We've gotten our 1st on line donations!

Yee haw! It works! Kudos to Liz Goldsberry for recieving the first on-line donations!
Remember to get me your bio and a picture to post on the web!

Liz, Cheryl and Jean raised $216.00 with their Silent Auction items at this weekends Desert Scrapper's Retreat. It doesn't seem like a lot, but it would fund a mamogram!
They average about $125.00 a person!

Also, it's just 2 weeks until the CropMeet!
Are you getting your yardsale stuff together?
I've been putting boxes aside in my garage!
We have to get the word out about the yardsale.
Make sure you let everyone know the dates and times for the yardsale!

Also, if you're going to be attending the Crop at the CropMeet, I need you to get on-line and register so I know to expect you! I also need to know if you are going to donate any Silent Auction items.

Hugs to all of you!

Sheila

3 months to go....

Things are starting to get exciting...

We have just confirmed that Stephanie Ackerman will be teaching a class for the 3Day/1Day Crop participants on Saturday, November 22! This is included in your registration fee! She's busy trying to decide what cool project to bring our way!

Participant Bios Needed!

I still need some of your bios for the website! I received the bio for Jean Bruns just the other day. If you haven't been to the website, it's really cool to see the smiling faces of our participants! Plus the people you are soliciting donations from can go and click right on your smiling face and make an on-line donation!

Bonus Oppurtunity!

I'm heading out to the Desert Scrapper's Retreat on September 12th, and will take out a Silent Auction Basket for you! Just another way to raise some donations! Some of you have already indicated that you want to do this...if you have already sent me an e-mail you do not need to send me another one!

Other good news!

Jean Bruns has stepped up and will be hosting lunch at the CropMeet on the 26th of September!

Please e-mail me and let me know what you are interested in hosting or participating in for the CropMeet! Remeber this is a crop for you and a great way for you to raise some donations!

If you want to do a class or offer a make and take for a fee...we need samples as soon as possible so we can get them up on the website and out on the blog. I'm going to give you a deadline for this, I need them no later than September 1st! We'll do a big e-mail blast and get it out there to potential participants!

We are hoping to get a lot of traffic for you at this event. We are planning on hosting 25-36 croppers at the event from 9am until 9pm and the yardsale/silent auction will be from 9am until 3pm, giving you a chance to crop the afternoon and evening away!

As participants of the 3Day/1Day crop, I will have seats for you, you do not need to register or pay for the CropMeet!

At the CropMeet you will be able to...

• Sell items at the yardsale
• Host a silent auction basket
• Teach a class ( plan on 6 participants for your class.)
• Offer a Make and Take for a fee
• Host Dinner - might see if you could get a pizza place to donate pizza for the evening!
• Know anyone who give massages? You can see if they will come do massages and split the fees with you towards your donations!

Bonus Oppurtunity!

Bonus oppurtunity...I will be going out to the Desert Scrapper's Retreat the weekend of September 11-13. Weaare going to be doing some raffles and some silent auctions. I'm going to offer you all an oppurtunity to donate a basket for the auction or raffle which will go towards your donation goal. Please let me know if you are interested in doing this. I would need to have your basket no later than the 10th of September. It can be anything....scrapbook supplies or other items. Hand made items go really well!

Please e-mail me if you are interested!

Sheila

Great website to help you with fundraising

Sometimes it is easier to ask someone to buy something than to just ask for a donation.

There is a website called Fund Raising for a Cause and it offers lots of great pink ribbon items with easy to purchase pricing...buy one item and see how easy it is to raise your donations!

http://store.fundraisingforacause.com

Sheila

Participant Bios are up on the Scrapbook Royalty Website!

Stop by the Scrapbook Royalty website at http://scrapbookroyalty.com/3day_participants.htm

to check out the participant bios! Your sponsors can now go directly to your bio and make an on-line donation! You'll find this to be a great tool to use while raising your donations! We are 4 months away from our event....don't wait to start raising your funds!

Sheila

Are you....

Hi ladies,

Things you should be doing to get ready....

We should have your bio for the website! So far I only have 2! This is a vital piece of your donation process. Without this you can not direct people to the website to donate on-line.

Looking for a few sponsors, those are the folks who's businesses you frequest, maybe your dentist, your hair salon, cleaners, gym...or a friend that owns their own business. If you need copies of the letters in your notebook to send out, let me know and I'll send them to you in an e-mail! If they donate a $100.00 or more towards your goal, we'll post them on the Blog as event sponsors!

Getting ready to send out letters or e-mails to your address lists! Again, you should have letters in your notebook to use for this. My mom sends out about 100 letters and then approaches everyone she works with and she has raised over $2,000.00 each year.

Start working on your stuff for the CropMeet! (For the particiapants of the 3Day Crop only): This will be a great time for you to do some fund raising. Remember this event will be on Saturday, September 26 from 9am until 9pm. You will be able to put items out for the YardSale, submit Silent Auction items, teach classes and host meal options.

I'm so excited!!!!

It's so cool, we have people starting to register to the 3Day Crop at French Valley and even for the 1Day Crop! So far we have 5 seats already taken at the 3Day Crop! So we need only 7 more to fill up the crop! It's so cool to see an idea actually become a reality! We might be a small group, but we're hoping to bring in BIG money!!!!

Keep those registrations coming in! I'll post a list of participants in a few days! It's not too late for you to join us!

Sheila