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Gnosis5 · 11-18-2009, 03:09 AM

Yes, and what a good 2cents that was, for myself too :-)

When I lived in the huge metropolis of LA there were two major grocery chains We sold oil paintings on outdoor easels. One day I called the PR person of one of the biggest chains and told her I would like to do a fund raiser for a project I had in mind, called "Project Drug-Free Children" and I would like to donate $50,000 that year to a non-profit corporation that went into schools and educated children in an entertaining way about drugs. I told the PR person that the $50,000 would be donated not in the name of our company but in the name of the grocery store, AND, if they let us display our oil paintings on the huge sidewalks outside their stores we would pass out a brochure that positioned the grocery store beside this non-profit cause which we both knew was a big issue in the LA suburbs.

The PR person loved it, we donated the $50k ($100k the second year) and we grew our business from a two-person business operating out of a garage to a warehouse with 8-10 sales people, doing 4 or 5 locations every weekend.

We made some good money and the grocery chain got good publicity and people purchased something that had not only an aesthetic value, but they could also contribute to bettering their community.

Do you think fresh fried doughnuts would be a big hit at the Galactic Markets?

11-18-2009, 03:09 AM	#58
Gnosis5 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,659	Re: Holstein Farmers Market - Canada's First Galactic Market! Yes, and what a good 2cents that was, for myself too :-) When I lived in the huge metropolis of LA there were two major grocery chains We sold oil paintings on outdoor easels. One day I called the PR person of one of the biggest chains and told her I would like to do a fund raiser for a project I had in mind, called "Project Drug-Free Children" and I would like to donate $50,000 that year to a non-profit corporation that went into schools and educated children in an entertaining way about drugs. I told the PR person that the $50,000 would be donated not in the name of our company but in the name of the grocery store, AND, if they let us display our oil paintings on the huge sidewalks outside their stores we would pass out a brochure that positioned the grocery store beside this non-profit cause which we both knew was a big issue in the LA suburbs. The PR person loved it, we donated the $50k ($100k the second year) and we grew our business from a two-person business operating out of a garage to a warehouse with 8-10 sales people, doing 4 or 5 locations every weekend. We made some good money and the grocery chain got good publicity and people purchased something that had not only an aesthetic value, but they could also contribute to bettering their community. Do you think fresh fried doughnuts would be a big hit at the Galactic Markets?