fund raising

Happy election day!
If you girls are like Abby you may be having some rugby withdrawal. While I know the spring season does not start for a while we have been looking into different ways to make money so we can compete in tournaments. A few girls will be going to California in March along with Oak Creek and Northshore to make up one of the 14 girls international teams at Fullerton. We are looking into tournaments for late spring and possibly some travel scrimmages this summer or 7's tournaments. In order to cut down on costs AND to get the money to cover the cost of the uniforms that you would eventually like (hot pink) we need to fund raise starting now.

* Shirts will be hitting the bookstore soon (possible x-mas presents for loved ones???) - we have to work out an account with them because we are the only "club" to sell in the bookstore and then Pius controls your money.

* Anyone interested in selling candy let me know. Also if you have a Sam's card so we can buy in bulk let me know. I have purchased some large candy bars, Reese's pb cups and large boxes of m&m's at a very good rate - we should be able to double our money on each.

* Holiday bake sale at Pius???? I am not sure if we need permission or who to get permission from so if anyone would like to line up a date for a bake sale sometime early Decemberish in the union that would be great.

* I have contacted a cookie company that sells 13 different types of pre-made cookie dough and they are sending out packets for those who wish to sell. They are promising that the dough will be here in time for Xmas which will make it easier to sell - at least from this full time working mom's view.

* I am still looking into Mayfair malls gift wrapping for charity but no guaranty yet.

* A Culvers night is also a possibility however I am not sure how we could get the word out to enough people to make this worthwhile. We would get 10% of the profits for the orders that came in with the Pius slips -- and no we can't hand them out at Culvers.

* Anyone with pull at Gilles let me know. I was thinking about asking them to do the 10% thing on a 'star' day. That way kids could walk from Pius to get food AND the teachers could phone in their orders, give you girls the money and you run back/forth so they can eat during their meetings and we would get money.

* Mr. Z's has contacted us about possibly selling pizzas in late winter. I work at a poor inner city school and the school just raised $9,000 from selling these. Just a thought.


Please let us know if you have any ideas, can arrange any fundraising events, find a rich donor looking for somewhere to spend money etc.

Two last things:
- We still need 2 jerseys from the last game & Dann's game shorts
- Christmas is just around the corner. I was thinking that the team could get together and sign a xmas paper that will be made into a team xmas card (with your team photo) and given to all the teachers at Pius -- a little suck up goes a long way.

Any questions or comments let us know.

Dorothy Watters