Does your group (band, choir, team, senior class, etc.) need to raise money? Selling our candles is a great fundraiser. The Senior class of Gainesville, Texas (2002) raised $5000.00 in only 5 months by selling our jar candles.

Step 1: The first thing that The Candle Factory will need from you is some information. As a Fundraiser you will not be charged any tax by us, however, in order for this to be legal you will need your tax exemption. Please take a few moments to fill out our information form here in order take the first step towards your ultimate money making goal. If you need a Tax Exemption or Texas Resale form you can call us at 1-(800)-955-6973 between the hours of 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM Monday through Friday, and one of our associates can fax or mail a form to you.

Step 2: Once you have returned your information to us we will establish an online account for you and your group to allow you to view our wholesale products on line. We will contact you via your preferred method (email, phone, or mail) to supply you with your new password and user ID.

Step 3: Now that you have an online account you can begin selecting up to 6 of your own candles in anywhere from 1-6 fragrances each from our extensive product lines, building your very own custom Fundraiser! We have compiled a list of our best selling products and fragrances to help you out if you need some ideas to get you going.

In the past we have found that the following three products are our definitive best sellers, not only through our own retail store, but with schools that have done fundraisers using our products. We suggest that you use these items as the basis of your Fundraiser due to their popularity, however feel free to check out all of our products and pick what will work best for you.

1. Medium Fragrance Jars - 16 oz. Available in all of our scents and burns up to 60 hours.

2. Small Fragrance Jars - 10 oz. Available in all of our scents and burns up to 35 hours.

3. Mini Fragrance Jars - 5 oz. Available in all of our scents and burns up to 22 hours.

We also would like to point out that different fragrances do better at different times of the year. The following lists are broken down into popularity during seasons, this is important to note for when you are doing your Fundraiser and what time period you will be trying to sell the products.

Step 4: Now that you have selected your product line and fragrances we will custom make order forms for your group. Our design team can work with you to make it how you desire, or you can leave it up to us. As soon as this is completed Master copies of each side of the order form will be sent out to you. You will then be able to make as few or as many copies of the order forms as you need rather than having to ordering more if you run out. This is also the time when you will want to determine your prices for each product. We will be selling to you at a wholesale rate, and we suggest that you double this plus add a little for shipping unless you pick-up your order.

Step 5: Set a definitive time-frame for your Fundraiser (eg. October 1, 2002 through December 1, 2002). At the end of each week update us as much as possible as to the status of your orders. The more advance notice we have the quicker we can fill the orders, and the faster your customers receive their purchases the more likely they are to deal with your organization in following years.

Step 6: Begin making sales! Collect the money at the time of the order; payment is due to us at the time of shipment or pickup.

Step 7: After the initial fundraiser is over you may wish to launch another with new fragrances according to the season or new products depending on the popularity of your first selections. One high school class raised over $ 5,000.00 for their graduation, in just five months using our jar candles!