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Hello and Thank You for choosing Fresh Country for your Fund Raising needs. In an effort to make your fund raiser simple and successful, we have designed this user friendly power point Kick-Off presentation. You can customize it to fit YOUR FFA Chapter. Select and edit if necessary the slides that fit your needs then delete the ones you do not need. Your Kick-Off presentation is designed to be shown to each of your classes the day your sale begins!
(Enter Your School Name) FFA 2013 Annual FFA Fund Raiser
Teacher InstructionsWhich Fresh Country Programs are we selling? The following slide contains the programs offered by Fresh Country Fund Raising. Simply highlight and delete the programs you are not offering.
We are selling • Smoked Meats & More • Signature Collection • Premium Cookie Dough • Holiday Fruit & Gifts • Entrée’s & Desserts
Teacher InstructionsWhat is the money used for? The following slide contains information about how your organization will be using the money earned. Simply customize the following slide.
What is the money used for? YOU! • The money is spent on FFA Members and Ag Students • Chapter Activities • Tools and Equipment • Awards Applications • Leadership and Judging Contests • Travel, Conventions and Camps • More!
Teacher InstructionsStudent Rewards Programs - What’s in it for me?Select one of the following slides that you feel will motivate your top sellers! Be creative! Feel free to edit as needed to best fit YOUR Chapter!In order to have a successful fund raiser it’s imperative to offer a generous rewards program to your students for motivational purposes.The rewards program you select needs to be offeredbefore Christmas break to properly motivate your students. This can be accomplished by rewarding your top sellers AND offering individual rewards that will motivate EACH student.
High Sales Reward - What’s in it for me? • Top Seller will receive a custom made Belt Buckle plus a $50 Gift Card. • 2nd Place receives a $ 50 Gift Card. • 3rd Place receives a $ 50 Gift Card.
High Sales Reward - What’s in it for me? • Top Seller will receive a $100 gift card plus a FFA Hoodie Jacket. • 2nd- 10th will receive a FFA Hoodie Jacket. • All top sellers will be recognized at our FFA Awards Banquet.
High Sales Reward - What’s in it for me? • The top seller will receive $100 Gift Card. • The Top 10 sellers will be recognized with a plaque or award at the Annual FFA Awards Banquet.
High Sales Reward - What’s in it for me? • Top seller will receivea $100 gift card. • 2nd will receive a $75 gift card. • 3rd will receive a $50 gift card. • 4th will receive a $25 gift card.
Teacher Instructions Individual Student Rewards Now it’s time to select a slide to motivate your students INDIVIDUALLY!!! Your goal is to get ALL of your students involved and forthem to sell as much as possible! Both FFA members andnon-members. Again, be creative and feel free to edit the next sectionas necessary!
IndividualSales Rewards Sell at least 15 items and you get to go to Main Event! (Enter Date and Time) All students that qualify will depart from the school on a bus to Main Event for an evening of FUN!!! Bowling, Laser Tag, Pizza, $10 Card for the Arcade, and unlimited soft drinks!
IndividualSales Rewards • Sell at least 5 packages and receivea certificate at the Annual FFA Awards Banquet. • Sell at least 10 packages and receivea free pizza lunch in the Ag. shop. • Sell at least 20 packages and receive the pizza lunch plus a fajita lunch in the Ag. Shop. • Sell at least 30 packages and receive the pizza lunch, fajita lunch and aRib-Eye steak lunch.
IndividualSales Rewards • Sell at least 5 packages and receive a free hot dog lunch cooked for you in the Ag. Shop during lunch period and get a group picture placed in the local newspaper. • Sell at least 10 packages and get to make your own ice cream sundae during class. • Sell at least 25 packages and qualify for a field trip to (Major Livestock Show, Amusement Park, or any event that would excite your students.)
IndividualSales Rewards • Sell at least 15 packages and attend an FFA Day Fishing Trip. • Sell at least 25 packages you will get to attend a grilled hamburger lunch at school served by the teacher on a different day.
IndividualSales Rewards • Sell at least 15 packagesand you will be taken on aschool bus for a free lunch at(enter restaurant). • Sell at least 25 packages and receive a free ticket and snacks from the concession at(enter name of movie theater.)
IndividualSales Rewards • Sell at least 15 packages and qualify to attend the Half-day Ag. Olympics(Games) and Hamburger Luncheon. (Students will get out of classes that day) To be held on an early release day. • If you sell at least 25 packages you will get a Rib-Eye steak lunch cooked and served by the teacher on a different day.
IndividualSales Rewards • Sell at least 1 package and receive a free Chick-fil-A Sandwich – Sell at least 5 packages and receive 2 free Chick-fil-A Sandwiches! • Sell at least 10 packages and qualify to attend the Half-day Ag. Olympics(Games) and Hamburger Luncheon. (Students will get out of classes that day) To be held on an early release day.
IndividualSales Rewards • Sell at least 15 packages and you can attend the FFA Halloween Carnival featuring a hot dog/hamburger dinner, games, and a haunted hay ride on "Date" • If you sell at least 25 packages you will get a Rib-Eye steak lunch cooked and served by the teacher on a different day.
IndividualSales RewardsHaunted House Trip • Sell at least 15 packages and you can attend theFFA Hotdog/Hamburger Dinner at the Ag Building,followed by free tickets and transportation to thehaunted house on "date".
IndividualSales RewardsZip Line Adventure • Sell at least 30 packages and you will receive tickets and transportation to the zip line park on "date”.
Teacher InstructionsSalesmanshipSimply edit the following slides to your specifications.
Who should I sell to? • Teachers • Family & extended family • Friends & Neighbors • Ask your parents to take your order form to their work place. • Local Businesses
Tips & Tricks • Present yourself well, dress neat, clean, andconsider FFA attire. • Speak clearly and with confidence. • Follow the Easy Steps to A Sell.
Easy Steps to a Sale • Introduce yourself and who you represent. • Tell them why you are trying to raise money. • Tell them what you are selling and ask them to look at the brochure(product sells itself). • Offer thanks whether they purchase or not.
Important Dates to Remember • Order Forms must be turned back in to your teacher by (insert date). • The approximate delivery date is (October), (Thanksgiving), or (Christmas).
Teacher InstructionsCollection MethodYou need to decide now when your students are required to collect money.Is it when they take an order or when they deliver the product?More and more Chapters are requiring their students to collect the money upfront when they take an order.Fresh Country recommends that your students collect the money upfront. Communicate procedures for turning money in to the teacher.Edit the following slide to best fit your Chapter!
Collection Method • Collect the money as you take the orders. • Checks must be made payable to: ( Enter your school name) FFA • Be sure to turn cash and checks in to your teacher (daily, weekly, as often as possible, etc.) and receive a written receipt.
Teacher InstructionsBrochures & PricingThis is the time to pass out the brochure(s) you are selling. Select the slides of the Fresh Country Program(s) you are selling. Discuss products with your students.
Signature Collection • Fresh Country Cookie Dough:Chocolate Chunk, Oatmeal Raisin, Snicker Doodle, Chocolate Chunk Pecan, Peanut Butter, White Chocolate Macadamia, Chunky M&M Delights, Sugar Cookie. • Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls • Peach Cobbler • Red Velvet Roll • Pumpkin Roll • Apple Dumplings • Pecan Cobbler • Chocolate Pecan Cheesecake • New York Cheesecake • Strawberry Sensation Cheesecake • Fudge Swirl Cheesecake
Premium Cookie Dough • Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough • Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough • Snicker Doodle Cookie Dough • Chocolate Chunk Pecan Cookie Dough • Peanut Butter Cookie Dough • White Chocolate Macadamia Cookie Dough • Chunky M&M Delights Cookie Dough • Sugar Cookie Cookie Dough • Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls • Apple Dumplings • Red Velvet Roll • Pumpkin Roll • Peach Cobbler
Smoked Meats & More • Golden Chicken Tenders • Cajun Meat Pies • SW Chicken Veggie Rolls • Peppered Bacon • Smoked Bacon • Peppered Turkey Breast • Beef Fajitas • Chicken Fajitas • Pork Tamales • Tailgate Party Pack • Smoked Sausage Kolaches • Pencil Sausage • Pork Sausage Patties • Pork Ribeye Steaks • Hickory Smoked Turkey • Smoked Pork Loin • Home Style Pit Ham • Spiral Sliced Ham • Black Angus Sliders
Entrée’s & Desserts • Two great programs in one convenient catalog! • Smoked Meats & More… Program combined with our Signature Collection.
Holiday Fruit & Gifts • Country Gift Fruit Basket • Variety Gift Fruit Pack • Cheddar Cheese Wheel • Texas Rio Star Grapefruit • Mixed Gift Fruit Pack • Texas Navel Oranges • Pears • Red Delicious Apples • Pumpkin Roll • Red Velvet Roll • Pecan Cobbler • Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls • Spiral Sliced Ham • Home Style Pit Ham • Hickory Smoked Turkey
Teacher InstructionsFruit PricesTeachers, enter your selling prices for each item in the appropriate spaces. Instruct your students to write in the prices inside the brochure and on the back student order form for each item.
Holiday Fruit & Gifts - Price List Product Selling Price • A - Country Gift Fruit Basket $ • B - Variety Gift Fruit Pack $ • C - Cheddar Cheese Wheel $ • D - Texas Rio Star Grapefruit $ • E - Mixed Gift Fruit Pack $ • F - Texas Navel Oranges $ • G - Pears $ • H - Red Delicious Apples $ • I - Pumpkin Roll $ • J - Red Velvet Roll $ • K - Pecan Cobbler $ • L - Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls $ • M - Spiral Sliced Ham $ • N - Home Style Pit Ham $ • O - Hickory Smoked Turkey $
Teacher InstructionsStudent Order FormNow is the time to go over how to properly fill outthe information on the student order form. Instruct your students to fill in: - Student’s Name - Student Phone Number - Grade - Teacher - Date to Return Order Form - Make Checks Payable to...
Teacher InstructionsProperly Recording an OrderExplain to your students how to mark each order.Have them use NUMBERS, not Xs or Checks in the column boxes for each product.Instruct your students to total columns both vertically and horizontally to check for accuracy.This will make summarizing much easier.
Teacher InstructionsWhat to do after your Kick-off?Over the next two weeks you will be receiving money from your students, writing receipts, and making deposits. Fresh Country encourages you to make deposits as you receive money from you students daily. If you have to hold money overnight, be sure to put it in a safe. Most likely you don’t have a safe in your Ag. Department so check with your Principal or Business Office.
Teacher InstructionsWhat to do after your Kick-off?After the Kick-Off your fund raiser has just begun. Now it’s time for the big push! Visit with your students DAILY to check on their progress. Check to see how many packages each student has sold. Encourage your students! Display both your High Sales and Individual Sales Rewards on the board in your classroom throughout the sale and discuss them daily! Remember that if you forget about the fund raiser, many of your students will too!!Don’t let that happen so PUSH, PUSH, PUSH!!!!