I am one week into my new, favorite fundraiser and so far I have $120 from it. So, what is this super fun fundraiser you ask. I'm flamingo flocking!!! Here's how it works...people make a $25 donation and I in turn send a flock of 25 plastic flamingos to the yard of their choice. I then go in the middle of the night (usually around 11) and set-up the flamingos in the front yard. I then hang a ziploc baggie on the front door with a few additional flyers, a donation form, and also a sign that explains what the flamingos are for. The flamingos stay in the yard for just under 24 hours...I go back and pick them up sometime between 9 and 11 to take them to the next house. I also have a sign in the front yard stating that this is a fundraiser for Susan G. Komen and has my phone number on it. So far I haven't had any phone calls from random strangers that saw the flamingos and wanted to flock someone else, but everyone that has been flocked has passed them on. My flamingos have been in 4 yards in the last week! I am trying to figure out how to get into some other social circles to get more business. I hope I can keep this going until the 3 day. I have about 12 weeks left so this fundraiser alone could raise me $1,200. That would be AWESOME!
I got my flamingos from
Oriental Trading Company (they have lots of great breast cancer gear as well). I bought the Twirling Flamingo yard stakes (set of 6 for $9.99). These are on the small side, but still seeing 25 flamingos in someone's yard gets attention. If you want to go bigger the best (aka cheapest) place is
gotpinkflamingos.com here you can get 24 flamingos for $60 plus shipping.
What are your favorite fundraisers? What has been the easiest?
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