Fundraising’s not just for fun, it teaches morals too. Kids learn about work ethic through the whole fundraising process. See something you need or want and work hard to achieve it.

(AUTUMN PHELPS) 8/27/2007

While youth fundraisers help make expensive activities affordable, they also can teach kids about work ethic. The Boy Scouts are a prime example.

“There are a couple of skills that they learn,” said Kevin Litt, Boy Scouts field director for Brevard and Osceola counties. “The most important is that if they do some work, they get a reward for it. We want our boys not to expect their parents to pay for everything.”

The biggest fundraiser of the year for local Boy Scout troops, which begins Sept. 10, is popcorn sales. At many Lowe’s, Wal-Mart and Publix locations, troops will sell pre-packaged gourmet popcorn, what some call the Boy Scout equivalent to Girl Scout cookies.

“The Cub Scouts tend to do the best because they’re the cutest,” Litt joked.

But all levels of Boy Scout Troops reap the benefits of popcorn sales, as about 35 percent of the money goes directly to the troops to use for camping trips and other programs, Litt said.

Read the full article here.

I love when we get emails like this:

“Thank you for all your help with this little project. Word has gotten out that I am expecting a shipment of candy - I am going to have to hire armed guards to keep the staff away from the lollipops when they get here! People are already calling dibs on what flavors they want - we have a staff of 90 - I hope 2,400 will be enough! Anyway, thanks again.”

Check out our large assortment of lollipops for your next fundraiser.

We get this question alot.

You may or may not have to pay taxes. Remember, not ALL fundraisers are tax free. Basically, it depends on what type of organization you have, what types of products you are selling, and where you are located. Plus, there are quite a few other rules that might apply to your organization as well.

Here is a fantastic resource to help jump start your research.

http://www.fundraisetaxlaw.org/

We love to hear success stories from our customers. We love it even more when it makes it into the newspapers!

Check it out, selling candy bars and beef sticks can make your fundraiser a huge success. Duffy’s Relay for Life Team did a great job and our hats are off to them!

“Bob Muhlhauser, the top individual fundraiser at Hoquiam, took in more than $29,500 by selling candy bars and pepperoni and teriyaki flavored beef sticks to customers at area taverns and bars.

“I was going out almost every night hitting the bars” for the past year, he said. “If there were people, I found them. I got a lot of people addicted to the pepperoni and teriyaki sticks.”

In all, Muhlhauser said he sold about 19,000 beef sticks at $2 apiece, plus about 8,000 candy bars at $1 each.

How sweet it is

The candy bars and beef sticks came from Wow! Fundraising, an Indiana-based company that sells 21 different fundraising kits.”

Read the rest of the story here: Muhlhausers, Duffy’s team top winners at Hoquiam

If you’re interested in the products take a peek at these links:

Dollar Bar Candy Bars or Brand Name Candy Bars, Beef Sticks and Beef Snacks and Lollipops

If you’d like to share your success stories with us, please just give us a call or send us an email to info [at] wowfundraising [dot] com.

Fundraising is tough.

Convincing your supporters to donate their hard earned dollars to your cause is tough enough without criminals like this guy using a fake charity to swindle money from the community.

This guy’s punishment was (thankfully) more than a slap on the wrist. Let’s hope it sends the right message to any other con-artists lurking in the shadows.

“A man accused of running a sham coin-collecting charity in the name of helping animals was fined more than $330,000 and barred from fundraising in New Jersey under a court order released today.

Patrick G. Jemas, of Woodbridge, faced civil penalties after the state Division of Consumer affairs sued him and his Union Township-based organization, the National Animal Welfare Foundation Inc., for misleading how the money collected in countertop canister was used.”

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I was working away the other day when “BOOM,” it hit me. I needed something to snack on, preferably something sweet. So I began to prowl around to find something to fill the need. It wasn’t very long until I found our stash of “Shockwaves Sour Lollipops with Fizzy Centers.”

mmmm. That would do the trick. I dug around the tub until I found a cherry flavored pop. I started unwrapping it, when I thought “I wonder what makes these things fizz.” Of course I couldn’t let a question like this go unanswered, so I decided to do a bit of “scientific” research.

Heres what I discoverd. Click here to see the video.