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Dear JustFundraising Member,
Finally spring is
here after a long winter. Typically an active time of year, springtime offers up
new opportunities and new beginnings. This issue sheds some light on Easter and
fundraising opportunities for spring sports. Have a great spring & Happy Easter!
Katherine,
Editor JustFundraising Insider |
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| JustFundraising E-zine - April 2004 |
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If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if
we did not sometimes taste adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
Anne Bradstreet
Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"
Robin Williams
Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
Doug Larson |
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| Why The Easter Egg & Easter Bunny? |
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 Learn the origins of Easter traditions and where the Easter egg
and the Easter bunny come from.
Easter
Easter is a blend of paganism and Christianity.
The word Easter is derived from "Eostre" an ancient Anglo-Saxon Goddess. She
symbolized the rebirth of the day at dawn and the rebirth of life in the spring.
The arrival of spring was celebrated all over the world long before the religious
meaning became associated with Easter.
Today Easter is an important Christian holiday.
It is the culmination of events during Holy Week beginning with Palm Sunday. Palm
Sunday reflects the return of Jesus to Jerusalem. Maundy Thursday commemorates
the Last Supper of Christ and Good Friday honors the crucifixion of Jesus.
Finally, Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection after his death.
Easter falls
on the first Sunday on or following the spring Equinox after the full moon. The
date has been calculated in this way since 325 AD.
The Easter Bunny
The Easter
bunny has its origin in pre-Christian fertility lore. The hare and the rabbit
were the most fertile animals known and they served as symbols of the new life
during the spring season. The bunny as an Easter symbol seems to have it's origins
in Germany, where it was first mentioned in German writings in the 1500s.
The
first edible Easter bunnies were made in Germany during the early 1800s, and were
made of pastry and sugar The Easter bunny was introduced to American folklore by
the German settlers who arrived in the Pennsylvania Dutch country during the 1700s.
The arrival of the "Oschter Haws" was considered "childhood's greatest pleasure"
next to a visit from Christ-Kindel on Christmas Eve.
The children believed that if
they were good the "Oschter Haws" would lay a nest of colored eggs. The children
would build their nest in a secluded place in the home, the barn or the garden.
Boys would use their caps and girls their bonnets to make the nests . The use of
elaborate Easter baskets would come later as the tradition of the Easter bunny
spread throughout the country.
The Easter Egg
During the 4th century consuming
eggs during Lent became taboo. However, spring is the peak egg-laying time for
hens, so people began to cook eggs in their shells to preserve them. Eventually
people began decorating and hiding them for children to find during Easter,
which gave birth to the Easter Egg Hunt. Other egg-related games also evolved
like egg tossing and egg rolling.
The Faberge egg is the best known of all the
decorated eggs. Peter Faberge made intricate, delicately decorated eggs. In 1883,
the Russian Czar commissioned Faberge to make a special egg for his wife.
Happy Easter! |
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| Fundraising Tax Law - Are You Braking The Law? |
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 Each year schools, school groups, PTAs, PTOs, youth sports
leagues and other non-profit organizations raise nearly $2 billion by selling
merchandise to the public. These fundraising drives through product sales help
pay for field trips, classroom supplies, athletic and cultural programs,
computers, library books and countless other programs that enrich young lives.
Often there are questions about state sales and use tax involving these sales
and the answers vary widely from state to state.
Now non-profit organizations
and fundraising companies have an online resource to assist them in finding
answers to their state sales tax questions. The web site - www.fundraisetaxlaw.org -
is a joint project of the Association of Fund-Raising Distributors & Suppliers
(AFRDS) and the Multistate Sales Tax Commission (MTC). Its purpose is to provide
a public clearinghouse of information about the various states' practices and
procedures related to the transactional taxation of fundraising sales, products
and organizations.
Information on this site was compiled from a survey of the
revenue departments of 38 states and the District of Columbia. Each state listing
includes department of revenue contact information and, in many cases, direct
links to the state statute and/or other regulatory documents. Every attempt has
been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained on this site,
however, it does not represent specific legal interpretations or advice about
any particular state's tax laws. Laws in this area often change and in some
cases may require further clarification.
The MTC is a national agency of state
governments established to help make state tax systems fair, effective and
efficient as they apply to interstate and international commerce, and to protect
state fiscal authority. AFRDS is an international trade association of professional
companies that provide products and services to non-profit groups to assist them
in their fundraising.
For more info visit www.fundraisetaxlaw.org
Source: AFRDS.org |
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| Team Sells Small Pops to Raise Big Bucks! |
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As the beginning of September rolled around,
the Millennium Softball team out of Mohnton, PA realized that they needed funds? and
they needed them fast! The players wanted to buy brand new uniforms and be able to
cover upcoming travel expenses. A total of $1,500 was needed?could this be raised
this by selling lollipops?! Believe it or not, they raised $1,872 net profit with
only 12 players, and the money is still rolling in. Coach Mark Jenkins said, "This
is the third time I'm ordering; they're super easy sellers and people keep coming
back for more!"
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 A Bunny Story
Once there was a man who was peacefully driving down a windy road.
Suddenly, a bunny skipped across the road and the man couldn't stop. He hit the bunny
head on. Once the man knew what had happened, he quickly jumped out of his car to
check the scene. There, laying lifeless in the middle of the road, was the Easter bunny.
The man cried out, "Oh no! I have committed a terrible crime! I have run over the
Easter bunny!"
The man started sobbing quite hard and then he heard another car approaching. It was
a woman in a red convertable. The woman stopped and asked what the problem was.
The man explained, "I have done something horribly sad. I have run over the Easter
bunny. Now there will be no one to deliver eggs on Easter Day, and it's all my fault."
The woman ran back to her car. A moment later, she came back carrying a spray bottle.
She ran over to the motionless bunny and sprayed it. The bunny immediately sprang up,
ran into the woods, stopped, and waved back at the man and woman. Then it ran another
10 feet, stopped, and waved. It then ran another 10 feet, stopped, and waved again.
It did this over and over and over again until the man and the woman could no longer
see the bunny.
Once out of sight, the man exclaimed, "What is that stuff in that bottle?"
The woman replied, "It's harespray. It revitalizes hare and adds permanent wave."
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