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APPAREL INCENTIVE PROGRAM 2023

(Previously Announced January 8, 2022)

* 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).

Fine Print:
Apparel stock will vary in color depending upon availability (i.e. grey, white, etc.)
Apparel sourcing may cause delivery delays (prepare your groups accordingly)
Contact person/sponsor MUST enter the final order in the chairperson portal.
No extra shirts will be printed after the final order has been submitted and received.
If minimum items are not met, there will be a charge. ($6/t-shirt & $9/long sleeve t-shirt)
Hoodies are not available in this program.
Any questions regarding the Apparel 2023 Incentive? Contact sales@savearound.com

Keeping in touch is SO important and will serve you well as you work to expand your reach into other schools and with more than one or two customers. Never forget that you are in the relationship business and that is your #1 job. You should always take the opportunity to “make the rounds”, stop by for a quick hello, or just to check in. Don’t be “the sales rep who only shows up for the sale” or “never returns my phone call”. You seem nonexistent until you want the chairperson to do something. Keep in touch. Drop a note in the mail (put a stamp on it). Send a friendly e-mail or wish them a happy birthday when that day rolls around. These things seem trivial or minor, but in the grand scheme of things your customer will remember that you kept in touch outside the actual sale or fundraiser. Make notes about their interests or their kids. Ask how they are doing when you call? It may seem like a lot to keep track of, but if you keep it organized and available when you are talking or calling on them it will seem like you are old friends and you will become their “go-to person” for fundraising. Once that relationship is established then you can more easily ask for a referral or suggestions about other groups to contact to help raise money. Don’t be the rep who calls only when they want something. Be that year-round person who IS interested and wants to have lifelong friendships and relationships beyond a fundraiser or two.

Cycle of the Business

As you work throughout the year in the fundraising industry, these are the areas you will want to focus on in these specific months. Refer back to the early May articles that talk about calling on principals during the summer months.

Aug / Sept - Fall Business
Oct - Fall Business and Spring Business
Nov / Dec - Spring Business
Jan / Feb - Spring Business
March - Spring and Fall Business
April / May - Fall Business plus Summer Appts
June/July - Fall business

* Third and last month of Spring

* Birthstone - emerald which symbolizes success and love

* Flower - lily of the valley

* Zodiac signs - Taurus and Gemini

* Holidays include May Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day

* In ancient Rome, May was named for the Greek goddess Maia

* In old English, the month of 3 milkings refers to a time when cows could be milked three times a day.

* National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

* Indy 500 is held in May

* Kentucky Derby is held on the second Saturday of May* Last week of May is Library and Information Week