Maple Candy Floss Making for give away and promtion at Western University Internatioonal Student Counselor Conference
| First Name | Russ |
| Last Name | Howe |
| 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. |