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Directory Distribution

Deliver Directories

Distribute phonebooks or directories for profit. This is a great fundraiser, but requires a lot of time and manpower available for distributing the directories or phone books.

The great part about this type of raising funds is that you don't have to plan or make anything. You don't have to ask anybody for money, just show up and work hard at delivering directories.

Contact your local phone company or yellow page company to inquire when they hire their distribution team for getting out their new directories. Many hire by the mile or each directory delivered.

A team of volunteers with energy and good health can haul directories in a trailer and make good progress.

Also ask your chamber of commerce, Christian business directory, or advertising company for any special distributions that are on their agenda.

Sell Sports Programs

Sometimes you can sell sports game programs and schedules at local professional sports leagues or university games. These groups will give you a big percentage for every program sold. Usually $1.00 for each $3.00 program or 50% of the sales price of the program.

Contact the administrative offices of these organizations and offer to do this for the whole season. Or if they already have all of the help they need, then ask to be their "stand-by" group. Also, mention that your group would be willing to help out in the concession stand if needed.

Distribute Flyers

When you are thinking about delivering printed material, do not forget about delivering flyers or sales catalogs.

Contact your local newspaper or advertising agency and notify them that your group is willing to deliver advertisements at a moments notice to specific markets within your area.

Many times these agencies or newspapers pay by the piece delivered. This delivery method is often times cheaper and faster for them than putting it in the mail.

If they paid 15 to 20 cents per piece delivered, one boy or girl could deliver to five houses in a matter of minutes; thereby, earning $1 in ten minutes or less. If you delivered 3,000 items you could earn $450 to $600 for a few hours work.

The advantage to the ad agency is that you can get information into the hands of their consumer market quickly when they have a marketing blitz promotion.

Contact car dealers and offer the same service for their special holiday sale. Get your Fundraising Committee together and brainstorm about other businesses that would want information to their consumers out quickly. Then have one person on your committee contact these businesses and offer your services to them.

Some businesses to consider may be bookstores, food outlets, supermarkets, banks, and festival associations or chambers of commerce.

Train Your Team

Make sure that you have the manpower and understanding from parents that you will be expecting help from their child on these projects. Discuss with your helpers about courtesy, safety, and efficiency.

Safety is the key issue when working in traffic or in residential neighborhoods. Watch for traffic, obstacles in a lawn or driveway, vehicular obstruction of your drivers, and obeying all laws that are applicable.

Courteous delivery of flyers or directories should involve respecting homeowners privacy and property. Instruct your delivery team to not run across lawns or gardens. Be friendly when approaching a resident that is outside at the time of delivery.

Do not throw the directories toward the homes. This will prevent breaking property items or trashing up their yard.

Do not place flyers or directories in mailboxes. Deliver your items to the door of each resident. This will insure efficient delivery and will avoid unlawful tampering of official postal business.

Remember to make it fun for you delivery team and reward them after a hard days work by treating them to pizza or ice cream. This will insure that your delivery team is ready for the next outing.