Go Green Mira Mesa! Coastal Cleanup Day 9/19/2009

Live healthy, go green! There are many ways to live a healthier lifestyle, and to help save our planet in the process. Recycle, keep our parks and beaches litter free, and purchase organically grown produce at our Mira Mesa Farmers Market each Tuesday from 3-7 p.m. Now more than ever we all need to do our part to learn how green living is the way to go. Please do your part and attend these great events.

CALIFORNIA COASTAL CLEANUP DAY!
Saturday, September 19th from 9AM – 12noon
80 cleanup sites countywide
This year, California Coastal Cleanup Day is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. That’s 25 years of volunteerism, environmental stewardship, and community beautification across the state of California. Help us build on these successes and make an impact of your own by volunteering this year at one of San Diego County’s 80 coastal and inland cleanup sites. Visit the event website at www.cleanupday.org for details about the event, site info, to register, and to download a waiver.

The Green Expo
Sunday, October 18th from 10AM – 7:30PM
San Diego Embarcadero Park
500 Kettner Blvd, San Diego 92101, on the North side
The Green Expo is dedicated to providing help across a broad range of needs by connecting people to resources and information for a Greener Planet and healthier life, at no cost to attendees. Join in for fun and education, including green speakers, exhibitors, workshops, leaders, live entertainment and complimentary food.

Share The Wealth: Monster Manor 2009 Fundraiser

Raise Money for Your 501(c)3

by Bringing People to Monster Manor

Voted: The Best Haunted House in San Diego

by San Diego Union Tribune Voters.

San Diego’s only Non- Profit Haunted House.

A Little About Us:

Monster Manor has scared and delighted more than 10,000 guests— all to benefit local community groups. The event is open to non-profit organizations throughout San Diego as a fundraiser through our “Share the Wealth” Program. While Monster Manor has been a wonderful event and a good fundraiser, every year it has had one soft spot —not enough cadavers…I mean bodies! We have the capacity to entertain thousands more guests … this is where your group can help, and take back a portion of the proceeds.

By promoting Monster Manor, your non-profit group can earn thousands of dollars this fall.

ADD YOUR NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO THE LIST.

CONTACT COURTLAND YOUNG 858-349-6420

You Can Raise Money for your 501(c)3 organization

by selling tickets to Monster Manor

How The Program Works: Simple as 1-2-3!

1) Complete the Application/Agreement and W-9 forms and submit them to the Mira Mesa Theatre Guild or Courtland Young 858-349-6420 or email us at media@monstermanor.org.

2) Decide how many tickets you would like to purchase. Your group can then market and re-sell those tickets for more than what you bought them for. The profit you make is up to you.

Your group can purchase as many tickets as you like, there is a minimum order of 10 tickets; the more tickets you buy from us the less your cost is.

Ticket Prices:

Buy 10-50 Tickets. Cost to your group is $9.00 each. You can then resell those tickets for a higher amount. Our Ticket price this year is 12.00 for our night time haunt. That’s a 20% profit.

If you buy more:

50- 100 Tickets Cost $8.00, If you sell them for $12.00 that’s a 33% return

100 and up – *BEST VALUE* Ticket Cost $6.00 50% return.

3) Once you buy your tickets we will send you all marketing material* and tickets to get your group started.

*Marketing material will consist of: Poster, Flyer, and a digital copy of each

Disclaimer: Tickets cannot be sold at or within 50 yards of Monster Manor in any direction. Tickets are not valid on October 30th and 31st. There will be no refunds or exchanges under this program.

There are other sponsorship opportunities available at various rates. For more information, please visit our website at www.monstermanor.org

Back To School, Time to Get Money Out of the Bank

Have you seen the Staples ad on T.V.? The one with the father loading up a shopping cart with back to school supplies as the kids look totally depressed, and Andy Williams is singing “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” as the dad coasts by victoriously? I love that commercial. This signals the beginning of the school year, and a mad dash to Target, Wal-Mart, Staples, Office Depot, and every other store that has school supplies. This also means I get to look forward to PTA meetings, little league, soccer practice, karate lessons, and weekend projects that will go unfinished until the winter break.

My recommendation to all parents out there: Start saving now. It is only a matter of time before you get the first doorbell ring with the neighborhood kids selling Robin Wrap Wrapping Paper, or Girl Scout Cookies. You can’t hide at the office from the endless promotional items that kids no longer are required to peddle to family members. It seems like over-achieving parents have taken over the marketing of these fundraisers and will solicit co-workers to spend their hard earned cash on cookie dough and frozen pretzels or popcorn so their child can “win” some little trinket.

I like the fundraiser my son’s school proposed last year. They figured out how much each student needed to raise for field trips, supplies, etc. and put that dollar amount on a piece of paper. Each parent could then just cut a check and avoid having to put their kid out on the street to sell candy for their school. The money I saved by not having to pay for daycare made this a great option. And why should my neighborhood have to pay to raise my child in the first place? They do sell holiday wrapping paper in the stores, you know.

I still go to the school functions, and I am also a very involved parent during these events. I spend money during the raffles, silent auctions, and bake sales. I just hate to go door to door begging for money from people who are struggling with their own bills. One thing I know for sure is that it will more difficult to raise money this year as compared to last year. I believe we are going to see more creative ideas to raise funds, and more money will need to be raised by each school to cover expenses that were once covered by state funds. I guess the African Proverb that Hillary Clinton used was right when she said it takes a village to raise a child.

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