1 MINUTES Castor Valley Elementary School Council Meeting ...

School Council Entertainment Book Sale Summary 2011Heather Wilson & Marg ClunieSale started Tuesday Sept. 20 with deadline Tues. Oct. 4Shipped700 books (sent out 1/child 646 books distributed)Sold 3232 for 1 Teachers 16Staff Complimentary Books 6Volunteer Complimentary Books 9Leftover/Returned 290Total 644Missing 56 books (700 – 644) as of Tuesday Oct. 12 when sale closed out with our Entertainment Book Rep.(waiting to hear of any online sales) – hard copy reminders sent home with children for whom we have nobook/orderCash to be deposited = $11,863Entertainment Book Invoice = $6776 (includes online sales)Approx. Profit @ $14/book = $11,863 – $6776 = $5087(any funds/books received after sale closed out CVESCkeeps)Last Year Profit = $17.50/book (sold 729 books last year and generated $11,864)RecommendationsOne family purchased 38 books and another 20 booksEstimate approx. 50 hours of volunteer time requiredAssembly night with 9 volunteers for 1.5 hours worked greatNeed someone in the school every second day to clean out the returned books and deal with the ordersNo prizes, other than top seller and top class, simplified record keepingDecide at April SC meeting if doing again next year, temporarily reserved 460 books (1 per family)Over 400 books returned so send 1 per family (less burden on volunteers, teachers, students and parentshandling books)Need to be more specific as to what we are raising funds for.12