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Introducing Organic Dark Chocolate Minis with a Mini Packaging Kit! |
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 Equal Exchange Dark Chocolate Minis are perfect for gifts, holiday bazaars, Chanukah or fundraising and this new kit makes sharing them even easier. Each kit contains everything you need to create 35 gift bags of 25 minis each using a bulk case of minis. The kit also includes promotional materials and instructions for getting the word out about your sale.
So assemble your volunteers – youth groups, women's groups and social justice groups are great places to start recruitment – and use this kit to assemble beautiful gift packages of Equal Exchange organic and fairly traded chocolates!
*Note: This kit can only be ordered along with Dark Chocolate Minis, one kit per case of bulk minis.
Each kit includes:
- 1 bulk box of minis (8.82 lb box of 888 4.5-g bars)
- 35 clear cellophane bags
- 35 Equal Exchange labels to seal your bags
- 1 enticing, full-color sign with space to add information about your sale (download pdf)
- Instruction sheet with farmer information on the back to display at your table (download pdf)
Make your sale the best ever!
Step by Step
Plan: Determine what the purpose for your sale is, what your goals are and who is going to be involved. Set your sale date, an assembly date and recruit volunteers to help you.
Promote: Use the available outlets for information in your congregation, if you can. Bulletins, announcements, classes, meetings, large events and announcement boards are all good places to start. Give enough warning so that folks will come to your sale or event ready to buy.
Order: Place your order with Equal Exchange – don't forget to order item #45200 which is the bulk minis with the kit! Be sure to take into account warm weather and the 10 day turn-around time. You can also order additional free materials like brochures, stickers and posters.
Sell: On the day of your sale, create an attractive display with a colorful tablecloth, boxes or baskets for products, brochures and posters. Make sure you have enough time for set up and take down as well as plenty of help. If your sale is more popular than expected, don’t worry! If you run out of packages you can always take orders or set up another sale.
Remember: Most importantly, have fun! Talk with volunteers about what Fair Trade means and how they are part of a movement that connects with small farmers so they have an opportunity to improve the lives of their families and communities.
Creative ideas
- Decorate the packages for special holidays like Chanukah, Easter, Valentine's Day or Christmas.
- Add mini packages to gift baskets or put them inside travel mugs; there are several project mugs to choose from!
- Perfect for teacher's gifts, stocking stuffers, office gifts, hostess gifts
- Email your ideas to us at interfaith@equalexchange.coop with "Mini Packaging ideas" in the subject line.
Resources:
Planning a fundraiser? Find everything you need here:
http://www.equalexchange.coop/interfaith-fundraising
Host a chocolate tasting:
http://www.equalexchange.coop/how-to-taste-chocolate
 Give a presentation on the cocoa journey:
http://www.equalexchange.coop/the-cocoa-journey
Have a talk on the issues of child labor in the cocoa industry:
http://smallfarmersbigchange.coop/2009/08/13/profiting-from-child-trafficking/
http://www.equalexchange.coop/child-labor-in-the-cocoa-industry
Learn more about Equal Exchange chocolate:
http://www.equalexchange.coop/chocolate-faq
Delectable recipes using Equal Exchange products:
http://www.equalexchange.coop/recipes
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