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- From: michaelb@cse.fau.edu (Michael Rogero Brown)
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- Subject: Re: Fundraisers
- Message-ID: <1992Jul26.191915.23839@cybernet.cse.fau.edu>
- Date: 26 Jul 92 19:19:15 GMT
- References: <1992Jul21.134221.14157@uceng.UC.EDU>
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- In article <1992Jul21.134221.14157@uceng.UC.EDU> jgcombs@uceng.UC.EDU (Joseph Combs) writes:
- >I'm an ASM with a fairly large troop (approximately 50 boys). Our sole
- >fundraiser for the past seven years has been an annual Christmas tree sale.
- >Until recently we have always done well with this and have never needed to
- >supplement our income.
- >
- >This past year we purchased a new trailer and had several major repairs as
- >well as maintenance expenses on our bus, leaving our backup funds quite low.
- >We are looking for ways to bring additional money into the troop's treasury
- >and would appreciate any suggestions. Our previous fundraiser was Doughnut
- >sales after our chartering organization's Sunday services. This worked well
- >but became too expensive to make a reasonable profit.
- >
- Well my troop long in the past did Candy Sales, but for the last 5 years or
- so has been doing monthly luncheons at the church which sponsors us. We
- don't set a price, just donations and its been a pretty good steady source
- of income.
-
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