RE: [Philmont]: Fundraising

Thanks for the info, Tony. Sounds like a great project and a win-win
situation.

Mark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-philmont@troop47.com
> [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On Behalf Of Laura Matisi
> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 6:42 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
> Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Fundraising
>
>
> One of the dads in our troop is a very good amature
> photographer. He brought a couple light and an American flag
> backdrop. We had some basic packages that they could choose
> from. We had all scouts come and get a picture taken for the
> website photo directory. We took several poses of course. We
> would then take the memory card and put the pictures up on a
> computer right there for them to choose from. Everyone got a
> free picture posted on the website, but by having everyone
> pose, we got lots of orders that we might not have otherwise.
> They could then choose a package deal. we had a printer set
> up so they could get a 4X6 right there and the rest we
> collected for and put in an order with a photo lab and had
> the pictures printed and shipped to their house. We spent
> maybe 4 hours on the whole event including set up and clean
> up. We actually cleared about $950 after all was said and
> done. Not bad for 4 hours work. Tony Matisi,Troop 8787 in Austin TX.

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Received on Wed Jun 8 12:03:16 2005