Fund-raising Partners

The following highlights some tried-and-true, as well as some new, fund-raising partners. The national association sponsors several fund-raising programs that are outlined in this section. Local chapters are encouraged to participate in one or more of these programs as their needs require.

Botika Candles
Glowz Candles by Botika can help you meet your fund-raising needs. Your chapter receives 50 percent of the sales when they offer Glowz Candles made with only top quality ingredients. They use only the highest quality wax, lead free wicks, and premium fragrances to produce glass, tin, and wickless candles to assist in your fund-raising. They also offer the opportunity to create your own custom designed candle with your school name and mascot that can be sold as a fund-raiser exclusively by you. For more information call Kamie at 877.391.4526 ext. 30 or visit
www.botikacandles.com.

ClassmateLinks
ClassmateLinks is a secure, reunion-type online community designed specifically for students. Individual student sites can feature music, photos, video, and links to an unlimited number of Web sites. Students can blog, chat, create private and public groups, post to Message Boards, and most importantly stay in touch with their classmates through high school and after graduation! The cost is $25.00 for a five-year plan that enables members to stay in touch through ClassmateLinks’ password-protected environment during their school years and out into the “real world.” When you sign up classes from your school (or any high school), you receive $8.00 for each student who registers on their class site. Chapters may keep the full $8.00 or share a portion of it with the school administration as an incentive for the school to join ClassmateLinks. For more information you can visit the FBLA-branded section of ClassmateLinks at www.fblalinks.com or call 616.850.3999.

JAD Acrylics
JAD Acrylics has been in business over 20 years, offering a unique line of products for fund-raising. Their line includes picture frames, key chains, and locker mirrors. JAD also personalizes and customizes each product to meet the buyer’s needs, at no extra charge. All orders are packed per student and shipped within two weeks. Getting started is easy, just call 800.523.2205 for a free starter kit or visit www.jadacrylics.com.

MaggieMoo’s International
Earn $5.00 for your chapter with the sale of an ice cream cake with the MaggieMoo’s Dream Cakes Fund-raiser. And the best part, you don’t have to deliver the cakes! You simply provide the buyer with a voucher to pickup their cake at the local MaggieMoo’s Ice Cream and Treatery anytime within the next year. With a full year to redeem their cake voucher, everyone will have a birthday, anniversary, or family gathering they can celebrate with a MaggieMoo’s Ice Cream Dream Cake. This fund-raiser is a piece of Dream Cake! For additional details, please contact Julie-Ann Reid with MaggieMoo’s at jreid@nexcenfm.com. In addition to the Dream Cakes Fund-raiser, MaggieMoo’s can help your chapter earn funds with a Celebrity Scoop Night fund-raiser. Members of your school, FBLA chapter, and/or local celebrities are featured as the “Celebrity Scoopers” and actually serve ice cream to customers. Earn at least 12 percent of the sales from the Celebrity Scoop Night. Visit www.maggiemoos.com/fbla-pbl for details.

NASCAR Foundation
NASCAR Day is a celebration of the NASCAR Spirit. Fans across the country donate $5.00 to receive a collectable NASCAR Day lapel pin. NASCAR Day benefits The NASCAR Foundation and its family of charities and is supported annually by a national media and marketing campaign including television, print, radio, and online advertising. Sign up today for NASCAR Day, and your chapter will receive 50 percent of the proceeds. For more information, e-mail nascarday@nascarfoundation.com. All you will need to do is fill out a form requesting a minimum of 25 pins to receive a NASCAR Day kit. Then sell your pins to friends, classmates, and family, keeping $2.50 each for your chapter.

Non-Traditional Media
Non-Traditional Media helps chapters run school- and community-based events. The programs are easy, profitable, and fun; and there are no up-front costs. The development and facilitation of these events provide an exciting educational opportunity and generate a great deal of money for chapters. These programs have also proven to increase chapter membership and activate members who do not regularly participate in chapter functions. To learn more and see a video from an actual event, go to www.nontraditionalmedia.com or e-mail info@nontraditionalmedia.com. Non-Traditional Media provides all of the tools needed to successfully run the following events: a student film festival, a dodgeball tournament, and a charity dance marathon.

Otis Spunkmeyer
Otis Spunkmeyer is providing their scrumptious cookie fund-raiser program for FBLA-PBL. Participating chapters will be provided (on loan) with a free convection oven and the necessary start-up materials. Chapters purchase the cookie dough and then determine their own percentage of profit by the price they charge for their cookies. Otis suggests a price of three for $1.25, which would provide a 48-percent profit for the chapter. Otis has a cookie dough offering that will meet the strict nutritional guidelines that are in place in many schools. For complete information call 888.ASK.OTIS (275.6847) and mention that you are with FBLA-PBL.

Ozark Delight Candy Company
Each batch of Ozark Delight Lollipops is consistently monitored to maintain their high standards of production. Ozark Delight Lollipops are available only for fund-raising. They do not sell to stores or other retail markets. Call Ozark Delight at 800.334.8991 to learn more about their fund-raising opportunity.

Pride Distributors
Pride Distributors is a fund-raising company that specializes in producing “Your Town-Opoly,” a custom board game where the “local merchants” of each chapter’s home town replaces the Atlantic City streets found on your favorite board game. Call Pride Distributors at 800.451.5442 or visit their Web site at www.townopoly.net.

School Spirit Coffee
School Spirit Coffee provides a unique fund-raiser that is personalized to each chapter or school. From the size and color of the coffee packaging, to the design of the label, the finished product is created to boost school spirit and ultimately boost your profit potential. Chapters receive a 50-percent profit from their sales. Call 859.749.8635 or visit www.schoolspiritcoffee.com for information on scheduling a fund-raiser.

Schwan’s Home Service
Schwan’s Home Service is introducing a new fund-raising program, that in addition to raising funds for your organization, will provide an educational platform for students to learn skills in interviewing, goal setting, sales, accounting, customer service, and marketing.  To learn more about this extraordinary fund-raiser please contact 1.888.413.0003. 

Sockathon Fundraising/Soft Touch Hosiery
Sockathon Fundraising/Soft Touch Hosiery is a new fund-raiser, introducing new two-pair packaging—$5.00 “donation price” and chapters keep 50 percent/$2.50. With 19 years experience in specialty knitting, they offer the highest quality product, which makes this a special offer to your students, parents, and area residents. They offer your school color(s) in the Elite Stripes or “the Paw.” To contact Sockathon Fundraising, go to www.sockathon.com or call 866.826.7816.

Tom-Wat Fundraising
Tom-Wat Fundraising has been helping FBLA-PBL chapters raise money since 1951. They offer one of the easiest, most profitable ways to achieve fund-raising goals. Featuring multiple fund-raising programs including: Enchanted Holidays and Springtime Delights catalogs (packed with best-selling items), Kitchenware Catalog, Jewelry Catalog, Magazines, and Gourmet Lollipops; chapters have a choice in what they wish to sell. Contact Tom-Wat at 800.243.9250 or visit www.tomwat.com.