| First Name |
Francine |
| Last Name |
Burt |
| E-mail |
francineburt@rogers.com |
| Club Name |
Kinette Club of Shelburne |
| District # |
1 |
| Number of Members |
10 or less |
| Community Size |
Small community (less than 20,000) |
| Community Type |
Rural |
| Project Name |
Shopping With Santa Vendor |
| Type of Project (check all that apply) |
Toy or Coat Drive, Hamper Program, Adopt-a-Family, Member Recruitment, Other |
| If other, please describe |
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| Was this project a fundraiser? |
No |
| Description of project |
This project was designed to raise money and awareness of the Christmas Hamper program that the local Food Bank runs. We advertised online and at local stores for Vendors - charged them $40 per table with a donation to the silent auction. Also, sold hot dogs and grilled cheese in the kitchen. Sold tickets for the auction table. Best part was the local Santa donated 2 hours of picture time, one of our kinettes took the pictures and email addresses and sent them to the parents. We also had a secret santa room, full donated "presents" that kids could purchase at $2 each for family members, price included gift wrapping. The children loved this idea. |
| Service Hours |
21-50 |
| Did you leverage this project as a way to recruit new members? |
Yes |
| If you answered yes to the question above, please explain: |
We had a table with a display with information pamphlets, free stickers, pencils and balloon with kin logo and cystic fibrosis donation information |
| How was this project promoted in your community? |
Facebook and word of mouth |
| What were some challenges you faced with this project, and how could your project be improved? |
Challenges: quality donations for secret santa room, visibility of project and competing vendor sales in community. |
| What was the approximate budget for this project? |
Less than $1,000 |
| If the project was a fundraiser, what were the sources of revenue for this project? |
Table rental, food sales, raffle ticket sales, secret santa present sales |
| If this was a fundraiser, how much money was raised (minus expenses)? |
Not Applicable |
| What were the expenses for this project? |
Food and condiments, tickets, ticket license, wrapping paper, tape, and venue. |
| Is there anything else you would like to share that would assist another club in duplicating this project in their community? |
Plan early, shop yard sales for secret santa donations, research local vendor sales. Don't raise price of table too much, the vendors won't come. |
