These groups are not necessarily associated with a school but are active in the area. Many times they are a non-profit or local organization that needs money yearly but is volunteer-run with lots of turnover. Sometimes they have a board of directors or volunteer group that heads up their efforts includes fundraising.
Some of these non-traditional groups may include:
Little leagues for baseball and softball
Clubs
Organizations hosting summer camp
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
Church youth groups
Once you are in with a group, find out when they have board elections and a rough estimate of their yearly plans. Sign-ups, registration, timeline, age group, etc. It is helpful if you know who the board members are and if they are in need of fundraising or assistance in this area.
For example:
Local little league - registration starts in January through March; the season begins end of March through May; tournaments in June
Church youth groups - most likely will have various activities throughout the year (summer camp, winter ski trips, overnight lock-ins, etc).
Summer camps - funds for field trips to various venues plus supplies and snacks
Travel baseball - ongoing fundraising needs, weekend tournaments, lots of travel and expenses (sometimes they have sponsors, but need to be supplemented with fundraisers, too)
Re-signs for 2023. Be sure if you have a returning group for Fall ‘22 or Spring ‘23 that you confirm ALL of the information. Do you have a new chairperson? We need to know their name, email address, and cell phone #. Obviously, the dates will be different than before. Any change in the # of sellers? Be sure everything is complete for the re-signed agreement with any updates or changes that we need to be aware of. Send those notes to grouprelations@savearound.com.
How do I fill out an Agreement?
ICs should visit the website to secure a blank agreement. 1.www.IFCsavearound.com 2.Click Resources 3.Choose Download Blank Agreement
Contract should include: Rep name at the top. Complete contact info for the school/group/club/team.
Make sure you include a good email address and cell phone number for the chairperson. The email address is tied to the chairperson portal so this is important.
Remember the # of sellers equals the # of books we will send UNLESS you indicate something different in the Notes section. 70 sellers = 70 books
Order forms are included inside the book so those are automatically included.
Parent letters (rep prepares these) need to be sent by the school (we recommend e-mail).
Make sure under the Products that you list the NAME of the market (name of the book). Especially for those reps who have more than one market to sell that is helpful. Don’t make us guess which one they are selling.
Re-save the completed contact with the name of the group, rep name, season and year. For example: (Central High School Band - John Smith - Spring ‘22)
Email the completed agreement to grouprelations@savearound.com and they will get it entered into the system. Fall ‘22 contracts would be for the NEW 2023 Books (be sure that is noted).
UPDATE - APPAREL INCENTIVE PROGRAM
*Effective January 8, 2022*
Updated information regarding the Apparel Incentive program
*Minimum of 200 sellers
*T-shirt = 3 books sold
*Long sleeve = 10 books sold
*one color print maximum
*Minimum 30 items earned or 200 total books sold (either one).
If minimum is not met, then there will be a charge of $6/t-shirt and $9/long sleeve t-shirt.
Hoodies are not available in this program. Apparel stock will vary in color depending upon availability (i.e. grey, white, etc.) Apparel sourcing may cause delivery delays (prepare your groups accordingly)
If you have any questions regarding the Apparel Incentive update for 2022, please contact sales@savearound.com
1.Easter is the celebration of Jesus Christ in the Christian religion.
2.Holy Week includes Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday.
3.The date of Easter is based on the lunar calendar and occurs on the first Sunday after the full moon on or after March 21st.
4.A Faberge egg, the most expensive egg, sold for 9 million at Christie’s in London.
5.In 1875, Cadbury made their first Easter egg.
6.The annual Easter Egg Roll on the lawn of the White House began in 1878.
7.Easter is a Christian holiday named after the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre, the goddess of fertility, dawn, and light.
8.The largest egg, weighing 5,000 lbs, is located in Vegreville, Alberta, Canada. It is made up of 3500 pieces of aluminum.
9.70% of Easter candy purchased is chocolate.
10.Easter 2022 is Sunday, April 17th.
IDEAS, SUGGESTIONS, OR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NEWSLETTER?
Do you have an idea or topic that you would like to see covered in the Community Conversation newsletter? If so, please send it to sales@savearound.com and we’ll get right on it. Remember if it is something that you would like to know more about or learn about then chances are someone else needs to know it, too.
