| One thing that most college kids love to receive is | | | | make sure you charge a premium for special |
| care packages. | | | | requests. |
| Care packages can come in any form - they can be | | | | Contact the parents and grandparents. |
| baked goods, laundry supplies, money, snacks, | | | | Really, you want to get in touch with anyone who |
| stamps, necessities, and notes to show someone | | | | might want to send a care package to a student on |
| cares! Often, parents and friends want to send care | | | | campus. You can send emails, spread the word |
| packages but don't have the time to run around, put | | | | through students, newsletters, school papers - any |
| it together and ship it to their college student.This is | | | | way you can get the word out there. If there is |
| where your College Band can come in and earn some | | | | access to a mailing list for the parents of your |
| money. | | | | classmates, use that and have them forward it to |
| Why not run a Care Package fundraiser to raise | | | | their friends and other relatives who want to show |
| money for your Band activities and expenses? In | | | | their student some love. |
| addition to being a great way to earn some extra | | | | Assemble the packages and deliver. |
| cash, you will probably find that it is a lot of fun to | | | | Once you have taken orders for the care packages |
| do. | | | | that you have offered to the parents, friends and |
| Here are a few tips for your Care Package | | | | loved ones of the students on campus - you will |
| Fundraiser: | | | | collect money and buy supplies for the care |
| Create a few options for Care Packages. You could | | | | packages. You will have already priced out the items |
| do one that is geared toward guys, one that is | | | | for the care packages to ensure a high profit margin. |
| geared towards girls, one that is for athletes. You | | | | Even better, if you can get items donated or at a |
| can create holiday themed care packages, midterm | | | | deep discount - you will make even more money. |
| or exam care packages - it's really up to you. Get | | | | Deliver the care packages during the designated time, |
| together a group of your band members to | | | | whether it before during finals week, before the |
| brainstorm some great ideas that you think your | | | | holidays, or just because - you'll make your fellow |
| fellow college students will love to receive. Of course | | | | classmates day when they receive a package that |
| you can offer a more custom package for parents | | | | shows someone cares about them! |
| and friends who have something special in mind but | | | | |