Silver Smarties fundraiser
Silver Smarties is a simple fundraiser. Give your
supporters (and anyone else who would like to be involved) a tube
of Smarties and ask for them to be filled with 20p pieces
and returned by a certain date.
Save money by buying packs of Smarties in bulk from a
wholesaler, helping your profits go further. Booker sell a 48-tube
pack for £18.71 (incl. VAT), working out at 39p per tube. Or source
offers on Smarties in supermarkets, such as four tubes for £1.
Give your supporters several weeks to fill up their tubes, as
well as a deadline to get them back to you. Send out reminders via
email/social media during those weeks... you don't want the
Smarties eaten and the tubes ending up in the bin.
Each Smarties tube will take £12-worth of 20p pieces, so if 30
of your supporters fill theirs up, that's over £340 profit... A
great return for very little effort!
Poem publicity
To really capture the attention of your supporters, print a poem
onto stickers and attach to your Smartie tubes. If your cause or
organisation is aimed at children, ask them to complete
tasks/chores/activities to earn 20p from friends and family. If
not, we've provided a more general poem you can use and send out to
anyone.
We've given you these Smarties to eat
But the empty tube you must keep
For every task done, earn 20p
It's up to you to earn your fee
Fill up your tube, right to the top
Return in three weeks for our charity pot!
or
We've given you these Smarties to eat
But the empty tube you must keep
20p pieces are what you must find
Ask friends and family, they won't mind
Fill up your tube, right to the top
Return in three weeks and we'll collect the lot!
Based on a poem shared by Syreeta Oakes.
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