Candles & Other Fundraiser Items to Arrive Nov. 30!

Our fundraiser order through Celebrating Home has finally arrived! I apologize for the delay, though this should be a reminder to us all that - when there's a due date for orders - it's best to respect it! We were majorly delayed in getting these orders placed when I had a few travelers wait until the end of October to get me their stuff!

I will be picking up all the merchandise (candles, dip mixes, etc.) from our consultant today and I will bring it to school on Monday. Stop by during lunch to pick up your stuff - it will be all sorted and ready to go!

Hope you are enjoying your Thanksgiving holiday. See you soon!

Candy Bars are Here!

The candy bars we ordered for sale are in. They arrived 5th hour, so those of you who stopped by during lunch just missed them!

To pick up a box, please bring a check for $28 made out to Chi-Hi. This will pay for the cost of your box. Selling the bars at $1 a piece brings you nearly 50% profit on that investment, as there are 52 candy bars in a box.

Any money you return from sales will be put into your trip account, and you may use it to purchase additional boxes in the future.

Culver's Night: November 3rd!

The folks at Culver's are helping us out again! On Tuesday, November 3rd they are assisting us with a "Culver's Night". For the entire business day, Culver's will donate 10% of the total order cost of anyone PRESENTING THIS COUPON with their order.

This is a win-win for us and the restaurant: they get more business on a normally slow day, and we get money for our trip!

How do you participate? Hand out coupons to EVERYONE YOU KNOW and encourage them to eat at Culver's on November 3rd. Mr. Kinville and I will have mass-produced copies for anyone interested. Otherwise, you can feel free to print as many as you need from this website. The money we raise (since it is impossible to track back to individual contributions) will benefit our general fund (transportation and tips).

FYI: It is not advisable to simply stand outside the restaurant distributing coupons on that day. For one, you need to be in school, and for two, the point of this fundraiser is to help Culver's draw in extra business. If we only cater to their regular clientele, they will not see the need to help us in the future.

See you at Culver's on the 3rd!

Italy Travelers - Be Sure to Update Middle Name!

At our last meeting I demonstrated how to log in to your EF Account and update your middle name, if necessary. If you were not at the meeting, IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you do so sometime soon. Otherwise we may face problems with airline tickets.

Here is a message I received today from EF regarding this issue:

In the next few days your travelers will receive an email from EF informing them about some important changes made by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). As part of the TSA’s Secure Flight Program, all airline tickets must reflect the passengers’ names exactly as they appear on their passports, including middle names or initials if applicable. Previously only first and last names were required.All airline tickets will be issued with the name on the traveler’s EF Educational Tours account. We are asking your travelers to log in at eftours.com/login and verify that their names are correct as they appear in the My Profile section. They will be able to enter a middle name or initial if applicable.

Please confirm this information by November 1, 2009, to avoid any issues associated with processing your airline tickets.

If you have any questions regarding this issue, please stop in and see me and I can help you make the change (if needed). Otherwise, I can answer questions via email as well.

D-Day Travelers Needed for VFW Presentation

I'm looking for some D-Day travelers who would be willing to share their experiences with our local VFW chapter. They generously donated to our trip fund and would appreciate hearing from students about the trip.

I don't have specific dates/times - Bill has to get back to me on that - but right now I would just like to hear from anyone who would be willing to help out.

Italy Trip Meeting - Oct. 5

Hey, Italy Travelers!

Tomorrow we will meet during lunch (you choose: A or B) to accomplish a couple of things:

1. Collecting any money and orders from our Candle/Food Mixes fundraiser. We can also, if desired, discuss whether to extend the fundraiser for another week. With that long weekend coming up for you folks, maybe you can gather more orders?
2. We will then retreat to a computer lab where I want to help everyone sign-in to his/her online account with EF. I need to make sure all of you have your account numbers and can check this resource - especially since you can use it to add your middle name to your account, if you have not already done so.
3. Finally, I need to make sure all of you are receiving these blog posts. Since I don't see most of you in class, this is the best way for me to get info to you in a timely fashion.

If we have any time remaining, we will discuss candy bar sales options (hopefully we will start that fundraiser by late October, provided we have earned enough through this first sale).

Candle & Food Mixes Fundraiser Begins Today

Today I met with travelers to kick off our first fall fundraiser. Students picked up brochures on which to collect orders for various gift items. A couple of important pieces of information about this particular sale:

• You earn 50% profit on all items sold ($10 candle = $5 for your trip)
• Collect money at the time the order is placed
• Checks can be made payable to Chi-Hi
• All orders and payments are due at our next meeting: October 5th
• Profits will be put toward the trip account of the individual making the sales. However, as we need some money in our account to pay (up front) for candy bar orders in October, profits from your sales will not be sent to EF until (likely) early December.

Any questions, don't hesitate to email me!