Make a Difference at Every Show: Rufth Donations for Second Harvest Food Bank

[PampMomof3]

I talk about the rounding up at EVERY show. Well I usually say "Everyone if you can look at the right hand corner of your order form there is a little heart. The heart stands for the Second Harvest Food Bank which helps to feed the hungry. So if your order is $65.60, you can round up your order to an even $66 or if you would like to donate an additional please write it in the box. If you choose not to donate, please mark a line through the box. If you don't mark the box with anything, I will automatically round up your total to be an even number."

Well I usually have a couple people put in an additional amount but other than that, i usually get the extra $.40 or however much it is to the next dollar.

Last night, I changed it. When each person checked out, I asked them one on one. ONe woman gave $4.65!!! So with 10 orders, I got $13.28 in donations!!!

I've already reached my $150 for the special seeting but I was so excited to get that much from one show. I really tried selling a lot of pink products but I only sold 5! We'll see what happens!!

Sorry for the rambling!! Thanks for listening.
Kristi

 

[MeesMom3]

Wow! That's exciting. I've got to do a better job promoting round up at my shows. I always forget!

 

[DebbieJ]

Awesome, Kristi!

 

[KellyTheChef]

I love the fact that our company supports such great causes!

I explain the RUFTH exactly like you do! It still surprises me that there are a few people who put a line thorough that part of the receipt and NOT participate...

 

[ivykeep]

I do the same thing now -- and I mention that each dollar allows Second Harvest to provide SIXTEEN meals to the needy. I have only had 2 people since I started doing that not round up (and then I took their payment and rounded up anyway as a consultant's gift).

 

[jwpamp]

Ummm..I always tell them that I automatically round up to the next whole dollar and if they don't want me to, they should tell me when they come up with their order.

I had one woman donate over $20!

 

[GourmetGirl]

Around this time of year I always mention how in the summer, the food shelves tend to go empty faster, as kids are out of school so they don't get that lunch and breakfast everyday like they do during the school year. I then mention that $1 provides 20 pounds of food (read that somewhere... correct me if I am wrong). I tend to get more people rounding up and some rounding to the nearest $5 when I mention this. Then I try to make a joke about how this is a party, so let's talk about something a little more upbeat -- like what they're going to be eating today!

 

[pchefkristin]

Alison, I love your wording! I always get them to round up, but this is ingenius, and so needed!