Anyone who has kids (that would be me!) has probably bought plenty of fundraising items from them or someone at their school, or has gone shopping at the school bake sale or hot dog sale. Fundraisers and school kids go together like, well, a hot dog and a bun. If you?ve started to dread seeing those flyers or notes the school sends home, it may be time to suggest a different kind of fundraiser.
One of the most unique, effective, and simple to plan that I?ve seen is a Phoneraiser fundraiser. Here’s how it works:
You sign up at their website (www.PhoneRaiser.com) and read up on the types of donations that earn you money. Then, you collect these donations and send them back (for free, I might add) to Phoneraiser.com. After that, you just wait for the check in the mail. Simple, right?
I know what you?re thinking. It can?t possibly be that simple. It really is. Phoneraiser fundraisers work on the simple premise of recycling used cell phones, PDAs, and inkjet cartridges. If you and your neighbors are anything like me and mine, there are probably plenty of people in your area that have unused cell phones and cartridges just lying around in a drawer somewhere.
You can?t throw them out with the regular trash, but finding somewhere to recycle them can be a challenge. So, they either end up in the landfill where they shouldn?t be, or languish in permanent storage somewhere in your house until you ?figure out what to do with them?. Phoneraiser.com has solved this problem, though, and even helps you raise money for your school, business, or event in the process.
Now, not every phone will make you money. They have a list of the ones that they currently pay for and how much they?ll give for each. You don?t have to only send the money makers, though. Any other old or unused cell phones, PDAs, and inkjet cartridges are welcome, too. They?ll take these phones or cartridges and recycle them according to all state and federal guidelines. It really is a win-win situation for everyone.
So the next time your school or organization mentions an upcoming fundraiser, or schedules an event you know they?ll need to raise funds for, talk to the staff about a Phoneraiser.com fundraiser. It’s easy to put together and much better than yet another car wash or candy bar drive. You?ll set up donation boxes and watch the donations come in.
When your fundraiser is over, simply check your donations against Phoneraiser.com’s price list to see how much you?ve raised. Send the phones and cartridges to Phoneraiser using their prepaid shipping labels, and you?re done. Your school or business will get the funds they need, and your community has recycled all those old phones, PDAs, and inkjet cartridges they thought they?d never get rid of. Now that’s a perfect fundraiser!
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