What is the Personalized Creations Fundraising Program? What are the Selling Prices of the Items?  What is the Organization's Profit? What Are Organization's Costs? What Is The Charge For Shipping? Is There an Order Minimum? What If We Don't Meet the Order Minimum? What If We Don't Place an Order? How Does The Program Work? How Do I Request Brochures for My Group? How Soon will I Receive Merchandise after Our Order is Sent? Is a Prize Program Offered? Is There Any Group Incentive? Are Numbers Available? What if a Personalization Includes a Period, Space or Dash? What if a Name has More than 8 Letters? Must A Design Bead be Selected for Items Made with Ceramic Beads? Can Charms For Italian Link Bracelets Be Purchased Separately? Are Memory Maker® Items Easy to Individualize with Photos? Can We Choose, or Limit the Items We Offer in our Campaign? How Is Merchandise Packed? What if an Item has an Incorrect Bead or the Personalization is Misspelled? What Other Facts Should I Know? What is the Personalized Creations Fundraising Program? An innovative and unique pre-sell fundraising program offering a variety of personalized and unique item choices: Pens, keychains, bookmarks, backpack clips, necklaces and photo frames with ceramic beads Bracelets, necklaces and pens with silver cubes and authentic Czech glass beads Italian link bracelets with either 5 or 8 brightly-colored charms Memory Maker® photo items which become individualized with photos and Letter & Design cut-outs for a wearable keepsake [back to top] What are the Selling Prices of the Items?  $6.00 each - Keychains and Backpack Clips with ceramic beads $7.00 each - Pens, Bookmarks and Necklaces with ceramic beads $9.00 each - Italian Link Bracelets with 5 charms $10.00 each - Silver-Lettered Pens, Heart Pendant and Sent with Love Pendant $12.00 each – Bracelets & Necklaces with silver and glass beads, Photo Keychains and 1-Charm Photo Bracelets $13.00 each - Photo Frames with ceramic beads $14.00 each - 3-Charm Photo Bracelets $15.00 each - Stretch Photo Bracelets (4-Frame and 6-Frame) $16.00 each - 5-Charm Photo Bracelets $40.00 each - Exquisite 4-Image Photo Watch [back to top] What Is Organization's Profit? Organization earns 43% profit on total item sales (as long as order minimum is met). [back to top] What Are Organization's Costs? $The cost to organization includes: • 57% of total item sales • shipping charge [back to top] What Is The Charge For Shipping? The shipping charge is $25.00 for orders of up to 300 items, $35 for orders of 301+. [back to top] Is There an Order Minimum? Yes. The order minimum is only 150 total items, any combination of the different types of items – easily attainable for practically any size group. [back to top] What If We Don’t Meet the Order Minimum? If the total number of items sold is less than the minimum, a profit percentage reduction MAY apply (based on total number of items sold). [back to top] What If We Don’t Place an Order? If brochures are shipped to your organization and no order is placed, you are responsible for cost of brochures (at $.50 each) plus actual shipping and handling charges. [back to top] How Does The Program Work? Booking Agreement is completed by organization’s representative. Brochures, order forms and collection envelopes for each seller are sent to organization. Fundraising campaign is geld.  Money is collected when orders are taken; customer checks are made payable to organization. Order forms are turned in to organization, checked for accuracy and legibility, and totaled to compute total amount due and group’s bonus item(s) earned. Order is sent to Namebeads Fundraising with Green Tally Sheet, Blue Master Order Form, Profit Worksheet and payment. Merchandise is delivered to organization approximately 4 weeks later.  Sellers distribute items to customers. How Do I Request Brochures for My Group? A Booking Agreement must be completed to request brochures for a group. The form is included in the information packet. It may also be faxed or emailed (pdf); please call 1-888-511-2323 with a fax number or email address. [back to top] How Soon will I Receive Merchandise after Our Order is Sent? Delivery time is approx. 4 weeks from date order and payment is received, except for Nov. and Dec. when delivery time may be longer. Organization representative will be notified of date merchandise is shipped. [back to top] Is a Prize Program Offered? Our incentive program offers one free, customized PEN or KEYCHAIN for every 20 items sold per seller at no cost to organization. Free item offer is printed on order form in the top right corner; seller fills in item order on bottom of form. [back to top] Is There Any Group Incentive? Yes. For every 150 items sold, organization earns one free item (any item in catalog except Photo Watch). [back to top] Are Numbers Available? Numbers 0 through 9 are available on ceramic beaded items only! Additionally, a "#1" and an "&" are available on ceramic beaded items and Italian Link Bracelets. [back to top] What if a Personalization Includes a Period, Space or Dash? Round, colored spacer beads are used on items made with ceramic beads ONLY to indicate a period, space or dash and count as one letter.  (Example:  AUNT • PAM).  Note:  A period, space or dash cannot be indicated on items made with silver and glass beads or on Italian link bracelets. [back to top] What if a Name has More than 8 Letters? On items made with ceramic beads ONLY, a ninth letter may be substituted for the Design Bead.  The ninth letter should be noted in place of the Design Bead code. [back to top] Must A Design Bead be Selected for Items Made with Ceramic Beads? No, if a Design Bead code is not noted on order form, item will include just the personalization ordered. [back to top] Can Charms For Italian Link Bracelets Be Purchased Separately? No, Italian Link Charms are not available to be purchased separately at this time. [back to top] Are Memory Maker® Items Easy to Individualize with Photos? Yes. Simple-to-follow instructions and an EZ Fit Photo Reduction Template are included with each item which takes the guesswork out of cropping and resizing photos for a perfect fit every time. Both film and digital images can be easily sized to fit the small frames. [back to top] Can We Choose or Limit the Items We Offer in our Campaign? No. Brochures feature the full line of item choices. [back to top] How is Merchandise Packed? Each seller's order is packed separately with original order form(s) enclosed. IF order forms are separated into specific groups when order is placed, then merchandise is packed by specific group as well as by each seller. Forms must be STAPLED or CLIPPED by group to have order packed by group.  [back to top] What if an Item has an Incorrect Bead or the Personalization is misspelled? A Fix-It Kit of extra beads and parts is sent with merchandise so that items may be conveniently replaced or repaired if needed.  Most orders contain very few errors, but you may encounter a few instances in which the parts will come in handy.  If items or parts not in the kit are needed, simply notify us and we’ll provide them promptly. [back to top] What Other Facts Should I Know? Sales materials are bulk packed and need to be collated before distribution. Checking accuracy of order totals will expedite order. Forms and orders should be reviewed by parents/students. If payment is incorrect with a balance due, processing will be delayed until full payment is received.