Website I found today...Market Day

Has anyone else heard of this? It is called Market Day. You can read about it at www.marketday.com

I was in Louisville today and this truck passed me and had that website on it with a big apple. It said Fundraisers. I'd never heard of it, so thought I'd check it out.

Now I am not an advocate of foods frozen and already prepared, but some people work so hard, they "need" these conveniences. The website is built on the premise of a fundraiser for schools and charities. I've looked at the prices and, in the scheme of things, really weren't too bad. Check it out. Maybe there is a delivery point set up in your neighborhood or maybe you've been part of this program. I'd be interested in hearing about it, if you have. :) Kathy

All the schools around here have been doing this for years. In fact, I don't remember when they didn't sell the Market Day stuff. I've never bought any of it, too pricey, but they seem to do well. I don't know what kind of a per centage the schools get out of the deal, but it must be worth it for them. They usually try to rope a group of parents into handling everything involved with Market Day, collecting the orders, distributing the food, etc., so I guess there's nothing for the school to do beside collect their share. I didn't realize that this was in other parts of the country, too.

They said it started in the Chicago area, I guess that would be around you? I don't know much more about it, but just thought for some people it might be helpful.

I know they were always after parents to volunteer to work the Market Day days when my kids were in grade school and Jr high. I've heard that their food is really good, though. I just never felt the urge to try it. It seems to be one of the better fund raising things schools do.

I've always hated all the other fund raisers the kids bring home from school. I would rather they just tell parents if your kid wants to do a sport or be in orchestra or band, this is how much it's going to cost you, and forget about the overpriced candy, wrapping paper, and candles they expect us to sell.

Absolutely......or magazine subscriptions!!! My problem is that I'm just not too into processed and frozen foods that much unless I've done that myself. Too many preservatives and additives that I don't need or want. But I never begrudge someone else what they'd like to injest and I'm not a pure food eater, either. But the cost seemed fair for some of the items.

Oh!! We never had to do the magazine subscriptions!!! This past year in orchestra the kids had to sell coupon books for alot of area restaurants and businesses. I just wrote a check for the minimum she had to sell and had her turn it in. When I think of it I'll check for coupons if we're going out to eat, I'll never get a fraction of the cost back in savings, but it wasn't something I would feel right trying to sell to my co-workers. If the orchestra leader had just said, if you want your kid in orchestra we need $50 to cover supplies, I would have been fine with that, it's a lot easier than dealing with fund raisers!

The schools around here are big on the magazine sales. I get more magazines than you can imagine, and most of them just go in the garbage unread after the stack gets about a foot high. The kids come to the door selling them, and I get them in the mail from nieces and nephews that live away from here, along with a card to send back to them that I ordered from them. If I didn't send that card back saying that I ordered, what would they think of me? There's only so many magazines you can get read, but I hate to turn a kid down when they come to the door. I know they hate doing it, but have to get their quota to be in the event they are trying to raise money for. And the nieces and nephews I could NEVER not order from.

Wouldn't it be better to ring the doorbell and ask if we'd like to make a donation toward sponsoring _____? Then they'd get the entire proceeds, rather than the small portion from the magazine sales. I think they could get most people to give at least 5 bucks, and that's more than they get per magazine subscription. I'd gladly give them $20 to use fully towards their fundraiser, and NOT get the magazines that I have to deal with in the mailbox on a daily basis.

I don't mind the pizza sales, because we do eat them. But there again, they could make more money by people giving them a $5 bill than they make off the pizzas.

The candy sales bug me. I don't want the candy, and it's overpriced, and I know they don't make diddly on it. If 20 kids come to my door selling candy, I definitely don't want to buy candy from 20 of them. I think next time I'll try to just write on their sheet "No Orders", but put a $ amount in the column and give them the money. I don't want to just give them the money, because I would want to make sure it made it to the fund they are trying to raise money for. Maybe I could write a check to that organization.

Okay, I'm rambling...but I've given myself some good ideas. :)

Sorry to hijack your thread Kathy.

Joan, you didn't hijack my thread. I am totally with you and momcat, I'd rather just give the money........but some people won't give anything without getting something in return. And one ends up with a lot of junk around the house!!! I say give them some money and be done with it...:)

MM all the schools around here have done Market Day forever. The food can be a little pricey at times but it's good stuff. It's great for those days when you don't have the time to prep for dinner, lunch, or breakfast. I love their chicken steaks and buy extra boxes when their on sale. It's great since each chicken breast is individually wrapped. It helps on days when my kiddo is at dad's. I just take out 1 chicken steak and grill it. There are a few other things they have that I love too.
The schools get 10% of the profit back from each sale each month. They also have months where cookie dough, pizzas, and pies earn more profit based on the number sold.

Yes, Celestial is right, all the schools I've been in do Market Day. I've ordered from it a few times, and it's ok, but I just don't do a whole lot of stuff like that. We've had some neat fundraisers.... for stuff that actually sold well! We've done Honeybaked Ham... they actually bring everything to the school in boxes with handles and cold packs.... just a couple of months ago the band did Little Ceasars.... they sold great, and the kids made a nice little profit from them. The candy bar sales I don't mind at all. We've always done the Hershey/KitKat/Reese Cups, and the kids do get 50 cents for bar sold (they cost $1) they have a coupoon for XX off of a Subway sub on the inside of the wrapper, so the candybar more than pays for itself.... When the kids are selling the candy bars, hubby can take a case to work and just sit it down, they sell themselves.



I refuse to send out the magazine things.... but luckily our schools don't do them but once every few years...

Band has also done home interior candles, and those sold very well too. Not sure what the profit was for the kids on that...

Our grocery stores do the percentage of your sale to your childs school. You sign up for which ever you want your sales to go to...which school...and your total is automatically posted to go to your desiginated school in our area. No fuss...and no register reciepts to bother saving.

I have done the "Cupons for education" for so many years.....just save all Campbell's and any brand that has the "education Label" on it...most schools have a program for them....Jo