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Wa-Hoo! Awesomelyamazingstupendous Fundraiser!
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This thread centers around a successful fundraiser organized by a participant, identifying as a consultant, for a high school band parent group, which raised a total of $5,700. Participants share their excitement and congratulations, while also expressing interest in the methods used for the fundraiser.
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Main Points Raised
- One participant, identifying as a consultant, shared their experience of organizing a fundraiser that raised $5,700, highlighting the challenges faced and the strategies employed.
- Several participants expressed their congratulations and excitement about the successful fundraiser.
- Another participant inquired about the methods used, specifically asking if catalogs were distributed to collect orders.
- One participant mentioned that they started offering incentives, but the parents preferred to focus on the trip as the incentive instead.
- Another participant shared their upcoming fundraiser with a church group, expressing gratitude for the shared tips.
- One participant requested a copy of the "how to add up an order" sheet mentioned in the discussion.
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General agreement exists in celebrating the success of the fundraiser, though views differ on the methods and incentives used in fundraising efforts.
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The discussion reflects personal experiences and strategies related to fundraising within the consultant community, with a focus on creativity and community involvement.
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Consultants interested in fundraising strategies and those looking for inspiration from successful events may find this discussion beneficial.
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Funny thing - I started offering incentives, but the parents said, "no" - the incentive is they get to go on the trip for less money! Cool. This let me concentrate on making the "event" the focus - a cooking demo at the school for parents (and any students who wanted to bring their paychecks!) Then I was concerned because I hadn't heard anything, and found out the school had not "approved" the fundraiser yet. Apparently the admin were concerned because
-if they let me do it, they'd have to let other direct sellers do it.
(fine - but are THEY donating 100% of their commission less expenses? I do one 'gratis' fundraiser a year, and offered this to them, in exchange for a 'big' turnout of orders.)
-they somehow were not 'guaranteed' the profit amount.
(unusual in today's day and age for someone to do what they say they're going to do?!)
Anyway, so they finally said "NO" - this was not allowed as a student driven activity. This put the kabosch on my main motivator for the kids, making batter bowl mixes to do a "presale" launch of the fundraiser. Write to me at my screen name at hotmail if you want an explanation of the batter bowl presale idea. In a nutshell, you collect people, pre-order small batter bowls, collect donated foodstuffs from Safeway or local grocer to make the premixes, have the kids assembly-line adding the mix ingredients into the bowls, wrap any nuts in plastic on the top, add a tag and make up however many of the bowls ahead.Without students able to be directly involved, they chose to make this a parent club driven event. Students were only allowed to 'deliver messages'.So the parents had decided they wanted a tailgating event, and I was stressed because there could potentially be 75 people there. In fact, we had about 60, but they hardly ate anything! I demoed waay to many recipes, but was done in an hour. I did Mango Confetti Salsa and Hot PIzza Dip premade so they could have something to gnosh while they milled around and before the show. I had an assistant handing out door prize cards. I had each person write their name on the back, then put cards in the dish.I selected 3 season's bests, wrote thank you in each, then "host appreciated" the band director and the 2 moms who coordinated the tailgating show. I then made the BIG ENCHILADA recipe live, (easy-peasy, but not in a dinky toaster oven! I made half the recipe and used a small bar pan, came out A W E S O M E !!!). Then I did 5 appetizers in 15 minutes (do a search) which was an amazing format to talk about stoneware, did oil dipping sauce with Artisan bread as 1, apple cranberry almond brie with bread crostini as 2, cream cheese with raspberry habanero sauce as 3, buffalo dip w/ potato chips (bag) as 4, and olive tapenade with crackers as 5.
Finally, I gave everyone some warm German chocolate cake as a dessert, talked about it as a 7 minute recipe, and collected orders.We stopped along the way and had a "oldest Pampered Chef prodcut" parade - saw wooden pastry roller, an old Zyliss food chopper (still working), a "Wonder Cup" Measure All Cup with the original chefs and hen logo, and an ancient Apple Wedger that made 8 wedges. I gave them a pastry brush, a mini measure-all cup and a current apple wedger (they now make 10 wedges).We also did a "worst spatula/scraper" contest and used crowd boos to determine the winner, who got a new Tangerine Scraper.It rocked that this school's colors are orange and black - and our new Tangerine color tools were just the ticket. It was a fun evening, about 70 minute demo and another 45 mins to collect orders there. Then additional outside orders kept coming and coming and coming. Two came after the deadline (parents wanted to access 2 paychecks, so we ran it from Oct 19 until Nov 5 as an Oct show) and the two final orders totalled $160 so I sent them as a separate November show. I redid the back of the outside order forms to show the list of cookbooks people could get, and wrote all over everything for folks to please come to the October 20th Tailgating Show as the main event of the fundraiser. I have some of the paperwork I used - so similar to what I've found on here.I made a packet for each of 180 students (I think there were 175) which included...
-1 catalog
-10 outside order forms copied, filled in for fundraiser and tax rate, back copied with info on cookbook bonus
-6 copies of advertising flyer "halfsheets" for folks to post all over town for the Oct 20 event.
-3 hard invitations for folks to invite people on their own... I just did any invitations I had.
-1 "how to add up an order" sheet
-1 "Dear band parents" sheet that explained the minutia details for the fundraiser
-1 'How to use this packet" directions sheet
-all in a 9x12 manilla envelopeI delivered these packets to the band director 2 weeks before the live event and she returned about 70 of them unused/returned. They cost me about $2 per student in printing and catalogs. I will credit the unused catalogs back at $.50 each and bill them for the about $400 difference. Then donating my remaining commission, they will get $470 from me and $870 from Pampered Chef! It feels so good to donate $1340 to an organization I couldn't support another way! That'll buy one tour bus at Disneyland, or local travel expenses or something they need.I got 4 shows booked from it, and will go help collate all the orders. I still think there are 2 who ordered who never gave me a check - they will be reconciled this weekend. Out of something like 60 orders--only 1 declined credit card, and she has already given me an alternate, so the show is in picking!
-if they let me do it, they'd have to let other direct sellers do it.
(fine - but are THEY donating 100% of their commission less expenses? I do one 'gratis' fundraiser a year, and offered this to them, in exchange for a 'big' turnout of orders.)
-they somehow were not 'guaranteed' the profit amount.
(unusual in today's day and age for someone to do what they say they're going to do?!)
Anyway, so they finally said "NO" - this was not allowed as a student driven activity. This put the kabosch on my main motivator for the kids, making batter bowl mixes to do a "presale" launch of the fundraiser. Write to me at my screen name at hotmail if you want an explanation of the batter bowl presale idea. In a nutshell, you collect people, pre-order small batter bowls, collect donated foodstuffs from Safeway or local grocer to make the premixes, have the kids assembly-line adding the mix ingredients into the bowls, wrap any nuts in plastic on the top, add a tag and make up however many of the bowls ahead.Without students able to be directly involved, they chose to make this a parent club driven event. Students were only allowed to 'deliver messages'.So the parents had decided they wanted a tailgating event, and I was stressed because there could potentially be 75 people there. In fact, we had about 60, but they hardly ate anything! I demoed waay to many recipes, but was done in an hour. I did Mango Confetti Salsa and Hot PIzza Dip premade so they could have something to gnosh while they milled around and before the show. I had an assistant handing out door prize cards. I had each person write their name on the back, then put cards in the dish.I selected 3 season's bests, wrote thank you in each, then "host appreciated" the band director and the 2 moms who coordinated the tailgating show. I then made the BIG ENCHILADA recipe live, (easy-peasy, but not in a dinky toaster oven! I made half the recipe and used a small bar pan, came out A W E S O M E !!!). Then I did 5 appetizers in 15 minutes (do a search) which was an amazing format to talk about stoneware, did oil dipping sauce with Artisan bread as 1, apple cranberry almond brie with bread crostini as 2, cream cheese with raspberry habanero sauce as 3, buffalo dip w/ potato chips (bag) as 4, and olive tapenade with crackers as 5.
Finally, I gave everyone some warm German chocolate cake as a dessert, talked about it as a 7 minute recipe, and collected orders.We stopped along the way and had a "oldest Pampered Chef prodcut" parade - saw wooden pastry roller, an old Zyliss food chopper (still working), a "Wonder Cup" Measure All Cup with the original chefs and hen logo, and an ancient Apple Wedger that made 8 wedges. I gave them a pastry brush, a mini measure-all cup and a current apple wedger (they now make 10 wedges).We also did a "worst spatula/scraper" contest and used crowd boos to determine the winner, who got a new Tangerine Scraper.It rocked that this school's colors are orange and black - and our new Tangerine color tools were just the ticket. It was a fun evening, about 70 minute demo and another 45 mins to collect orders there. Then additional outside orders kept coming and coming and coming. Two came after the deadline (parents wanted to access 2 paychecks, so we ran it from Oct 19 until Nov 5 as an Oct show) and the two final orders totalled $160 so I sent them as a separate November show. I redid the back of the outside order forms to show the list of cookbooks people could get, and wrote all over everything for folks to please come to the October 20th Tailgating Show as the main event of the fundraiser. I have some of the paperwork I used - so similar to what I've found on here.I made a packet for each of 180 students (I think there were 175) which included...
-1 catalog
-10 outside order forms copied, filled in for fundraiser and tax rate, back copied with info on cookbook bonus
-6 copies of advertising flyer "halfsheets" for folks to post all over town for the Oct 20 event.
-3 hard invitations for folks to invite people on their own... I just did any invitations I had.
-1 "how to add up an order" sheet
-1 "Dear band parents" sheet that explained the minutia details for the fundraiser
-1 'How to use this packet" directions sheet
-all in a 9x12 manilla envelopeI delivered these packets to the band director 2 weeks before the live event and she returned about 70 of them unused/returned. They cost me about $2 per student in printing and catalogs. I will credit the unused catalogs back at $.50 each and bill them for the about $400 difference. Then donating my remaining commission, they will get $470 from me and $870 from Pampered Chef! It feels so good to donate $1340 to an organization I couldn't support another way! That'll buy one tour bus at Disneyland, or local travel expenses or something they need.I got 4 shows booked from it, and will go help collate all the orders. I still think there are 2 who ordered who never gave me a check - they will be reconciled this weekend. Out of something like 60 orders--only 1 declined credit card, and she has already given me an alternate, so the show is in picking!
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the "Wa-Hoo! Awesomelyamazingstupendous Fundraiser!"?
The "Wa-Hoo! Awesomelyamazingstupendous Fundraiser!" is a special fundraising initiative offered by Pampered Chef that allows individuals and organizations to raise money for their causes while promoting high-quality kitchen products. Participants can earn a percentage of sales to support their fundraising goals.
How can I get involved in the fundraiser?
To get involved in the "Wa-Hoo! Awesomelyamazingstupendous Fundraiser!", you can either sign up as a host or partner with a Pampered Chef consultant. You’ll need to choose a date for your fundraiser and promote it to your network to maximize participation and sales.
What types of organizations can benefit from this fundraiser?
This fundraiser is open to a variety of organizations, including schools, sports teams, non-profits, and community groups. Any organization looking to raise funds for a specific project or need can participate in the "Wa-Hoo! Awesomelyamazingstupendous Fundraiser!"
What products are available for purchase during the fundraiser?
During the "Wa-Hoo! Awesomelyamazingstupendous Fundraiser!", participants can choose from a wide range of Pampered Chef products, including kitchen tools, cookware, and cookbooks. The selection may vary, so it’s best to check with your consultant for the latest offerings.
How are the funds raised distributed to the organization?
The funds raised through the "Wa-Hoo! Awesomelyamazingstupendous Fundraiser!" are typically distributed as a percentage of total sales. After the fundraiser concludes, the Pampered Chef consultant will calculate the total sales and provide the organization with the agreed-upon percentage to support their fundraising efforts.
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