5 November, 2013
We spent some of this session reviewing our song choices thus far by playing them to one another so we could share feedback and also offer to contribute to the performance - for instance, I expressed that I'd love to sing backing vocals for Serena on Erykah Badu's "Otherside of the Game" and Kian offered to accompnay her on guitar.
Fundraising was the hot topic however. With our first one imminent, we assigned job roles for our bake sale so it was clear who was baking produce and who was selling it. We also set the date as being the 12 November.
For the next fundraiser, Crystal suggested using the Small Hall and the adjacent dance studio to host the games tournament fundraiser. She suggested shooting games be set up in one room and fighting games in another. Other ideas that were presented and discussed included; the winner wins video game (Call of Duty: Black Ops for instance) or Microsoft points.
We spent some of this session reviewing our song choices thus far by playing them to one another so we could share feedback and also offer to contribute to the performance - for instance, I expressed that I'd love to sing backing vocals for Serena on Erykah Badu's "Otherside of the Game" and Kian offered to accompnay her on guitar.
Fundraising was the hot topic however. With our first one imminent, we assigned job roles for our bake sale so it was clear who was baking produce and who was selling it. We also set the date as being the 12 November.
For the next fundraiser, Crystal suggested using the Small Hall and the adjacent dance studio to host the games tournament fundraiser. She suggested shooting games be set up in one room and fighting games in another. Other ideas that were presented and discussed included; the winner wins video game (Call of Duty: Black Ops for instance) or Microsoft points.
Bake Sale poster - designed by Serena
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- I arrived at 10:40am to help set up
- We set up two tables and placed a white sheet over them
PRICES
- Cup cake: 25p
- Cookie: 50p
Peak trading was from 11:00 when we started selling till 11:30 as many courses have breaks during this time. Sales slowed to almost a stand still after 12:00 until some time between 13:00 and 14:00, I and Stefan took the initiative to walk around campus; where we made more sales in half an hour than we did sat down for an hour before.
We discounted our products by 20% after 13:00.
Stefan's sales technique was somewhat of an acquired taste - he was very confident but at times forceful which was slightly intimidating for some customers. My approach was comparatively soft. I smiled and offered our confectionery in a polite, warm and welcoming manner. As my confidence grew, my sales did and I finished by selling a plate of 6 cupcakes to one customer.
The cake sale was a success as we raised £41.40 towards our event - %13.8 (rounded to the nearest decimal) of our fundraising goal. However, it wasn't without fault. The entire group was not present to help sell and we did not sell lemonade as advertised on the very lovely poster which Serena designed. Though we discussed selling lemonade, those who were to make and bring it did not, nor did they attend the sale. The date on the poster is also incorrect - the sale was held in November not October. Though the errors on the poster did not affect the success of the sale, the lack of lemonade surely did as it would have been another means of income, which could have pushed us closer towards our goal of £300.
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