Cook Book Project Financing

This is a fund earning project through compiling a cook book of quality recipes that are inexpensive to prepare, but nutritious and tasty. The book will be launched in mid-April, and a schedule of sales venues is attached at the bottom of this item.

Set up costs photography $2330

Set up costs layout $1470

Total $3800

Printing costs

1000 books $12,500 or $12.50/book $7.50/book profit 2000 books $16,500 or $8.25/book $11.75/book profit

5000 books $29,000 or $5.80/book $14.20/book profit

reorder 1000 books $9,800, 2000 books $14,000

There will likely be some costs to cover tables at various events where the club will sell the cook book. Preference is to use as much unrestricted funds to maximize fraction of profits that would be eligible for sharing as unrestricted funds.

Eligible for restricted funds? Not certain yet, but AG did not say no outright. AG was concerned what the profits from the cook book were for.

When are funds needed? Mid to late May, 2002.

Recommendation: order 2000 cook books if no roll out with Calgary COOP, 5000 cook books if roll out occurs with Calgary COOP

Major Funding Project 2001/2002 and 2002/2003 Rotary Years

Eligible for restricted funds? Yes

When are funds required? Half June, 2002, half September, 2002?

Saskatchewan Days August 24/25, 2002

Advertising May 31, 2002 $5,000

Total $7,500

Further operating costs will be paid for from ticket revenue.

Eligible for restricted funds? No