If you have a small local grocery that gets a lot of traffic, consider asking the owner or manager if you can have your group bag and carry groceries for a day. This is a great way to promote using Dodo Bags and to get some extra tips at the same time. Kids can help with this fundraiser, making it a great way to involve family and friends.

This fundraiser involves buying the bags ahead of time, so gathering sponsors to pay for the whole sale cost in advance is a good idea. Once the Dodo bags are delivered, you can set a date for sacking at the store. Have a few trial runs for the younger members at a group member’s home - they can practice sacking etiquette (not too many heavy items in one bag, bread on top, not bottom, etc).

On the big day, have signs posted and a few people outside the store handing out fliers. You can have a few people and rotate so no-one gets burned out! Let people know that sacking and carry-out services are being provided by you to support your cause and promote environmental friendliness. This will prime them for the donation at the checkout. You can also sell raffle tickets at the entrance - if they show their raffle ticket at the checkout they get their groceries sacked and carried automatically, and if they buy a certain number of tickets they get a Dodo Bag thrown in!

Have a coffee can sitting at the end of the checkout to accept cash or check tips. If you can coordinate with the store owner, you may be able to have coupons they can pay for at checkout if they are using credit or a check. This is a great way to get bigger donations - you can have several denominations and if they simply add the amount to their total it encourages greater giving. The storeowner can pass on those profits to you when tallying their till at the end of the day.

The Dodo Bags can be sold as an added boost -  these environmentally friendly alternatives to paper and plastic are a great draw, and attractive to boot. They can be sold outside the store at the entrance as well as inside at checkout. The volunteers bag the groceries after the cashier has rung them up, and offer assistance to load them into the customer’s ride. This is a fundraiser that takes some coordination, but can yield great rewards!