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Bono Wields Red brand As Newest AIDS Weapon

2006-01-29T19:51:00.000-08:00

Irish rock star Bono shows a red American Express credit card during a press conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, where he unveiled products to be sold under a brand, Red, with some of the revenues going to fight AIDS and other diseases in Africa.

For more info, see the story on Chron.com

Food Network Tasty Calendar To Benefit Hurricane Victims

2005-12-10T22:41:00.000-08:00

Food Network, in partnership with the South Beach Wine and Food Festival, will publish its first chef recipe calendar with proceeds benefiting the New Orleans Hospitality Workers Disaster Relief Fund. The fund helps hospitality workers who have experienced hardships due to Hurricane Katrina. The 2006 calendar will feature recipes and photos of Food Network celebrity chefs and will be sold for $12.95 in stores including Viking Culinary Arts Centers and The Food Network.

Back To School Fundraising

2005-09-19T18:48:00.000-07:00

Here is a journal entry that a lot of parents can identify with... It's from the My Life As A Desperate Housewife Blog, and it deals with "The Joys of Back To School"...

My Life As A Desperate Housewife: Back To School Fundraising

Fundraising With America's Favorite Candy

2005-11-04T17:03:00.000-08:00

Sweeeeeeeet Deals From America's Favorite Brands! Don't Settle For Anything Less... Choose America's Most Popular Brands!

Fundraisers You Can Count On!

- Recognized Nationwide
- Quality You Know
- Up to 52% PROFIT!
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Schools & Youth Sports Get Even More!

- Great Rebate Programs
- Value Added Offers from Subway and Footlocker!
- FREE Incentives and Gifts

For more information, see the... Candy Fundraiser Page.

SHOP And Support PBS Programming

2006-03-07T22:45:00.000-08:00

Proceeds from your shopPBS purchase directly supports the innovative, independent and original programming that you've come to expect on your local PBS station. Shop now!

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BraveHeart Bears

2006-02-14T22:38:00.000-08:00

Providing Courange, Comfort and Love to Kids of All Ages

Your purchase will help support the Denver Fisher House (Ronald McDonald House for military families) the Colorado Veterinary Medical Foundation, Susan G. Koman Foundation, Denver Affiliate and the American Heart Assocation

Find out move about these wonderful bears at the... Fundraisers.com SHOP Page

A Sweet Way To Raise Money And Awareness For Your Cause!

2005-12-10T22:35:00.000-08:00

Chocolate Awareness Ribbons are a sweet way to raise money and awareness for your cause. They can be used alone for your dinner events on the tables, or in tandem with other fundraising projects, like 10k runs and bikeathons, to raise even more money for your cause. Use them as an appreciation gift to a donor or a volunteer. Try them now and get FREE Shipping!

Read more about Chocolate Awareness Ribbons.

Victory Scratch Cards

2005-11-30T23:19:00.000-08:00

A New Way To Raise Money And Awareness For Your Cause!

Customized To Your Cause with your cause or group name and logo.

Thank Your Donor with inspirational quotes.

Each Card Raises $115 and costs only $15, so your cause makes $100 in profits on each one.

Special Offer of 15% FREE cards.

FREE Shipping and 30 day financing.

Find out more! Call toll free 1-888-440-4114, or email victory@justfundraising.com.

Fundraising with Cookie Dough

2005-11-03T11:08:00.000-08:00

Scrumptious Cookies Raise Big Dough!

Who wouldn't want to eat the most delicious, gooey, tasty cookies, when all they have to do is scoop and bake?

Emma Lou's: 13 scrumptious flavors, including M&Ms, Chocolate Chunk, Hershey's, Reeses...

NEW - Elite Retreats: includes 6 delicious cookie flavors, pretzels, muffins...

Free Brochures
Free Shipping
No Money Up Front
Up-to 56% Profit

Tip: Sell even more by having baked samples on hand at your office, bake sale or busy event.

For more information on Cookie Dough fundraising, see the... Cookie Dough Page.

Skratchers Scratch Cards for Fundraising

2005-11-02T12:54:00.000-08:00

Quick, Easy, And Profitable Fundraising- Up To 90% Profit

Compare with other fundraisers...

90% Profit: Why raise 50% profit with candy when you can raise up to 90% with Skratchers?
New and Unique - tired of candy? Skratchers offers a NEW, easy way to raise funds.

Quick And Simple: no order-taking or deliveries required. Collect your money on the spot!

Your Donors get More Value: $50 in coupon savings they will actually use.

Easier To Reach Your Goals: Each card raises $80 profit (30 kids X $80 = $2400 Profit)

For more information, see... The Skratchers Scratch Card Page

Don't Turn Your Back On Juvenile Scleroderma

2005-10-26T14:46:00.000-07:00

This website offers help to families who have children affected by JSD. This world-wide children's non-profit organization is based on all volunteers...zero funds go to administrative costs, and this organization does not receive federal/govenment money.

Because these families are often battling it out on their own without support, it is important they know support is only a phone call away. JSD is keeping their website updated to ensure that families are provided with the best coverage on JSD.

You can help support their worthy cause by giving one of their Bears a Home!

Read more on how you can help at... www.jsdn.org.

A Call To Ribbons And Bracelets

2005-09-14T13:21:00.000-07:00

Marvin Ross has written an interesting article in the Schizophrenia Daily News Blog about how awareness ribbons and bracelets can help reduce the stigma on mental illness...

Link To A Call To Ribbons And Bracelets Article

Shrek Puts a Fresh Scrub on Fundraising: The Bee-Clean Program

2005-08-30T13:06:00.000-07:00

The fundraising divisions of Waxie Sanitary Supply and Dial Corporation are working with the most popular film star of this and many summers to come: SHREK! Capitalizing on a big green ogre with a heart of gold for the fundraising market was a stroke of genius. Shrek's appeal to children of all ages should provide suds and bubbles beyond anything that's floated down the fundraising pipeline in quite some time.

The Bee-Clean Fundraising Program was recently announced by Waxie and Dial at the PTA Convention where our Editor In Chief, Annie Van Bebber, came across this new program and thought it represented a unique and unprecedented fundraising opportunity. Shrek II proved even more popular than its predecessor, Shrek. Both animated films were created by DreamWorks studio and have earned places on the "Top Ten Highest Grossing Films of All Time" list.

Ron Johnson of Waxie was the mastermind behind the Bee-Clean Fundraising Program. He understood the need for a no-nonsense approach to fundraising. He contacted The Dial Corporation to build a program that features healthy products that people really use. Patrick Marcanio, from Dial, immediately saw the potential of a team effort between the two companies, and together built the program. When Dial solidified its partnership with Dream Works, Shrek became a natural for the fundraising sector. Marcanio immediately saw the potential of a team effort between the two companies. The rest, as they say, will soon be history.

Beyond the novelty of using an animated character as front-man for a fundraising program, Johnson and Marcanio hammered out the logistics of a mutually beneficial arrangement. Waxie wanted to launch a high-profile fundraising program and Dial remains open to intriguing opportunities to heighten their visibility and increase sales.

One of Johnson's first moves was to involve Opportunity Village, the number one charity in the Las Vegas area. Opportunity Village provides employment and recreation for mentally handicapped adults. Johnson says, "They employ 1,500 individuals and provide an amazing service to Las Vegas." Participants of the employment program at Opportunity Village help package products for the Bee-Clean Fundraising Program.

In addition, Johnson turned a keen eye to unused resources and his company's bottom line. "We have a distribution center in Las Vegas, but our hub is in Ontario, California. Trucks were coming back to Ontario empty." He thought, "They might as well be coming back full of fundraising products." Enlisting the services of Opportunity Village allowed trucks to be carrying payloads in both directions.

Johnson remembers the satisfaction of having DreamWorks approve the program that was submitted through Dial. For their product launch, at the California PTA Convention, Dial hired a licensed Shrek professional actor to pose with attendees for photographs. Attendees were thrilled with the "Oh So Hollywood," photo opportunity.

Another brainchild of Johnson's was the inclusion of a coupon package in each fundraising product sold. He and Marcanio worked out the details. Johnson remembers, "I wanted the coupons because I felt they added value to the fundraising product and that was important to me." He felt the coupons were good for Dial because they provided an untapped Coupon Distribution Network that had the potential of high returns. Johnson explains, "There's a $5.00 coupon pack with each product sold through the Bee-Clean Fundraising Program." The coupons are tracked by Dial and participating schools receive five percent of the face value of the coupon as an added incentive for their fundraising endeavor.

Johnson feels their strongest selling point is really great, top quality products. He says, "There's no junk being offered through our program. These are well known national brands. They're products that people already use." He says, "This represents a 'full value' fundraising project which may not be as sexy as some fundraising catalogs full of cool looking stuff." Adding, "But, it has great value on a practical level."

Marcanio injects some humor into the discussion, acknowledging that "tension filled moment" when parents pull out a fundraising program at their office or family gathering. "You can often see people scattering when the fundraising topic comes up. We've all been there." He also points out, "This program offers items everyone in the office can use, at low price points to make it easy for co-workers to support." He's excited about offering products that people use on a daily basis and giving them an opportunity to support a charitable group while buying them.

On a practical level, Marcanio sees many pluses for Dial. "The coupon packages include discounts and free samples on products that may be new to consumers." Dial is offering coupons for Armour Meats, Purex, Tone, Renuzit, Coast and of course America's #1 name in Antibacterial Soap, Dial. He says, "This may provide an incentive for customers to try new products and should help drive retail sales."

Both Johnson and Marcanio agree that value is one of their biggest concerns. Marciano says, "Many of the products available through the fundraising channel are offered at prices comparable to retail. Of course, some discount retailers may offer the same products at reduced prices, but overall, it's a good value."

All of the items offered through the Bee-Clean Fundraising Program are available through retailers. Yet, Marcanio sees the fundraising program as a way to introduce potential customers to new products. "They may take a closer look at new items like the foaming hand wash soap or the Tone bar with cocoa butter if they're presented as a way to support a charitable group."

"We're trying to introduce some freshness to the fundraising market," says Marcanio. He says reactions from PTA conventions in California and Texas have been overwhelmingly positive. He was impressed by the organization and range of products offered at the PTA conventions. One thing he heard from more than one parent: "We want fundraising products that are healthy and don't have to be dusted at the end of the month."

Creative marketing concepts and value added products aside, most organizations searching for fundraising programs are looking for one thing offered by the Bee-Clean Fundraising Program: A way to "clean-up" in the increasingly competitive fundraising market. Memories of Shrek, Fiona and Donkey will entice children. Marcanio and Johnson believe parents will be thrilled to raise money while getting their kids to scrub-a-dub-dub.

For more information, visit Bee-Clean Fundraising.