Mattress Fundraiser
Chair: Bernice Shimkonis
Thank you to all who came out to this year's sale!
The Mattress Fundraiser is a great way for your student to raise funds to pay for their OJR High School Band Trip!
The proceeds from each student referral that becomes a sale goes directly to that student’s OJR Band Student Account.
How much money can a student raise by participating? Students can raise anywhere from $75 - $200 for a single mattress sale.
In past sales we have had individual students make as much as $600!!!
And all you need to do is refer people to our sale via: email, social media, word of mouth and flyers.
Description of the Committee:Promotes this student fundraiser. All proceeds raised by a student & student’s family is credited directly to that student’s band account to help pay for that student’s band trip.
What the Committee Chair Does:
Coordinates with the Mattress Fundraiser Company, the OJR School District and the Band Directors to schedule, plan and promote the fundraiser.
Promotion and advertising is the main responsibility. Most promotion is done via social media, word of mouth & yard signs/banners. There is very little physical work involved as the Mattress company provides the flyers, yard signs, banners & sets up & runs the Mattress Sale.
What the volunteers for the committee need to do: There are no committee volunteers just families & students who participate in the sale to raise funds for their student account. Families & students who would like to participate can: use social media & email to spread the work to friends and family. The can also distribute flyers and place yard signs.
How much time is needed for Committee Chair:
Very little time is needed mostly planning behind the scene.
The proceeds from each student referral that becomes a sale goes directly to that student’s OJR Band Student Account.
How much money can a student raise by participating? Students can raise anywhere from $75 - $200 for a single mattress sale.
In past sales we have had individual students make as much as $600!!!
And all you need to do is refer people to our sale via: email, social media, word of mouth and flyers.
Description of the Committee:Promotes this student fundraiser. All proceeds raised by a student & student’s family is credited directly to that student’s band account to help pay for that student’s band trip.
What the Committee Chair Does:
Coordinates with the Mattress Fundraiser Company, the OJR School District and the Band Directors to schedule, plan and promote the fundraiser.
Promotion and advertising is the main responsibility. Most promotion is done via social media, word of mouth & yard signs/banners. There is very little physical work involved as the Mattress company provides the flyers, yard signs, banners & sets up & runs the Mattress Sale.
What the volunteers for the committee need to do: There are no committee volunteers just families & students who participate in the sale to raise funds for their student account. Families & students who would like to participate can: use social media & email to spread the work to friends and family. The can also distribute flyers and place yard signs.
How much time is needed for Committee Chair:
Very little time is needed mostly planning behind the scene.
- 6 months prior to the sale the Committee Chair exchanges emails with the Mattress Company and Todd Mengel to select a date & reserve the OJR Facilities.
- 2 months before the sale the Committee Chair spends about an hour coordinating the promotion of the sale via the MPO events such as the Fall Preview, MPO Website & MPO secretary and schedules the Parent meeting & Student meeting.
- 1 month before the sale the Committee Chair spends about 1 hour a week sending out promotional info via: social media & emails to parents via MPO & OJR School District, announcements at OJR Football games, coordinating banners & handing out yard signs.
- Day of Sale: Committee Chair attends sale greet volunteers, participants & customer