| If you have kids under the age of 12 you have | | | | figure out how many Smencils you think your group |
| probably seen or at least heard of Smencils. If not, | | | | can sell and then order them. A typical group will sell |
| Smencils are a really fun product that is used primarily | | | | 25 or more pencils per person. |
| for raising money for groups and organizations. They | | | | Since there isn't a brochure to use and there is no |
| are pencils made by tightly wrapping recycled | | | | distribution day, a Smencils fundraiser is, in many ways, |
| newspapers around standard pencil graphites and | | | | much easier than a typical fundraising program. But, |
| soaking them in fun smells. Kids and adults alike love | | | | because there is no brochure, you must either actively |
| and cherish them with many people still using their | | | | sell your Smencils or promote the fact that you are |
| Smencils 2 or more years after they purchase them. | | | | raising money because you can't just put brochures |
| But if you want to do a Smencils fundraiser for your | | | | out in common areas in offices. |
| group, just what are the steps? How do you get | | | | One of the really cool and handy things about Original |
| started? And what are some selling tips that you can | | | | Smencils is that they come packed in tubs of 50 |
| use to maximize the number of Smencils you sell? | | | | pencils each. This is a great size to give to each of |
| Getting started with a Smencils fundraising program is | | | | your participants and can help motivate them to keep |
| very easy. Smencils are what is known as a direct sell | | | | selling until their bucket is empty. |
| fund raising item. What that means is that you will | | | | Other sales tips and techniques include putting a |
| purchase your pencils before your sale and then have | | | | bucket on teachers desks, placing the Smencils in a |
| them on hand to pass out directly to customers when | | | | school store, and including them in a school supplies |
| they buy them. So to get started all you need to do is | | | | sale. |