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Ok so let me start by stating that I am no where near being "a super great couponing expert" nor do I pretend to be. But I had a recent request arise and I'm not sure where to go with it!
So recently I found a great not for profit to donate to. The Boys and Girls Club. My kids go there, I am close to staff and they have a good idea of families that are in a bad way these days. So I am very comfortable donating there and glad they were willing to help me help others!
So as I literally too in a van load full of items to be distributed to various families in need our unit director and secretary (I think that's her title) where astounded by the amount I was donating. Knowing that my family is by no means well off and our income just took a massive decrease they couldn't understand why I was donating so much. I just said "I coupon". Still they assumed I spent hundreds on all this...........I took in like 50 boxes of post cereal, a bunch of Ragu sauce, sauve, toothpaste, hunts pudding, popcorn-you all Jewel peeps get the hint! They continued asking questions to which I tried to downplay, etc.
Long story short they asked if I would consider shopping for thier "snack shop". of course! All the proceeds from said "snack shop" goes right back to the kids at the club! Did I mention my kids love the club and I love the idea of kids having a safe place to go and stay off the streets?!
Then the unit director asked if I would teach others. He promised to promote it if I would help teach some of those that could really use to save money! UMMMMMMMMMMM..........how do you respond to that? First off again I am by far not "top of my class" with couponing, second umm I kind of don't want to share my store's inventory (to be honest here, LOL), but most importantly I don't want to step on anyone's toes in "the couponing world"-that's Jill's thing! I mean obviously IF I did do it I wouldn't be doing anything like she does I would just give basic knowledge type thing I guess. I'm not actually sure, kwim?
I thought about contacting Jill and asking her about doing a class here but they wouldn't be able to pay and since it's Non Profit I don't think they would allow her to charge and use thier building. Then again I'm not even sure how far I am from her (I am in NWI near the Michigan border-pretty far in from IL border). But that's not even the point....I couldn't find her email on her site!! Then again I have been up all night so I may not be as alert as needed when searching
Any thoughts on how I should handle this? Oh and they sounded like it was something they would be interested in doing soon. I never really gave them an answer I just kind of changed the subject but I will be seeing them later today cause my kids are going there. What would you do????
Thanks!
p.s.-anyone have Jill's email addy??
So recently I found a great not for profit to donate to. The Boys and Girls Club. My kids go there, I am close to staff and they have a good idea of families that are in a bad way these days. So I am very comfortable donating there and glad they were willing to help me help others!
So as I literally too in a van load full of items to be distributed to various families in need our unit director and secretary (I think that's her title) where astounded by the amount I was donating. Knowing that my family is by no means well off and our income just took a massive decrease they couldn't understand why I was donating so much. I just said "I coupon". Still they assumed I spent hundreds on all this...........I took in like 50 boxes of post cereal, a bunch of Ragu sauce, sauve, toothpaste, hunts pudding, popcorn-you all Jewel peeps get the hint! They continued asking questions to which I tried to downplay, etc.
Long story short they asked if I would consider shopping for thier "snack shop". of course! All the proceeds from said "snack shop" goes right back to the kids at the club! Did I mention my kids love the club and I love the idea of kids having a safe place to go and stay off the streets?!
Then the unit director asked if I would teach others. He promised to promote it if I would help teach some of those that could really use to save money! UMMMMMMMMMMM..........how do you respond to that? First off again I am by far not "top of my class" with couponing, second umm I kind of don't want to share my store's inventory (to be honest here, LOL), but most importantly I don't want to step on anyone's toes in "the couponing world"-that's Jill's thing! I mean obviously IF I did do it I wouldn't be doing anything like she does I would just give basic knowledge type thing I guess. I'm not actually sure, kwim?
I thought about contacting Jill and asking her about doing a class here but they wouldn't be able to pay and since it's Non Profit I don't think they would allow her to charge and use thier building. Then again I'm not even sure how far I am from her (I am in NWI near the Michigan border-pretty far in from IL border). But that's not even the point....I couldn't find her email on her site!! Then again I have been up all night so I may not be as alert as needed when searching
Any thoughts on how I should handle this? Oh and they sounded like it was something they would be interested in doing soon. I never really gave them an answer I just kind of changed the subject but I will be seeing them later today cause my kids are going there. What would you do????
Thanks!
p.s.-anyone have Jill's email addy??