May 25, 2008

Why Do You Need A Cheerleading Fundraiser ?

Filed under: Education + Training — admin @ 3:58 pm

If your cheerleading team needs funds to go on that special trip or maybe they need new uniforms then why not have a cheerleading fundraiser? This could prove to be very profitable and could get your team what they need. A cheerleading fundraiser can be fun for your team and it will give them the feeling that they are truly helping the cause.

There are many cheerleader fundraiser ideas you can choose from for your cheerleader fundraiser. You can put together a cookbook by gathering recipes from all the students, parents or the teachers and if you want a good place to sell them then try at the games that your cheerleaders attend. Get your cheerleaders to hold a cheerleading school for a day and charge for the lessons. Even the older ones can get in on this fun and your up front cost will be next to none if you can hold this at your school’s gym.

Another neat cheerleading fundraiser idea is to hold a raffle, which pays out 50/50. With this type of cheerleading fundraiser you sell tickets and the prize is 50% of all that is collected. You will still end up with a tidy profit. You could even ask for the PTA fundraising on this one. They would enjoy helping out.

Another way to have a cheerleading fundraiser is to set up an actual game between your cheerleaders and one of the teams. This can be fun for everyone and thoroughly enjoyed by the crowds. Everybody loves sports of any kind and this would go over very well without any up front cost. Another cheerleading fundraising ides is to have a rummage sale. Collect from your community anything that they don’t need. You’ll be surprised at what people will donate for a good cause.

Make sure you advertise your cheerleading fundraiser well. For another cheerleading fundraiser idea could be to ask the business of your city if your cheerleaders could work for a day at their establishments for a share of the profits. Fast food services are good at this .

Whenever your collecting for cheerleading fundraiser keep in mind to tell those that are collecting to always mention what the money will be used for and who is collecting it. Tell them to be polite when they collect. It would be a very good idea for them to wear their uniforms, keep good records of what is collected and from whom they collect as this will help with the thank you later. With this in mind your cheerleading or PTA fundraising should be a hit.

There’s a whole bunch of ideas for a cheerleading fundraiser.

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May 19, 2008

Registered Paralegal Program Unveiled in Florida

Filed under: Education + Training, Legal & More — admin @ 4:20 am

The Florida Registered Paralegal Program goes into effect beginning today. Around 300 people have already asked for an application, with many more expected to go on to the Florida Bar’s website and download it today.

An applicant must also pay a $150 application fee. Welcome packages with certificates are sent in the mail in about two weeks to all approved applicants. The program is made up of two levels. In the program, aspiring paralegals learn to establish a disciplinary system as well as a code of ethics and responsibility.

The first level of the program has been created to allow a person to become a paralegal and perform duties that have been delegated to them and supervised by an attorney.

To advance to the second tier of paralegals one must meet additional requirements in both education and experience or be certified by the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) or National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA).

Furthermore, the following three years is for students that can express extensive experience but cannot display that they have earned an education are able to become Florida Registered Paralegals by means of a grandfathering provision.

The recipients of this designation shall be published in The Florida Bar Web site.

It is required that the Florida Registered Paralegal continue their education by earning 30 hours of continuing education courses every three years. Five of those hours must be in professionalism or ethics courses. Monitoring the work of paralegals is now the responsibility of all attorneys of any paralegal - not just Florida Registered Paralegals.