1. Fund Raising Experts

2. Hello and Thank You for choosing Fresh Country for your Fund Raising needs. In an effort to make your fund raiser simple and successful, we have designed this user friendly power point Kick-Off presentation. You can customize it to fit YOUR FFA Chapter. Select and edit if necessary the slides that fit your needs then delete the ones you do not need. Your Kick-Off presentation is designed to be shown to each of your classes the day your sale begins!

3. (Enter Your School Name) FFA 2013 Annual FFA Fund Raiser

4. Teacher Instructions Which Fresh Country Programs are we selling? The following slide contains the programs offered by Fresh Country Fund Raising. Simply highlight and delete the programs you are not offering.

5. We are selling Smoked Meats & More Signature Collection Premium Cookie Dough Holiday Fruit & Gifts Entrées & Desserts

6. Teacher Instructions What is the money used for? The following slide contains information about how your organization will be using the money earned. Simply customize the following slide.

7. What is the money used for? YOU! The money is spent on FFA Members and Ag Students Chapter Activities Tools and Equipment Awards Applications Leadership and Judging Contests Travel, Conventions and Camps More!

8. Teacher Instructions Student Rewards Programs - Whats in it for me? Select one of the following slides that you feel will motivate your top sellers! Be creative! Feel free to edit as needed to best fit YOUR Chapter! In order to have a successful fund raiser its imperative to offer a generous rewards program to your students for motivational purposes. The rewards program you select needs to be offered before Christmas break to properly motivate your students. This can be accomplished by rewarding your top sellers AND offering individual rewards that will motivate EACH student.

9. High Sales Reward - Whats in it for me? Top Seller will receive a custom made Belt Buckle plus a $50 Gift Card. 2 nd Place receives a $ 50 Gift Card. 3 rd Place receives a $ 50 Gift Card.

10. High Sales Reward - Whats in it for me? Top Seller will receive a $100 gift card plus a FFA Hoodie Jacket. 2 nd - 10 th will receive a FFA Hoodie Jacket. All top sellers will be recognized at our FFA Awards Banquet.

11. High Sales Reward - Whats in it for me? The top seller will receive $100 Gift Card. The Top 10 sellers will be recognized with a plaque or award at the Annual FFA Awards Banquet.

12. High Sales Reward - Whats in it for me? Top seller will receive a $100 gift card. 2nd will receive a $75 gift card. 3rd will receive a $50 gift card. 4th will receive a $25 gift card.

13. Teacher Instructions Individual Student Rewards Now its time to select a slide to motivate your students INDIVIDUALLY!!! Your goal is to get ALL of your students involved and for them to sell as much as possible! Both FFA members and non-members. Again, be creative and feel free to edit the next section as necessary!

14. Individual Sales Rewards Sell at least 15 items and you get to go to Main Event! (Enter Date and Time) All students that qualify will depart from the school on a bus to Main Event for an evening of FUN!!! Bowling, Laser Tag, Pizza, $10 Card for the Arcade, and unlimited soft drinks!

15. Individual Sales Rewards Sell at least 5 packages and receive a certificate at the Annual FFA Awards Banquet. Sell at least 10 packages and receive a free pizza lunch in the Ag. shop. Sell at least 20 packages and receive the pizza lunch plus a fajita lunch in the Ag. Shop. Sell at least 30 packages and receive the pizza lunch, fajita lunch and a Rib-Eye steak lunch.

16. Individual Sales Rewards Sell at least 5 packages and receive a free hot dog lunch cooked for you in the Ag. Shop during lunch period and get a group picture placed in the local newspaper. Sell at least 10 packages and get to make your own ice cream sundae during class. Sell at least 25 packages and qualify for a field trip to (Major Livestock Show, Amusement Park, or any event that would excite your students.)

17. Individual Sales Rewards Sell at least 15 packages and attend an FFA Day Fishing Trip. Sell at least 25 packages you will get to attend a grilled hamburger lunch at school served by the teacher on a different day.

18. Individual Sales Rewards Sell at least 15 packages and you will be taken on a school bus for a free lunch at (enter restaurant). Sell at least 25 packages and receive a free ticket and snacks from the concession at (enter name of movie theater.)

19. Individual Sales Rewards Sell at least 15 packages and qualify to attend the Half-day Ag. Olympics(Games) and Hamburger Luncheon. (Students will get out of classes that day) To be held on an early release day. If you sell at least 25 packages you will get a Rib-Eye steak lunch cooked and served by the teacher on a different day.

20. Individual Sales Rewards Sell at least 1 package and receive a free Chick-fil-A Sandwich – Sell at least 5 packages and receive 2 free Chick-fil-A Sandwiches! Sell at least 10 packages and qualify to attend the Half-day Ag. Olympics(Games) and Hamburger Luncheon. (Students will get out of classes that day) To be held on an early release day.

21. Individual Sales Rewards Sell at least 15 packages and you can attend the FFA Halloween Carnival featuring a hot dog/hamburger dinner, games, and a haunted hay ride on "Date" If you sell at least 25 packages you will get a Rib-Eye steak lunch cooked and served by the teacher on a different day.

22. Individual Sales Rewards Haunted House Trip Sell at least 15 packages and you can attend the FFA Hotdog/Hamburger Dinner at the Ag Building, followed by free tickets and transportation to the haunted house on "date".

23. Individual Sales Rewards Zip Line Adventure Sell at least 30 packages and you will receive tickets and transportation to the zip line park on "date.

24. Teacher Instructions Salesmanship Simply edit the following slides to your specifications.

25. Who should I sell to? Teachers Family & extended family Friends & Neighbors Ask your parents to take your order form to their work place. Local Businesses

26. Tips & Tricks Present yourself well, dress neat, clean, and consider FFA attire. Speak clearly and with confidence. Follow the Easy Steps to A Sell.

27. Easy Steps to a Sale Introduce yourself and who you represent. Tell them why you are trying to raise money. Tell them what you are selling and ask them to look at the brochure(product sells itself). Offer thanks whether they purchase or not.

28. Important Dates to Remember Order Forms must be turned back in to your teacher by (insert date). The approximate delivery date is (October), (Thanksgiving), or (Christmas).

29. Teacher Instructions Collection Method You need to decide now when your students are required to collect money. Is it when they take an order or when they deliver the product? More and more Chapters are requiring their students to collect the money upfront when they take an order. Fresh Country recommends that your students collect the money upfront. Communicate procedures for turning money in to the teacher. Edit the following slide to best fit your Chapter!

30. Collection Method Collect the money as you take the orders. Checks must be made payable to: ( Enter your school name) FFA Be sure to turn cash and checks in to your teacher (daily, weekly, as often as possible, etc.) and receive a written receipt.

31. Teacher Instructions Brochures & Pricing This is the time to pass out the brochure(s) you are selling. Select the slides of the Fresh Country Program(s) you are selling. Discuss products with your students.

32. Signature Collection Fresh Country Cookie Dough: Chocolate Chunk, Oatmeal Raisin, Snicker Doodle, Chocolate Chunk Pecan, Peanut Butter, White Chocolate Macadamia, Chunky M&M Delights, Sugar Cookie. Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls Peach Cobbler Red Velvet Roll Pumpkin Roll Apple Dumplings Pecan Cobbler Chocolate Pecan Cheesecake New York Cheesecake Strawberry Sensation Cheesecake Fudge Swirl Cheesecake

33. Premium Cookie Dough Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough Snicker Doodle Cookie Dough Chocolate Chunk Pecan Cookie Dough Peanut Butter Cookie Dough White Chocolate Macadamia Cookie Dough Chunky M&M Delights Cookie Dough Sugar Cookie Cookie Dough Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls Apple Dumplings Red Velvet Roll Pumpkin Roll Peach Cobbler

34. Smoked Meats & More Golden Chicken Tenders Cajun Meat Pies SW Chicken Veggie Rolls Peppered Bacon Smoked Bacon Peppered Turkey Breast Beef Fajitas Chicken Fajitas Pork Tamales Tailgate Party Pack Smoked Sausage Kolaches Pencil Sausage Pork Sausage Patties Pork Ribeye Steaks Hickory Smoked Turkey Smoked Pork Loin Home Style Pit Ham Spiral Sliced Ham Black Angus Sliders

35. Entrées & Desserts Two great programs in one convenient catalog! Smoked Meats & More… Program combined with our Signature Collection.

36. Holiday Fruit & Gifts Country Gift Fruit Basket Variety Gift Fruit Pack Cheddar Cheese Wheel Texas Rio Star Grapefruit Mixed Gift Fruit Pack Texas Navel Oranges Pears Red Delicious Apples Pumpkin Roll Red Velvet Roll Pecan Cobbler Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls Spiral Sliced Ham Home Style Pit Ham Hickory Smoked Turkey

37. Teacher Instructions Fruit Prices Teachers, enter your selling prices for each item in the appropriate spaces. Instruct your students to write in the prices inside the brochure and on the back student order form for each item.

38. Holiday Fruit & Gifts - Price List ProductSelling Price A - Country Gift Fruit Basket$ B - Variety Gift Fruit Pack$ C - Cheddar Cheese Wheel$ D - Texas Rio Star Grapefruit$ E - Mixed Gift Fruit Pack$ F - Texas Navel Oranges$ G - Pears$ H - Red Delicious Apples$ I - Pumpkin Roll$ J - Red Velvet Roll$ K - Pecan Cobbler$ L - Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls$ M - Spiral Sliced Ham$ N - Home Style Pit Ham$ O - Hickory Smoked Turkey$

39. Teacher Instructions Student Order Form Now is the time to go over how to properly fill out the information on the student order form. Instruct your students to fill in: - Students Name - Student Phone Number - Grade - Teacher - Date to Return Order Form - Make Checks Payable to...

40. Teacher Instructions Properly Recording an Order Explain to your students how to mark each order. Have them use NUMBERS, not Xs or Checks in the column boxes for each product. Instruct your students to total columns both vertically and horizontally to check for accuracy. This will make summarizing much easier.

41. Order Form - Example

42. Teacher Instructions What to do after your Kick-off? Over the next two weeks you will be receiving money from your students, writing receipts, and making deposits. Fresh Country encourages you to make deposits as you receive money from you students daily. If you have to hold money overnight, be sure to put it in a safe. Most likely you dont have a safe in your Ag. Department so check with your Principal or Business Office.

43. Teacher Instructions What to do after your Kick-off? After the Kick-Off your fund raiser has just begun. Now its time for the big push! Visit with your students DAILY to check on their progress. Check to see how many packages each student has sold. Encourage your students! Display both your High Sales and Individual Sales Rewards on the board in your classroom throughout the sale and discuss them daily! Remember that if you forget about the fund raiser, many of your students will too!! Dont let that happen so PUSH, PUSH, PUSH!!!!

44. Thank you for choosing Fresh Country Fund Raising!