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The Kids' Calendar was an exercise to see if I could get a
fund raiser for the Alberta Children's Hospital done entirely
through donation. Design, production, and sales were all to be
contributed. This was an incredible learning experience for me
which ultimately did not come to a successful conclusion. Ironically,
what killed it (and logically so) was the fact I couldn't get
the paper donated. I could get it at cost but the paper was the
greatest cash expense part of the donation on the part of the
donator and it was simply an industry wide practice to not donate
paper as it would put paper suppliers in the unenviable position
of having to say no to people and so to be fair, they say no
to everyone and offer the paper at cost. At the start I was told
by someone who I went to for advice about the project that the
consumables would be no problem so I got everything else together
before I approached the paper companies. So my final hurdle which
I didn't get over was the last thing in the project that needed
to be done. If I'd known that at the start I wouldn't have begun
the task because the point of the project was to get everything
donated. It was an interesting journey and if I ever dig up $12,000
for the paper I may still get it done. The calendar would've
had 5,000 copies printed and would've sold for ten bucks each
through participating members of the Bowling Proprietors' Association
of Alberta. If all the copies had sold it would have generated
$25,000 for both the Children's Hospital and the Youth Bowling
Council.
When I get the Epson printer, I intend to make calendars on
an individual basis for folks who find the calendar interesting
and who want to make a large contribution to one of my favourite
charities. Large in this case would be a minimum of $200.00.
You can offer more, it is going to charity after all. My own
consumable cost would be close to $40.00 per calendar plus shipping
so I don't consider my minimum donation as unreasonable. The
attached PDF file shows the basic month layouts. The personal
calendar will, of course, reflect the upcoming year. View
it in "continuous - facing page mode. The monthly paintings
are the numbers below. The calendar will be approximately 15"
x 20". Stickers would be provided for the months to be covered
- the calendar requires some participation on the part of the
child that receives it.
Feedback is welcome. :)
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