Rain barrel
- 1. Rain Barrel o Eco-friendly o Recycled o Water is good for gardens, lawns, shrubs, trees, wash cars, clean up outdoors etc. o Doesn’t have chlorine or fluorine found in tap water o Leaf and mosquito filter, overflow adaptor and a spigot that connects multiple barrels o Though instructions for installation are kind of confusing What They Provide Training materials Flyer and Handout Templates Webpage Customer list detailing products purchased and amounts paid or owed Preparations for the Event Spread the message by advertising sale and website link Customers can purchase online Check for competitors, pricing at local stores, Google, Kajiji and Craigslist Select date, location and price Set Up Webpage Profit Truckload is usually 300 so if $10 profit (they retain $40) make $3000 Receive money within one week of sale if over 50 sold Additional charges may apply for deliveries after 5pm on weekends Actual Event Customers can pay with paypal, credit, debit or cash (first come, first serve!) or before event online Set up takes an hour to prepare tables, supplies, for checking in purchase, managing payments and distributing barrels Volunteers guild customers to site to pay or confirm payment, pick up barrels and parts, ask questions about uses or installation (perhaps good ideas to print out instructions for installation?) Next Steps Research prices of other rain barrels (nice ones are at least $80-$180 and the cheap ones are $10-$20) Decide on price, location and storage $50, in the gym or (where else can we store it for ppl who want to pick it up later ?)
- 2. Fill out a Partnership Request Form Talk to Halton about their rain barrels