Well, the girl scouts just finished a fall fundraiser for magazines, I did not pester most folk as it isn't all that universally useful.
And now it is time for boyscouts popcorn sales! I do pester folk for that one, if you don't like popcorn you can buy a military donation, your order is tax deductible, and the popcorn goes overseas.
It is what I bought, I don't like microwave popcorn.
So anyone wanna buy some popcorn
fundraising time
October 6th, 2008 at 05:10 pm
October 6th, 2008 at 05:59 pm 1223312364
I bought that popcorn ONCE. That stuff was B A D ! I have never had such awful popcorn! I am gagging a little just thinking about it and it had to be 7 years ago.
I would suggest anyone/everyone who is solicited by a Boy Scout, do the donation thingy instead.
October 6th, 2008 at 06:02 pm 1223312575
October 6th, 2008 at 06:58 pm 1223315926
I promised Jordyn I would make up for it with cookie sales ... mmm Girl Scout cookies.
October 6th, 2008 at 07:04 pm 1223316263
And the cookies we will be selling, they are good!
October 6th, 2008 at 07:51 pm 1223319069
The Girl Scout cookies taste good, but when I saw how little profit my daughter's troop made (.60 out of the $4.00 box) I boycotted. Didn't buy or sell any.
October 6th, 2008 at 08:05 pm 1223319955
I would prefer more but I like how the tracking of sales and the verbal skills are promoted in sales.
October 6th, 2008 at 08:43 pm 1223322194
Princess, I am getting geared up for Wreath Sales. My oldest son is now a Tiger Scout and I see on the calendar there is a big meeting later in the month for this fundraiser. I am wondering what their profit is ...
October 6th, 2008 at 08:49 pm 1223322568
October 7th, 2008 at 03:19 pm 1223389183
And I'm TERRIBLE at selling. I'm so embarrassed to ask friends to buy (or let my kids ask).
October 7th, 2008 at 07:23 pm 1223403798
Truth is having a kid hear "no" is as important as earning a bit of money for the troop/pack. Kids need to know that a "no" is OK, and that asking politely wont hurt. (so long as they do ask politely)
I would not however pester folk for the magazines or the trinkets that can happen. I believe kids shouldn't sell what they wouldn't buy (my kids all love to eat the popcorn and the cookies)
While I would love for troops to be able to sell their own cookies, it just isn't something that can work, 5 year olds can't cook so mom or dad has to do it all. As it is We have to shoulder the transportation, prompting and so on. Cookies or popcorn really does take some of the work off us, and if done right by the time the scouts are older we will have less to do.