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Bottle Pick-up

First Name Lisa W
Last Name Burechails
E-mail kinlisawb@outlook.com
Club Name Beaver Valley Kinettes
District # 1
Number of Members 11-25
Community Size Small community (less than 20,000)
Community Type Urban
Project Name Bottle Pick-up
Type of Project (check all that apply) Other
If other, please describe Picking Up Returnable Liquor/Beer Bottles
Was this project a fundraiser? Yes
Description of project We have a gated community in our area, with their own newsletter, so we printed an ad in their weekly newsletter that we were doing a bottle drive for CF on January 5, 2019. Please leave your bottles at the end of the driveway on the Saturday morning for pick-up. We drove two vehicles around and picked up bottles.
Service Hours 1-20
Did you leverage this project as a way to recruit new members? No
If you answered yes to the question above, please explain:
How was this project promoted in your community?
What were some challenges you faced with this project, and how could your project be improved? Takes some time to sort the bottles, and some are stinky. Contact the return depot ahead of time so that they are aware you are bringing in a bunch.
What was the approximate budget for this project? No cost (ex. KINdness project, time only)
If the project was a fundraiser, what were the sources of revenue for this project?
If this was a fundraiser, how much money was raised (minus expenses)? $0-$1,000
What were the expenses for this project? none
Is there anything else you would like to share that would assist another club in duplicating this project in their community? Easy fundraiser, took two hours. Can do it on a larger scale, in a small community, but would take a little longer.