The World's Simplest, low hassle,

FUND RAISER

Here's the deal In A Nutshell!

Nationally known author and speaker, Dr. Garrison Hutchison, will come to your organization, present a delightful, entertaining, program tailor-made for your audience, and leave you with a tidy profit! You publicize and sell tickets* to the event (keep them cheap, to pull in a crowd), and sell Gary's books at heavily discounted prices (about fifty different titles) earning a 35% commission on each sale (about $3.50). Add a snack bar with donated drinks and goodies (have several donataion fishbowls on the tables - people attending fund raisers expect to pay for things), a gift wrap table, and perhaps a "we'll-mail-it-for-you" station and you'll make a tidy profit with very little work. Experience suggests that for every guest you can expect to make a minimum of $10.00 ($1.50 for the ticket, $1.00 plus for snacks, $7.00 for two book purchases, plus the gift wrapping and mailing stations. Every 100 guests will typically generate well over $1000 for your organization.

What some of those who have attended had to say:

"A delight from beginning to end."
"The old guy makes you happy you're alive!"
"Somehow, he transferred part of the twinkle in his eyes to mine. Thanks!"
"If Gary's philosophy of living could just be bottled as a tonic, conflict, poverty, unhappiness and most of man's other ills would soon be put to rest forever."
"What can I say? Gary is simply a hoot!!"
"What a wonderful, spontaneous, wit."
"He seems to have a book for every age and every interest."
"What wonderful gifts. I did most of my year's
birthday shopping in one evening."
"Thanks for bringing Dr. Hutchison to our community."

Sample Event Schedule:

5:30 to 6:30 pm: Meet-the-Author Mixer and snack bar in area where books are on display.**
6:30 to 7:15 pm: The first section of Gary's program.
7:15 to 7:45 pm: Break, back to the book display and snack area. (Gary again available.)
7:45 to 8:15 pm: The final section of Gary's program.
8:15 to 9:00? pm: Book signing (need a small table and comfortable chair)

To contact Gary you may call: 479-587-1726 & (leave message) or
e-mail him at drwriterguy@netscape.net.

* The ticket price is up to you.
** Arrange for a three table (minimum) display area (approximately 3 X 7 foot tables). Add one table for every 50 people expected beyond fifty. Better too big than too small. Easy and quick access to the books and purchasing station are absolutely essential to maximize sales. (EX: If you expect 250 people you'll need 7 tables - the basic three plus one for each set of fifty guests beyond the initial fifty - in this case four.) For groups of 300 or more, call for suggestions.