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January 27, 2010
Sarah DeLanda
California Scholarship Federation (CSF) reached their sales goal for its annual fundraiser. Each member of CSF was required to sell at least one bag for the club to ensure the renewal of their membership the next semester. They sold Rice Krispie Treats, granola bars and other snacks from Jan. 5 to Jan. 19.
As motivation for CSF-ers to sell more, prizes were offered to the top two sellers. Sophomore Kerry Liou and senior Christine Harms each earned a gift certificate to a place of their choosing, selling 12 and 10 bags respectively. Profits reflect the initiative driven by the fundraiser.
“We’re making more money this year,” CSF club president Emily Khuc said.
She attributes this success to the hard work of club members, key changes from last year and flexibility in the fundraiser.
“None of the items we’re selling this year are the same as the ones we sold last year. Last year’s fundraiser mostly had 50 cent items, whereas this year’s has mostly one dollar items. Our profit margin is greater this time,” Khuc said.
While originally the granola bars were supposed to bring in the most profit, they did not start off well. At one dollar per bar, students were having a hard time selling them- a necessity if they wanted a second bag. CSF allowed its students to turn in granola bars in exchange for more bags to increase sales. The club was then able to redistribute the granola bars, dropping the price to fifty cents. After the price change, the bars sold better, diminishing the fear that CSF would not break even. However, fruit snacks and Sun Chips both did better than the CSF officers predicted. The fundraiser did well enough that they were able to order 60 more bags of assorted snacks the week of Jan. 11. The money will go to the spring luncheon later in the year and the CSF scholarship.
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