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1. Choose a food type and plan for upcoming events where food can be offered such as fairs, sporting events and festivals. retail sales to the campaign. If you have a mall 2. Solicit donations of food, paper goods and or shopping center nearby, ask all tenants to | booth construction materials from local participate. II~ 2. Offer door prizes and entertainment throughout ~ the day. Arrange for the media to be on site to cover the campaign's progress. ~l~ 3. At the end of the day, announce the earnings, i for Rent 'k. - ales Drives . 2. Promot~ the Sales'drive heavily. If ~ ~i businesses. 3. Schedule volunteers for work shifts at the events. Be sure the booth will be well staffed at i alt times. Open as early as a/lowed and stay late2 I Per '(- ' 1. Ask local businesses to donate up to five percent of a Saturday's total ° ~'-~- I ' _;f Workers Advertise "Workers for Rent" locally. Set an hourly rate for hiring out volunteer teams for yardwork, odd jobs etc. Assign people to teams by skills; schedule · jobs in the eommurdty. Hire teams of volunteers out every weekend for one month. Collect the proceeds every Sunday night. 2. 3. 4. 5. possible, have adultS do the selling rather than putting kids on the streets. If kids do sell, do it in a supervised setting with adults along. 3. Offer prizes to top sellers. Product companies will often help with this. Push to reach a sales goal. 4. Hold each seller to a preset g6al. __ Holiday Gift . Wrapping 1.Arrange for large quantities of wrap- ping materials; try to have paper goods donated. 2. Set up a booth in a visible spot at a local mall or shop- ping center. Be sure to clearly advertise that you are raising funds for the playground. 3. Begin service in late November and run through De- cember. Have ample staff for evenings and weekends. 4. Charge a set rate depending on amount of paper used. Other ResourCes Since your fund-raising campaign is for a cause that benefits children, there may be some financial aid available through other sources that would require no selling, but could generate substantial earnings. Cheek with your local government, politicians and educators about the possibilities of pursuing: · State and federal grants · Voter rdferendum · Capital improvement projects · Corporate or local business sponsorship ,! !