Help My DD Fund Her Trip to Paris: Ideas for a Pampered Chef Fundraiser?

[thebowman]

My DD is needing to raise funds to go to Paris with the French Teacher and other student this summer. A) would a PC fundraiser be okay since she is an individual
B)how would you do it? gift certificates? in our state she cannot raffle the products if it's a cooking show.
c) should we look for another fundraiser? thanks for you opinions, I know everyone has one and I really would like to hear them.

 

[scottcooks]

PC will only send a check to a group/foundation, etc. The check could be made out to the outfit coordinating the trip.

My suggestions are 3-fold:

1 - a kickoff mini-show for Paris bound teens and their friends who want to help, where you make batter bowl mixes (consultant's corner - theme show archives - bottom of the list) and familiarize that small group with your products. The bowls you buy at 30%-off, or see if your director can get them at 40% off. Then the kids sell the filled bowls for $20-25 ($32.50 - 35.00 with a Classic Scraper tied on) each to prospective folks who might book a show or buy from a catalog. Each kid should make 1-2 bowls to sell.

2 - an ongoing catalog/online show where folks can place orders on your website. This address goes on a monthly flyer with a deadline for placing orders. See flyer attached for an idea.

3 - a culminating live show at a large gathering hall which is your absolute deadline for all orders. If you're good at organizing, make it a mega-show with hosts from #1, or other hosts your Paris-bound folks gather. Just remember you split-out host reward for all the hosts, not individual rewards for all. Maybe consider setting up a boutique for folks to browse PC products - one table with white cloth & flowers as wedding / stainless items - one table with orange/yellow as baking - one table with primary colors as kid-friendly - one table with red checks as BBQ or Outdoor - one table with cranberry/white as Simple Additions/Valentine's - one table with black/white as Opportunity and Starter Kit.

(possibly get together with some other parents and establish a checking account called On To Paris or Le Boulevard Bound or Columbia and Cowlitz to the Siene...something)

Good Luck; let us know how it goes!

 

[thebowman]

Thanks for the ideas Scott, how's your snow situation?

 

[scottcooks]

about 10 inches I'm guessing - it's warmer today, but snow's not going away. We haven't had school for a week, so break started early. We're taking advantage of some time to get a grip on clutter.

 

[thebowman]

we have around 8 inches and our town hasn't sanded so it's a mess. Are you going to Leadership?

 

[scottcooks]

I can't be gone from school; I teach full time