Stephen Webb wrote: > Fun in fundraising > > Has your group worked out a great way to raise funds? Wed like to > feature the best Uniting Church fundraising ideas in an upcoming issue > of Insights magazine. So write and tell us about your fundraising > efforts in no more than 500 words. Send us a good photo too. Email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] or write to The Editor, PO Box A2178 Sydney > South NSW 1235. >
Hi Stephen and all, We sought ideas from local community and found most areas being covered by someone or some group. Not wanting to ste3p on others toes we found that no one was making donuts. so we brought a donut machine, later a donut fryer, borrowed the mixer and bowls from the kitchen. Total cost including mixer (we burnt out the kitchen one eventually) was about $1,000.00 We were invited to most community events, wich gave us a presence not otherwise available, and could make up to $400.00 in a good day. rarely made a loss. turned out to be an ideal project, was especially appreciated in small / remote communities who who rarely had such trivial luxuries. In hot weather we sold a donut in a bowl with a scoop of ice cream. (this involved a fridge - usually in isolated areas a 12volt car unit (another $1,000. but we had one anyway.) Profit markup was close to 200%, and we still came in below retail prices from the donut king. Don't have many photo's - too busy cooking. Peace, Rob -- Robert & Barbara Dummermuth Uniting Church in Australia Esperance / West Nullarbor Patrol 18 Hicks Street, Esperance, 6450 tel 08 9071 1184 fax 08 9071 5814 mobile 0428 532 304 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
