Oh, the end of the school year. For BUSY BODIES and MULTI-TASKING moms & dads, the calendars are FULL and that classroom teacher gift or coach gift (or both) are hovering on the mind.
We have a solution! Simply create an INLU and blast it to your classroom list REQUESTING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR A TEACHER OR COACH GIFT. Let other parents know you’ll get the gift on behalf of the class. Parents simply pitch-in and it’s a done deal. Oh, and they get to leave a lovely note for the teacher or coach!
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1. Because Teacher & Coach gifts are time sensitive, it is best to think of Inlu as being your “Reimbursement System.” Remember that funds collected for a gift are issued by check and sent to the person you direct via first class mail.
If you’re a room or team mom like me, you already have a gift idea in mind – and will want to have it at the game or closing circle. You might want to select a gift/price point that you are willing to pre-purchase on your own, then whatever funds you get from others, great.
2. IF you collect more cash funds than you needed, you could always put the rest into a gift certificate to a local coffee house or something else at the last minute.
3. You may know from other such class collections, that most people pitch in, but some don’t. Budget accordingly and modestly.
4. PRINTING your Inlu to send home with kids might also be helpful– it’s EASY:
- Log in, go to your Dashboard, go to ACTIONS, select PRINT. The printed version of your Inlu directs people to www.inlu.com, and provides a “Registry Number” for them to easily find your collection. This works really well!!
This thing is the hottest wedding gift, anniversary or hard-to-shop-for-person gift idea, ever. John Unger hooks up some seriously sizzlin’ options for outdoor ambiance.
Is there a special couple in mind– an outdoorsy duo perhaps –getting hitched? Do you know anyone that would LOVE this gift from the group? Collaborate and make it happen via inlu.com and purchase at John T. Unger‘s site.
This is one of our all time, so far, ever seen…TOP PICKS! No joke- Monica & Jamaica are ALL ABOUT this gift idea. It’s fabulous, funky and recycled. A triple treasure.
If my job as an artist is to fill the world with “more things,” I feel it is equally important that I reclaim materials from the waste stream to make space for my work. — John T. Unger
Skip the “stuff” and get right down…dog…to it. Ok, sorry. COREPOWER Yoga is an excellent gift for that special someone who’d appreciate balance and stillness, strength and calm vs. a pile of clutter. Give his & hers yoga passes as a wedding gift, a coach gift or even pitch in to celebrate a new mommy. Don’t live in one of the listed areas? They have YOGA on DEMAND, which is the perfect option for travelers, SAHMs and other people who could use a little yoga in their lives.
Thinking locally? Buy a punch pass to a local yoga studio. Burlington, VT boasts Bikram Yoga, Evolution Yoga and Yoga VT to name a few.
Top it off with some new threads or nontoxic mats:
For real, you can create an Inlu (3 minutes), send to families via your team email list (1 minute) and let people pitch in. Boom, done. For anyone trying to coordinate multiple checks (maybe you’re the parent who forgets the checkbook every time), this is the best way to get it done.
Then, the organizer buys the gift (local dinner gift certificate perhaps?), PRINTS the signature keepsake and (yes!) skips the hassle of hunting people down, looking for pens and cash along the sidelines on rainy soccer days. Aaaahhh….
This, friends, is truly EASY.
PS If your coach doesn’t need any “thing,” perhaps an “in lieu of” donation in his or her name to a relevant charity would be just the right gesture! You organize the INLU, we’ll collect, pool and send the check to charity in ONE sum. DONE.
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