Greetings Families!
Please note that the primary work in this fundraiser is only for girls in grades 5 and up due to the difficulty of the work. There is a risk of being burned. Younger girls can help in the promoting and selling of the popcorn to the public, but not in making the popcorn.
As a troop, we have been looking to find really good quality fundraising opportunities that best benefits all involved. Well, I have finally stumbled across one! Jim Mullaney is the owner of Amazing Grace Popcorn out of Fairfield, OH. Amazing Grace is a not for profit company that exists solely to support other non profit organizations. He and I have talked long about how his company can benefit our troop.
Here is how it works. You look at his calendar found here http://www.christianministrycampus.org/events2012.html and identify dates and times to work. Then contact Jim at jim@edocservice.com to let him know when you can work. For the shift that you sign up for, you show up and help make and sell kettle corn on site to the public. He later figures the profits and a percentage of the profits will be sent to the troop. Those who work will split 90% of the check and the remaining 10% goes to the troop for our fundraising.
This is not a drop off and often only two people are needed to make the popcorn. But the younger girls can help by giving out samples to the public and looking adorable to get people to buy the popcorn while the older girls and adults make the popcorn.
Last winter, Kiersten Jung and I took a couple of our kids and went down to the Creation Museum. We made and sold the popcorn on site. The profit to the troop from that evening was $150!
The only thing that we ask is if you sign up for a shift, you are responsible for showing up or finding a replacement. We simply can’t leave Jim hanging with no help.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Blessings,
Cynthia
Coordinator
