Last week we kicked off with a simple "guess how many" game. We filled up two giant containers with M&Ms and Strawberry Whoppers (because apparently they are very popular at Equitrust).
We really lucked out and managed to guess exactly how much candy to buy to fill our containers--two of the biggest bags of M&Ms that Costco sells and 8 cartons of Strawberry Whoppers. We decided on such large quantities because one of the reasons that folks claimed that they wouldn't buy guesses in past years is because they weren't winning enough candy (the guesses cost a dollar). Not a complaint this year :). The containers held 3,715 M&Ms and 704 Whoppers. Of course the real fun of this fundraiser was counting them all...wearing gloves (M&Ms are slippery little suckers). Apparently the fellow that won the M&Ms went so far as figuring out which container we bought and weighing it and filling it with water to measure volume, etc... It's fun that he was getting so involved in it. Rob said he was also more than happy to share his winnings :).
Rob has had a really good group working with him this year. They are all more than willing to make calls and try to get good prices on their supplies etc... One of his group members learned that Krispy Kreme will sell donuts to them at a discounted price since they are selling them for a charity. So...this week they had a donut morning where they sold donuts for a dollar a piece and made more than twice what they spent on the donuts!
Rob has had a really good group working with him this year. They are all more than willing to make calls and try to get good prices on their supplies etc... One of his group members learned that Krispy Kreme will sell donuts to them at a discounted price since they are selling them for a charity. So...this week they had a donut morning where they sold donuts for a dollar a piece and made more than twice what they spent on the donuts!
Last night we made barbecues again. Last year we cooked up 22 pounds of barbecues. We had quite a bit leftover and there were fewer pre-orders this year for lunch tickets, so we only made 12 pounds of barbecues. It took us about an hour and a half and 3 batches to get a big bowl (42 cup capacity) full. It took almost an entire 7 lb container of ketchup to make these barbecues. All in all the experience was much more pleasant than last year--partly because we knew what we were doing and partly because we were only making about half as much.
Rob tells me that people at work were very excited to hear that we were making homemade barbecues again. So I hope they enjoy their lunch and that they make a good bit of money off of it (the hamburger was all donated this year so that should help).
