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Maple Candy Floss Making for give away and promtion at Western University Internatioonal Student Counselor Conference

First Name Russ
Last Name Howe
E-mail Kinruss@execulink.com
Club Name Kinsmen Club of Greater LOndon
District # 1
Number of Members 11-25
Community Size Large community or metropolis (100,000+)
Community Type Urban
Project Name Maple Candy Floss Making for give away and promtion at Western University Internatioonal Student Counselor Conference
Type of Project (check all that apply) Fair, Carnival, Other
If other, please describe Promtion and community assitance at Conference
Was this project a fundraiser? Yes
Description of project The Kinsmen Club of Greater London hosted a Maple Candy Floss give away at Western University as part of a International Guidance Counselors conference.

There were 1,600 participants at the welcome fun event. 11 of our club members and 2 London Kinettes participated giving over 225 services hours.

We made over 700 bags of Candy floss and gave it away. We also gave over 800 small Canadian flags away.
Service Hours 100+
Did you leverage this project as a way to recruit new members? Yes
If you answered yes to the question above, please explain: We have been asked to come back regularly to sell Floss at other Western events. This might allow us to promote
Kin, our club and our Sugar Bush project.
How was this project promoted in your community? Western advertising
What were some challenges you faced with this project, and how could your project be improved? Location, making enough floss in time.
What was the approximate budget for this project? Less than $1,000
If the project was a fundraiser, what were the sources of revenue for this project? Selling Floss, and maple syrup
If this was a fundraiser, how much money was raised (minus expenses)? $1,000-$5000
What were the expenses for this project? Rental of floss machine, Sugar and maple sugar to make floss sugar mix to spin, food for volunteers two long days for some.
Is there anything else you would like to share that would assist another club in duplicating this project in their community? This was a fun and very interesting event. We met a lot of people from around the world. Great potential partners for future activities.