This year, my team came to me with an amazing Avon fundraising idea. They wanted to work together to give back to the elderly in our area who once gave so much to our community.
Together, members of the Genuine Gems worked together to create the Holidays Like Home project. It was a ton of planning and hard work. But, in the end, what started as an Avon fundraiser idea, ended as a project that brought light into the eyes of a few of our area’s residents.
Holidays Like Home – Avon Fundraiser idea
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The Holidays Like Home project came after Linda Maharick, Honor Society and Silver Ambassador Avon, developed the idea.
As a part of the Avon Holiday line, the company released a white version of the iconic Christmas tree of times past. The vintage-style Christmas tree was reminiscent of the popular green ceramic trees seen around every home in the 1970s.
Linda suggested that the Genuine Gems work together as a team and collect donations to fund our cost to buy the Christmas trees. The trees would be donated to area nursing homes to decorate the residents rooms during the Christmas season.
Members of the Genuine Gems jumped into action. We created Facebook fundraisers to make it easy to collect money and staged pictures to advertise our cause.
We ordered one Avon Iconic Tree for the picture and donated it to the resident who agreed to take a picture with us.
We worked with the nursing home to advertise the fundraiser and also advertised on our own Facebook pages and to our customers.
Holidays Like Home Avon Fundraiser Results
The fundraiser was a huge success for those Genuine Gems team members who participated in the fundraiser! Find out how we planned this and other fundraisers from start to finish.
Collectively, members of the Genuine Gems were able to raise enough money to fund over 100 Iconic Light Up Christmas trees for area nursing home residents.
The magic that happens when you are able to bring joy to someone else is priceless. But, while we were busy giving back to the community, the fundraiser also gave our team members success and stability in their Avon business.
Melissa Rosohac, Silver Ambassador and President’s Club member was able to secure her President’s Club earnings for all of 2020. In addition, with the help of this fundraiser, she was able to earn herself an all expenses paid trip for two to Jamaica.
Holly Winterrowd, Silver Ambassador and President’s Club, was able to secure her President’s Club earnings for all of 2020.
And the Genuine Gems, regained the title of a Bronze Leader team, and sailed into the top 20 in the nation for team sales increase over 2018.
Fundraisers are an amazing way for you to be able to use your business to give back to the community that supports you. They also give you an opportunity to expand your network. And they are great if you’re trying to reach a goal, that may seem unreachable.
When you work together with the community to give back, amazing things can happen. To find out more about how I run a fundraiser from start to finish, click here.
#MoreThanMakeup – My Avon Fundraiser Story
When I started my first Avon fundraiser, I didn’t know about the ways it would benefit my business. Honestly, I actually wasn’t even concerned about how it would benefit my business. I had an already established personal charity project I was working on and I was looking for a way to supplement it and make it better.
A Hug Through the Air
In 2011, I was in a car accident that took the life of my 22-month old daughter Hailey Hallam and her father, my late-husband, Troy Hallam. Following that tragedy, as a way to cope, I wrote a children’s book in honor my daughter. The book is called A Hug Through the Air and it tells the story of a family with a connection that transcends Heaven and Earth. It was titled in memory of my daughter giving me hugs through the air whenever she was too busy to stop what she was doing and give me a hug.
The book was published on Hailey’s birthday in 2013 and we raised money and donated the book all over the country to families who had lost a loved one. I had always wanted to use my book to help other people who were grieving, but alone it seemed incomplete.
After my family’s funeral, I was given a locket as a part of a fundraiser developed by another family who had lost their child. The locket was so precious to me and for a long time I wore it around my neck with a piece of Hailey’s hair inside.
I had always wanted to accompany my book with something else – something tangible that would bring someone else comfort. But I couldn’t find the right accompaniment.
The Hailey Hugs Initiative
Then, in 2018 I joined Avon and I was introduced to Herbie the Hedgehog. And, as I found out, it was a match made in Heaven. I paired the stuffed animal with a copy of my book and I called it a Hailey Hugs bundle. We donated these bundles to area hospitals and to families who were grieving. They were distributed to women who had suffered from miscarriage, children who had recently lost a parent or sibling and families who had lost a child – just to name a few.
The Hailey Hugs Initiative was so successful that I decided to incorporate my initiative into a 501c3 nonprofit organization that raises money to comfort families while they are grieving.
Avon is so much #MoreThanMakeup. Fundraising is just one example of how the Avon opportunity can change lives – not just in it’s representatives, but in the community around them too.
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Jennifer Francis is a National Leader with Avon and the founder of Timeless Beauty Life – where she encourages people to create their own lifestyle that is timeless by creating memories that last a lifetime.
Jennifer is tied for NUMBER ONE in the country for personal leader development – where she develops her team members and helps them to make more money in the company. She helps other representatives with free tips and training in her Facebook Group Timeless Beauty Lessons.
The Hailey Hugs Initiative
She is also the founder of the Hailey Hugs Initiative, which seeks to provide comfort to those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. She is the Author of A Hug Through the Air – a children’s book she wrote in memory of her 22 month old daughter Hailey Hallam.
Jennifer loves giving back to the world around her and encourages her team to do the same, while simultaneously showing them how to create a lifestyle that is more open to making memories with family and traveling.
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