Last Friday (11.11.11), I participated in a fundraising event for Ascension Early Childhood Center “The Little School” in the West County area. I went to respresent Tastefully Simple and my etsy store House 129. I really had no idea what to expect, but ended up having a great time. Here were five brief highlights:
1) Paying It Forward. I am blessed and God has been so good to my husband and I. We never want to take that for granted. So, when I’m able to help out a good cause, I certainly do what I can. Each vendor was asked to donate 20% of their proceeds to the school and an item for the raffles. I appreciated the opportunity to give back. I don’t have children, so I was excited to help where I can.
2) Exposure of my Businesses. There was no fee involved to participate in this event, so I also saw it as an opportunity to market my businesses and potentially gain some clients. My set up was nothing fancy since I don’t do these events often (if at all), but it was fun. I had two little trees off to the one side displaying my ornaments.
3) Free Food and Wine. This was more applicable to the attendees, but there was a $2.00 entry free that included a raffle ticket, free food and all you can drink wine. Now ladies, that’s a super-duper-inexpensive night out {smile}. I believe the wine helped the vendors out by the end of the night… the stories I could tell. I had a steady flow of traffic, so I enjoyed my Diet Coke.
4) A Shopping Frenzy. There were probably 25-30 vendors there representing Scentsy, Lia Sophia, Stella and Dot, Mary Kay, Tupperware, Thirty One, and many more. It was awe to the some. However, I was a VERY good girl and only bought a few extra raffle tickets. I took a couple of catalogs, but refrained from going on a shopping spree. Kudos to me, right? That can be a challenge for some women {giggle}.
5) New friends. I was able to meet some new people and other vendors. Being that I’m not originally from the St. Louis area, these opportunities are priceless. A group of us are already planning to attend a trivia night at Ascension Early Childhood Center together in January. Yay!!
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