YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!!

The 2005/2006 Christmas Tree Collection Fundraiser planning is well underway, but in order for this fundraiser to be successful we need everyone’s help!

This year we expect a record number of trees to be collected and therefore need participation from all families in the troop.

For those who are new to Troop 89, the Christmas Tree Collection Fundraiser is the largest fundraising event of the year. It helps offset the costs of numerous activities and camping trips throughout the year and helps us purchase new equipment like tents and other camping equipment. The fundraiser also help’s defray the administrative costs of running the troop, like purchasing the shed where we now house our equipment.

The concept of this fund raiser is simple: after the Christmas holiday, Troop 89 Scouts and adult volunteer drivers travel throughout Medfield collecting discarded Christmas trees and delivering them to the Transfer Station - all for a $10.00 per tree donation. The trees are then shredded and recycled. We use pick-up trucks and rented trailers. You may have seen our sign at the Transfer Station. Also, as we did last year, we will advertise in the Hometown Weekly and Medfield Press.  

WHAT’S NEW?

In previous years we have asked for parent participation in two areas: Phone Solicitation and Tree Collection. Since we now have over 450 prospective families (whom we have collected trees from in the past) we have tried to reduce the amount of phone solicitation needed by sending a mailing to each of these families, with the request to send back a pick-up date and donation via mail. We expect only to need to phone those who do not respond. These mailing were sent out on 12/01.

We will be collecting trees on two consecutive weekends (Saturday) this year, specifically Jan. 7^th, and Jan. 14^th.

Dave Thole (XXX-XXXX) and Bob Ryan (XXX-XXXX) are coordinating this year’s fundraiser.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

We will need scouts and parents volunteers to help pick up trees on the previously mentioned dates.  If you have a pickup truck or a vehicle with a trailer hitch, we can use your help. If not, we can use your help in loading the trees onto the trucks, unloading them at the Transfer Station, or driving one of the rental trucks (no special license required).

Please fill out the form below indicating how you are willing to help and on which dates you will be available. If you are available for more than one of the dates please indicate which of the dates you’d prefer. If we can get total participation we may be able to fulfill the pickup requirements without needing people for more than one day. Please return the form at any of the Scout Meetings prior to (and including) the Dec. 9^th meeting. If you can’t get the form back please call Charlie or Bob with your information.

Let’s all pitch in and share the workload as a team. Please don’t hesitate to call Dave or Bob with questions. Thanks for everyone's support.

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Name___________________________

Phone___________________________ Email: ________________________________

Please indicate which of the following options apply to you by putting a mark in the appropriate boxes below. If you are available for more than one day please use a “1” to indicate your most preferred date, a “2” for the second most preferred, and a “3” for the least preferred. Please respond whether you can participate or not.

PLEASE RETURN BY DEC 8th SCOUT MEETING, OR CONTACT DAVE THOLE (359-6867) OR BOB RYAN (359-2826).

	Jan. 7, 2005	Jan 14, 2005
I can drive my own pickup truck (indicate if you also have a trailer hitch, Troop 89 will provide a trailer)
I can drive my vehicle with a trailer hitch (Troop 89 will provide a trailer)
I can drive a rental truck
I can load/unload trees

My son is available to participate in the Tree-Pickup __________________

I am not available to participate in the Troop fund-raising this year ______________