ApParent Project - Fundraiser Bracelets

I thought I would continue my posts about ApParent Project - Stateside.  Marilyn and her helpers continue to stay busy out in Lacey, Washington.  One of the newest additions to AP is their Fundraiser Bracelets.  When I learned all the details about this - I was so excited!

 It has become incredibly popular - especially among families who are raising money for an adoption.

Basically, it works like this - 

"We (AP) mail you 100-500 (or more) bracelets which you sell for $6-8 each. After sales are final you return all of the unsold bracelets to our U.S. address along with $4 for each bracelet sold. If you sell a bracelet for $8, that means that AP artisans earn money to feed, shelter, and educate their families while your group gets $2-4 per bracelet towards your fundraising goals. If you sold 100 bracelets at $8 each, you would send us $400 and you would earn $400 for your project."

Seriously - how cool is that???  How many fund raisers do you know where the product you are selling is helping to feed, shelter and educate the poor?  

The AP bracelets are so popular!  I sold over 100 of them at Christmas time - along with all the other jewelry.  They are simple, inexpensive and so much fun!  Every time I wear mine, I receive a ton of comments.  They are so colorful that they go with ANY thing and they catch everyone's eye!  And then that opens up a chance for me to talk about AP to someone new.

 These are boxes of Fundraiser Bracelets at Marilyn's house in WA.

"And, now we have the fundraiser bracelet boxes going out like crazy. The "normal" Fundraiser Bracelet box holds about 125 bracelets. The "large" Fundraiser Bracelet box contains 200-225 bracelets. This has become enormously popular with people who are adopting from Haiti. We will need to hire more Haitians (a good problem!) in order to keep up with the demand. We ran out of fundraiser bracelets this month, so I brought back LOTS of bracelets last week. It took us one day to make them disappear! Then the next day... which was yesterday... we emptied those 3 shipping boxes full of bracelets."   ~ Marilyn

Does your church, team, school, youth group, workplace, or club need to raise funds to support a program, an upcoming event, or a short term service project? Do you need to raise money for an adoption?  This helps Haitians AND your cause at the same time!

Please Contact Them if this is something you would like to try!

Until next time......