[amos715]

Our church has a group of kids that will be going down to Mexico this summer for their first Mission Trip.

I set up this subscription fundraiser online. So if you can help out these kids it would be great.

just go to Magazine fundraising online: Skedee Assembly of God

i know this is very near spamerritory, but any help you guys could give would be greatly apprieciated.

any other fundraising ideas would be great, too.

Thanks Again

[bigndn]

Not trying to put down your magazine idea.

It's my understanding that these kind of fundraisers give a very small percentage back to the group. Is that correct?

I hate explaining to my daughter why I refuse to buy the school sponsored candy. That stuff runs $26/lb on average, plus the school gets hardly anything from it and the kids get shafted. I'd rather just give the school $100/year to not send that crap home with her.

EDIT: I see that 40% of purchases will go to the group........so it's highly variable depending on what magazine you subscribe to.

[amos715]

No o fence taken!

i hate fundraisers, also. chocolate, and popcorn fund raisers are over priced. normally the only reason people pay for them is to "support the kids". fundraising companies know that little johnny is selling to grandma so they inflate their prices to the point a kid has got to sell a million bars to make anything.

i thought this was a little better than chocolate and popcorn. nobody has to look little johhny in the eye and explain why they don't want an over priced candy bar.

i have a great idea of selling bar-b-q brisket and hot links to go, in the wal-mart parking lot. but i'm waiting for our towable pit to be finished.

our little community is hit hard from public school fundraisers, everything from cheerleaders and ffa to jump rope for heart. i was trying to get outside of our little bubble.

thanks for the feed back.

if anyone wants to just donate a couple of bucks, you can pay-pal it to me or mail a check. pm me if you want to do this and i'll give you the contact info.

edit: any donations will be to the church not me, although i handle the money. and you will get a receipt from the church for your tax records.

[amos715]

if we have any money left over after this trip i want to try what i think would be an awesome fundraiser.

raffle off one of these every year.

[Rugster]

With all the monies religion takes in every year they could damn well afford to finance more of their own trips to get more converts to their cults.

[koop]

Originally Posted by Rugster

With all the monies religion takes in every year they could damn well afford to finance more of their own trips to get more converts to their cults.

HEY! BACK OFF!

Those heathen Mexicans need saving and them kids need to preach on the miracle of the sweet baby Jesus.

[bigndn]

Originally Posted by amos715

if we have any money left over after this trip i want to try what i think would be an awesome fundraiser.

raffle off one of these every year.

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Those are just laying around all over Skeedee, are they?

[amos715]

Originally Posted by Rugster

With all the monies religion takes in every year they could damn well afford to finance more of their own trips to get more converts to their cults.

how do you think we take in all that money.



edit: besides once i take my 75% cut there's not much left

[amos715]

Originally Posted by bigndn

Those are just laying around all over Skeedee, are they?

not in this condition, this one was my grandpa's. now its mine.

[burlew]

Originally Posted by bigndn

Not trying to put down your magazine idea.

It's my understanding that these kind of fundraisers give a very small percentage back to the group. Is that correct?

I hate explaining to my daughter why I refuse to buy the school sponsored candy. That stuff runs $26/lb on average, plus the school gets hardly anything from it and the kids get shafted. I'd rather just give the school $100/year to not send that **** home with her.

EDIT: I see that 40% of purchases will go to the group........so it's highly variable depending on what magazine you subscribe to.

I hear ya...I like to donate to the music program...cash is best!

Good luck!!!

[amos715]

Originally Posted by koop

HEY! BACK OFF!

Those heathen Mexicans need saving and them kids need to preach on the miracle of the sweet baby Jesus.

thanks, and although there are heathens everywhere and these kids do need the practice, our mission trips (the ones i have lead in the past) tend to be more hands on. Construction, cleaning orphanages, etc. You know pratical things.

[amos715]

Originally Posted by burlew

I hear ya...I like to donate to the music program...cash is best!

Good luck!!!

i think music programs are great, i was lucky enough to be in an awesome band in high school.

we did tons of fundraisers, and magazines was one of them.

i didn't like any of them then and i still don't, but they tend to be a necessary evil. and until money starts growing on trees i will need lots of luck.

[Rookie2]

Originally Posted by amos715

thanks, and although there are heathens everywhere and these kids do need the practice, our mission trips (the ones i have lead in the past) tend to be more hands on. Construction, cleaning orphanages, etc. You know pratical things.

Mexican labor is cheap. Why don't you hire some local mexicans to do that stuff? That cuts out all the travel expense, food, lodging... one carwash or brownie sale and you're done.

[bigndn]

Originally Posted by amos715

thanks, and although there are heathens everywhere and these kids do need the practice, our mission trips (the ones i have lead in the past) tend to be more hands on. Construction, cleaning orphanages, etc. You know pratical things.

That's some good stuff right there!

Originally Posted by Rookie2

Mexican labor is cheap. Why don't you hire some local mexicans to do that stuff? That cuts out all the travel expense, food, lodging... one carwash or brownie sale and you're done.

He has a point. Then you could take your crew to clean an old folks home or cemetary or something. Just thinking.

[amos715]

Originally Posted by Rookie2

Mexican labor is cheap. Why don't you hire some local mexicans to do that stuff? That cuts out all the travel expense, food, lodging... one carwash or brownie sale and you're done.

all the mexicans that will work are on this side of the river !! was that out loud. just kidding.

and we do help out as much as we can here on this side of the world. i am a strong supporter of home missions. we do many pratical things here in our own town.

the main reason we will be taking these kids is because we try to raise them to be prepared and trained for work as missionaries, pastors, sunday school teachers or a host of other things.

when you're raising kids that have never flown or road in a taxis or stood in a strange city and could not understand anything anyone was saying or went through the process of crossing a national border. somewhere between skedee (pop. 96) and the other side of the world they need some training.

so they get training and the heathens of mexico get free labor for a week.

['74 UA FJ]

What happened to all the money from the collection plate?

[amos715]

Originally Posted by '74 UA FJ

What happened to all the money from the collection plate?

it went to the propane for the building, a needy family around the corner needed some groceries, and a drug addict's baby needed some diapers. i know that is probably a terrible misuse of funds. but for some reason i just felt like the kids in those families probably should come before the families in another country.






edit: and i love how you insert the word "all" like somehow a handful a farmers have enough money that we should have an excess.


edit edit: on a serious note i really don't mind explaining where all the money goes if you really want to know.

['74 UA FJ]

Originally Posted by amos715

it went to the propane for the building, a needy family around the corner needed some groceries, and a drug addict's baby needed some diapers. i know that is probably a terrible misuse of funds. but for some reason i just felt like the kids in those families probably should come before the families in another country.






edit: and i love how you insert the word "all" like somehow a handful a farmers have enough money that we should have an excess.


edit edit: on a serious note i really don't mind explaining where all the money goes if you really want to know.

By "all" I just meant all. I have no idea how much money is taken up at your particular church. I know that some churches have a bundle.

[lockd-97]

You guys lumping every Christian organization or group into the pot with TV scammers and their million dollar homes are really pathetic. Show a little class.

[amos715]

Originally Posted by '74 UA FJ

By "all" I just meant all. I have no idea how much money is taken up at your particular church. I know that some churches have a bundle.

i wasn't trying to get defensive, at one time i came from the other side of the coin. i thought most churches have lots of money. now i know that even the mega ministries ran by con artist may appear to be rich but they are normally in debt to their eye balls.
(our church has zero debt)

Originally Posted by lockd-97

You guys lumping every Christian organization or group into the pot with TV scammers and their million dollar homes are really pathetic. Show a little class.

yeah - you know there are two groups of preachers.

the word of faith (hinns and copelands) that believe if you aren't living in a million dollar home and driving a brand new car then you are not living in the will of god by faith.

then you have the dooms dayers that believe if you are not living in poverty then you are wordly and going to hell.

i tend to be in the middle and believe debt is evil, and hoarding is also.

[re_guderian]

Originally Posted by amos715

edit edit: on a serious note i really don't mind explaining where all the money goes if you really want to know.

shyeah. No one on this board really wants to know where a Church's money goes. Then they wouldn't have anything to complain about. All church leaders have secret accounts in the Caymans anyway, right? Just stipulate to that, and move right on along...

Our Scout troop sells 1 yr subscriptions ($30) to display American Flags on 6 holidays/year on your property. Put up in the AM, take down in the PM. Takes some adult supervision to organize, maintain, and supervise, but it pays for the summer activities. Teaches the kids a little about work and responsibility too, as it requires effort all year long.

[gbcruiser]

I have one million dollars in gold bars ready to be given to anyone who can prove that any god exists or ever did. So far, no takers...

People who do good works and help others because they want to, not because they think a ghost in space will reward them for forcing others to believe what they do, are in short supply these days.

[lunyou]

Originally Posted by gbcruiser

I have one million dollars in gold bars ready to be given to anyone who can prove that any god exists or ever did. So far, no takers...

People who do good works and help others because they want to, not because they think a ghost in space will reward them for forcing others to believe what they do, are in short supply these days.

wow.........very bold. here is an idea. You bring the gold bars down here to Missouri, all of them. Then we will walk to this interstate that I have buzzing next to my apartment, you walk out in front of a semi-truck running 75 MPH and if you survive there is your proof that God exists.....if not then you won't need the gold bars and I will donate them to some church that needs the money.

lunyou

[saint60]

Originally Posted by gbcruiser

I have one million dollars in gold bars ready to be given to anyone who can prove that any god exists or ever did. So far, no takers...

People who do good works and help others because they want to, not because they think a ghost in space will reward them for forcing others to believe what they do, are in short supply these days.

LIAR

[saint60]

Originally Posted by Rugster

With all the monies religion takes in every year they could damn well afford to finance more of their own trips to get more converts to their cults.

classless douche

[97 FZJ80]

I have been in Mexico on several mission trips to help the forgotten people left behind by the Mexican government? They live in communities without running water or electricity. Their homes are made from wood pallets nailed together and closed off with cardboard boxes. When we ask what they would like in their prayer request, they didn't ask for anything but salvation for their family.

It really does put a new prospective on my life.

[saint60]

Originally Posted by Rookie2

Mexican labor is cheap. Why don't you hire some local mexicans to do that stuff? That cuts out all the travel expense, food, lodging... one carwash or brownie sale and you're done.

not all mission trips are about saving the people in the chosen location. some are designed to give young people a good experience that motivates them to be better people. plus they spend their time worrying about how to raise money and putting forth their effort toward doing something productive. whether you agree with it or not, it is a positive thing. plus, having seen some of these things first hand, none of the people on the receiving end of the service complain about the "pushy christians" forcing the message of the sweet baby jesus onto them. they humbly thank folks who genuinely want to help out.

[IronYuppy]

Originally Posted by koop

HEY! BACK OFF!

Those heathen Mexicans need saving and them kids need to preach on the miracle of the sweet baby Jesus.

Le'mee get this straight: someone is going to Mexico to spread Christianity?

What's next... delivering a boatload of coal to Newcastle?

[OregonCruzer]

Originally Posted by IronYuppy

Le'mee get this straight: someone is going to Mexico to spread Christianity?

What's next... delivering a boatload of coal to Newcastle?

erm....

catholics are considered heathens by many sects of post-reformation christianity...

just sayin

[LukeO]

I don't understand why catholics are considered the heathens? They're the majority of christianity, by far. Protestants are just another deviation. Shoot, there are even more non-religious and/or atheists than protestants.



"Religions: Christians 33.32% (of which Roman Catholics 16.99%, Protestants 5.78%, Orthodox 3.53%, Anglicans 1.25%), Muslims 21.01%, Hindus 13.26%, Buddhists 5.84%, Sikhs 0.35%, Jews 0.23%, Baha'is 0.12%, other religions 11.78%, non-religious 11.77%, atheists 2.32% (2007 est.) "

https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat.../print/xx.html



Of course FOX likely convinces their sheep otherwise.