Track Your Small Donations with Round-Up From the Heart

[PampChefJoy]

I neither like nor dislike David Arquette, but give the guy a break! He's aligning himself with a very important charity, and it doesn't sound like he's doing it for the publicity (because it's not very "public" info, imo). Sounds like it's a cause he's passionate about and unless PC is paying him (can't picture that), it sounds like he's just doing a good thing. Maybe it's not a huge motivator for consultants, but I thought it was a cute little promotion nonetheless.

 

[wadesgirl]

Noora...I must have missed something (I am new, so forgive me), but how is the trivet free? I don't have one, but maybe I missed something.

You can order one free on a supply order. Everyone who attends conferences gets their free at conference.

 

[NooraK]

Noora...I must have missed something (I am new, so forgive me), but how is the trivet free? I don't have one, but maybe I missed something.

Each fall season, when the new trivet is introduced, each consultant can get one for free. If you attend conference, you will usually receive yours there, otherwise you can add it to your supply order. New consultants can also order their trivet. When you put in your next supply order in P3, just do a search for the trivet. I don't know what the code is.

The cool part is that HO still donates the $2 for each of the trivets the consultants get.

 

[babywings76]

When you are searching the supply order for the code of the trivet, I usually click on the price column, that way it'll show all the free items at the top of the list. The trivet then shows up quickly with minimal searching.

 

[grins88]

Thanks! I totally did not know that...and I love the trivet! That is very exciting news.

Joy~You are right, and I am probably being way to cynical. I do think that it's great that David Arquette (or anyone for that matter) is passionate about this very worthy cause, and I never meant to sound like I wasn't impressed by that portion of it. My only point is that the promotion of a recorded phone call is not a huge motivator for me. I am however motivated by the cause/need that this charity represents. The phone call is not going to do anything to make me work any harder towards raising money, though. (And for what it's worth, I would not be motivated by a recorded phone call from anyone, celebrity or otherwise.)

 

[BethCooks4U]

Here's what's on Consultant's Corner regarding the donations:

We Can’t Get There Without You!

Our goal is to raise 10 million pounds of food in the 2010 Round-Up From the Heart® campaign. You can help by raising $200 through trivet sales and “round-ups” between Sept. 1, 2009 and June 5, 2010. When you do, you’ll receive a recorded congratulatory phone call from David Arquette!

David Arquette, best known as an actor and producer, is also well-known for his charity work as chairman of Feeding America’s Entertainment Council. David regularly volunteers at his local Feeding America® food bank in Venice, Calif.

So the dates to do the $200 in donations are 9/1/09-6/5/10 and it is a recorded call.

$200 is also the amount we need to raise to be recognized at conference.

 

[wadesgirl]

Here's what's on Consultant's Corner regarding the donations:



So the dates to do the $200 in donations are 9/1/09-6/5/10 and it is a recorded call.

$200 is also the amount we need to raise to be recognized at conference.

Already there! And I finally got the email in my inbox today even though it says yesterday at 3 p.m.!

 

[ShelbyMichalek]

I've been doing a bit of research (Because that's what I always seem to do.) on this subject.

David Arquette is a national spokesperson for Feeding America. Pampered Chef does NOT pay him a dime from what I know.

He is very passionate about this cause and has spoken publicly about it.
Many other celebrities are also passionate about this cause. If these people, who have busy lives trying to entertain you after your busy day, can take the time out to do this then we should also do as much as we possibly can to support the cause.

I want to direct everyone to this video. Please watch the entire thing. Yes, David Arquette is also in the video

YouTube - Celebrity Support Video for Feeding America

 

[Chef Kearns]

I LOVE the fact that our company helps people in this way!! I had only been rounding people up to the next dollar til National Conference where I heard, "you can round to the next dollar or more." That's made a HUGE difference in the amount of donations coming in. Some people will go from $61 to $65 or $88 to $100!! I give the background on the Feeding America partnership during my demo then at check out ask, "Would you like to make that $26 or $30 or more for the food bank?" Some people can only go up to the next dollar which is fine because every penny helps, but some people go well beyond what you'd expect!!

I LOVE THIS!! (the David Arquette call is a little hokie, but whatever)

 

[pampered1224]

David is so totally hokey but I totally agree that for a celebrity to even make the effort is awesome. Especially in a LOCAL, ON U.S. SOIL, REALLY OVERLOOKED THING, is great! I know the rest of the world is having issues but for someone with even a bit of a name to back a domestic issue is wonderful. So, yeah, he may not be George Clooney or Nathan Fillion but he still has a bit of a voice that can be heard. I would work toward that phone call just because I know it helps my neighbors and to know it is appreciated.

 

[lorilynn95]

I LOVE the fact that our company helps people in this way!! I had only been rounding people up to the next dollar til National Conference where I heard, "you can round to the next dollar or more." That's made a HUGE difference in the amount of donations coming in. Some people will go from $61 to $65 or $88 to $100!! I give the background on the Feeding America partnership during my demo then at check out ask, "Would you like to make that $26 or $30 or more for the food bank?" Some people can only go up to the next dollar which is fine because every penny helps, but some people go well beyond what you'd expect!!

I LOVE THIS!! (the David Arquette call is a little hokie, but whatever)

How do you round up beyond the next dollar in P3??? I have had people who wanted to do that.

Also, is there a way to find out or track how much you have collected in donations for the Round Up campaign?

 

[lorilynn95]

how do more than just round up to the next dollar??? I've had guests want to, but I didn't know how.

 

[esavvymom]

how do more than just round up to the next dollar??? I've had guests want to, but I didn't know how.

You have to manually enter the amount they want to round up ...So if her total is $48.65 but she wants to round-up to an even $50, you have to do the math. if you just click on the "round-up" box it rounds up to the nearest dollar (assuming you are using P3 at your show). You'll have to manually edit the number so instead of just $0.35, it's $1.35.

 

[NooraK]

You just type in the amount without using that little check box. If you're shaky on the math, you can check the box to see the cents, and then un-check it and type in the whole amount.

There is a report in P3 for Charitable Donations to see where you stand.

 

[wadesgirl]

You just type in the amount without using that little check box. If you're shaky on the math, you can check the box to see the cents, and then un-check it and type in the whole amount.

There is a report in P3 for Charitable Donations to see where you stand.

I do that all the time to get make sure I get the correct total.