half the page and half the page is empty ugh :cry: I am so not handy with the tech computer stuff. Can someone please help me.

 

[pamperedlinda]

I trying to fix this 30 square sheet to fit all on a reg sheet of paper instead of legal paper. But everytime I fix it I can only get half the page to show so I adjust everything then it still only shows half the page and half the page is empty ugh :cry: I am so not handy with the tech computer stuff. Can someone please help me.

check your margins

 

[K_Jurich]

check your margins

I did they are set to narrow but for some reason it just doesn't want to work.