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ATTENTION: Fundraising Coordinators, Parent Councils, Student Councils, Environmental Coordinators, Principals

Congratulations! – By receiving and reviewing this information, you are taking the first step towards raising new funds for your school. Rain barrels are proving to be very popular (we’ve sold hundreds of thousands of barrels to date), especially with homeowners who want to save money by reducing water bills. Rain barrels can be expensive; selling for $80 to $300 plus tax through local retail outlets. RainBarrel.ca fundraising initiatives significantly reduce the cost of rain barrels while raising funds for your school. You will love this part; there is no need to buy anything upfront and no need to maintain inventory. If you can talk, email, distribute flyers that RainBarrel.ca provides for free and communicate the rain barrel sale opportunity within your school community in other ways then your school is guaranteed to earn a minimum of $10 per rain barrel. Approximately 300 rain barrels fit on a truck and at a profit of $10 each you will earn $3000, however a $15 or $20 profit margin would earn up to $6000.

How does the RainBarrel.ca fundraising program work?

• Our school partners begin by selecting a sale date, location and price to set a guaranteed profit margin per rain barrel sold. We provide tips on making the best decisions to maximize the profit earned by your school.
• RainBarrel.ca creates a unique webpage for your school that explains why you are raising funds and that illustrates the products and prices related to your sale. Homeowners can place their orders online directly through the webpage. RainBarrel.ca accepts prepaid debit or credit card orders and cash orders to be paid once the rain barrels arrive. Phone orders are also acceptable.
• Our school partners begin promoting the sale at school and in the local community. RainBarrel.ca’s how-to manual provides an extensive list of free promotional activities that have helped dozens of partners succeed in reaching their fundraising goals. We provide sample press releases, advertising templates and flyers that promote a monthly free rain barrel draw to direct customers to your rain barrel sale.
• RainBarrel.ca provides weekly sales reports so you can track the success of your promotional efforts. We provide a detailed site plan and description of volunteer positions required to ensure a safe and efficient rain barrel sale event occurs. Just ahead of your truckload rain barrel sale, we provide detailed customer lists, sorted alphabetically to ensure a well-organized distribution event takes place.
• RainBarrel.ca guarantees you will have 100% of your profit in hand within one week or less of the conclusion of your sale. Like many of our partners, your organization may want to discuss hosting a second profitable truckload rain barrel sale during the same season. Our truckload rain barrel sales work well as stand-alone fundraising events or can be easily added to your current fundraising events to benefit from the additional exposure.

What are the next steps?

Complete the online Partnership Request Form at RainBarrel.ca/partnership-information-request-form/ to sign up today or call us at 905-545-5577 to receive additional information. Join the many schools who have partnered with RainBarrel.ca to raise money for their important work. School references available.

World Toilet Day is a United Nations (UN) observance, on November 19, that highlights a serious problem – 2.5 billion people in the DO NOT have access to proper sanitation.

Here are seven key facts you need to know about the problem:

1. 40% of the world — more than 2.5 billion people —  lack access to improved sanitation.
2. Over the past 200 years, toilets have added twenty years to the human lifespan.
3. As a part of the 2030 Sustainable Development goals, the UN hopes to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
4. More people in the world have access to mobile phones than toilets.
5. Poor sanitation increases the risk for malnutrition and disease, especially for women and children.
6. Diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of death among children under five and is entirely preventable with access to proper sanitation and clean water.
7. For every dollar invested in water and sanitation, there is a $4.30 return in the form of reduced healthcare costs around the world.

Fun Fact

Did you know that the rainwater collected from rain barrels can be used to flush your toilet !  How cool is that?

REFER A NON-PROFIT

Do you know a non-profit organization or school that would like to fundraise with us in 2018? Learn how to refer them and receive your choice of a FREE rain barrel, downspout diverter or rain barrel stand.

RainBarrel.ca partners with non-profit organizations to host rain barrel fundraising sales. For more information, please visit RainBarrelFundraising.com/Partnership.

 

America Recycles Day is fast approaching! Since 1997, people across the country have come together every November 15th to celebrate.

The purpose of America Recycles Day is to promote the social, environmental and economic benefits of recycling and to encourage more people to take the pledge and join the movement to conserve natural resources and improve our environment. In addition to recycling, four other R’s (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse & Repurpose) can and should also be considered on this day.

By conserving and reusing the Earth’s natural resources, we save landfill space and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. More importantly, we ensure that these natural resources will be around for future generations.

The 5 R’s – Refuse –  Reduce – Reuse – Repurpose – Recycle

Refuse : Say no to things people offer you that you don’t need, that you never even asked for.  Refuse to buy products that can harm you, your family and the environment.

How can you REFUSE at home for America Recycles Day ?

• Just say NO – no to plastic bags, no to the use of harmful chemicals for cleaning, no to the latest new or upgraded product you don’t need.

Reduce: The first step towards the effective waste management is to consume only a limited number of resources, which are essential.

How can you REDUCE at home for America Recycles Day ?

• Choose items with minimal packaging. For example, purchase loose vegetables rather than veggies shrink-wrapped in foam trays.
• Give up plastic bags in favor of reusable shopping bags.
• Support companies that minimize and use eco-friendly packaging.

Reuse: Reusing your old things for a little longer can play a major role in reducing lot of waste in your surroundings. So, the next time you dispose or recycle anything, give a second thought as whether it still has any life left in it.

How can you REUSE at home for America Recycles Day ?

• Look for items at secondhand stores, yard sales and community swap or “free-cycle” programs.
• Take a look again at your trash can and ask yourself what uses you can find for the items you’re throwing away. For example, yogurt cups and butter tubs can double as pots for starting seeds or plant cuttings.
• Rinse out glass jars and use them to store home-improvement and craft supplies.

Recycle: This is one of those R’s that has caught the maximum attention of all age groups. It is mainly due to the number of recycling programs, which are run by eco-groups and municipalities.

How can you RECYCLE at home for America Recycles Day ?

• Check with your local authorities to find out about recycling programs in your area. While many communities offer curbside pickup for cans, bottles and paper, you may need to take other recyclables — batteries, antifreeze, motor oil and tires — to a collection center or a retailer that accepts such products.
• You can also recycle food scraps and paper through composting, a process by which such wastes break down into organic matter that is a soil enrichment.

Repurpose: Use something for a second purpose. For instance, prevent a plastic barrel first used to transport olives, soft drink syrups or pie fillings to food processing plants from entering a landfill. We repurpose these and create rain barrels to harvest rainwater.

How can you REPURPOSE at home for America Recycles Day ?

• Help your community: Fundraise with rain barrels : be a partner, refer a partner
• Buy a rain barrel ; get on waitlist for a sale.

Let’s use this day to promote, educate and encourage our communities to reduce, reuse, recycle, refuse and repurpose!

Are you planning any recycling events or activities around America Recycles Day? Let us know.