Goody Baskets
Another story but a possible Great idea!
At first, Austin W. from Champaign, Ill. tried to get sponsorships from business owners for his People to People program, but that was not as successful as he and his family had hoped. So, they came up with a secondary plan.
Over winter break, Austin and his grandmother took a day to visit businesses in town, explaining the program to them and showing them his acceptance letter. Much to their surprise, every place they visited gave a gift certificate or an item for a good basket, which they raffled off later on.
Goody Baskets
The goody basket included gift certificates for groceries, pizza, pool, a haircut, a car wash, and an ice cream cake. There was even a handmade quilt donated by one of h is mom's co-workers. The basket was valued at nearly $500.00.
Austin sold tickets for $5.00 or three for $10.00. He decided to only sell the tickets to family, friends, an people at his mom's office. He sold tickets for two weeks and held the drawing the Friday before Valentine's Day. The sales exceeded Austin's goal, totaling $1,235.00 With this kind of success, Austin had no doubt he'd get to travel with his People to People delegation.
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