2018 Lacrosse Mulch Sale Fund Raiser

Overview

  • Major fund raiser for Sylvania Northview & Southview Lacrosse
  • Sell bags of mulch between now and March 23rd
  • Door-to-door
  • Telephone
  • E-mail
  • Family contacts
  • Mailboxes (newspaper slots)
  • Business contacts (walk in and contact facilities/landscaping manager)
  • Mulch day is Sunday April 15th at Centennial Terrace Parking lot
  • With this being our primary fund raiser we need to sell and work harder
  • All players will be required to sell 100 bags of mulch
  • Players’ responsibilities:
  • Sell at least 100 bags (our minimum expectation for every player!)
  • Every bag under the 100 bag minimum, players will be expected to pay $2 per bag.
  • Players will be reimbursed $25 for every 50 bags sold over the 100 bag minimum. Reimbursement will be capped at $150 per player. See reimbursement table below.

Bags Sold / Reimbursement
100 / $0
150 / $25
200 / $50
250 / $75
300 / $100
350 / $125
400 / $150
450 / $150
  • Explain the program to potential buyers
  • Post flyers to advertise
  • Sell. Sell. Sell. Sell.
  • Complete order so they can be read by those who need to use them route, plan, deliver, etc.
  • Collect pre-payment (check, cash, Visa, MasterCard or Discover)
  • Give receipts to customers and make sure they know how to get a hold of you with questions
  • Take any paper orders and enter the order in the online registration. We want all orders entered online this order.
  • Spend the day with the team on Mulch Day – lot and/or delivering
  • Parent responsibilities
  • Supervise players and push them to sell
  • Help us on Mulch Day
  • Ensure orders are entered online
  • Ensure where applicable that development names (St. James, Farmwood, etc.) are entered to help with mapping and load building
  • Volunteer for a job on Mulch Day
  • Four types of mulch – hardwood (3 cu. Ft. bag), cypress (3 cu. Ft. bag), black dyed (2 cu. Ft. bag) and red dyed (2 cu. Ft. bag)
  • Payments are due with orders
  • $.25 per bag discount for orders over 42 bags
  • Orders 20 bags or more will be delivered free but make sure it is in the delivery area and we are not driving to Oregon, Waterville, etc.
  • Orders under 20 bags are to be picked up on Mulch Day, April 15th-- 9:00a to 4:00p
  • Walk-up orders will be filled with extra bags that will be ordered
  • Boundaries of free delivery area – 20 bags and more:
  • North: Sterns Road
  • South: Airport Highway
  • East: Secor Road
  • West: Route 295
  • Drop forms and payments periodically to Parent Representative
  • Deadline – 3/23/18
  • Do not drop all orders on us on deadline date – orders have to be:
  • Reviewed
  • Reconciled with payments
  • Totaled for supplier order of truckloads
  • Mapped in delivery areas
  • Put into routes based on driving and # of bags per delivery
  • Printed for deliveries
  • Mulch day – Set-up @ 7:00am, start @ 8:00am, finish around 7:00pm (When ALL bags are delivered.

Pre-load trucks & trailers to start routes @ 7:45

  • Mulch day items to bring to help us – GPS, leaf blower, broom, dust pan, duct tape to tape torn bags and one case of water or Gatorade per player (each player should bring a case).