Dear Group Leader,

Thank you for your interest in Northwoods fundraising programs. This year marks our 25th season of providing quality seasonal products to help your group meet its financial goals. In 2006, Northwoods provided its services to over 240 groups helping them to earn an estimated $480,000 in net profits. While this averages over $2000 per group, we have several organizations that net over $10,000 from their sales. We currently offer four fundraising programs-Christmas evergreens, Spring bedding plants, and Coffee/Hot Cocoa, and Fall Pumpkin and Mums Sale. A secret to our customers’ success is leveraging the annual annuity of these seasonal events. There will always be Christmas, Spring, and Fall, and people enjoy coffee every day.

Northwoods’ identity has been formed in its unique history. Its founder and current owner, Andy Barrie, grew up selling wreaths to friends, family, and neighbors as a Cub and Boy Scout in Milwaukee. In high school and college, Andy earned extra money unloading trucks of wreaths and later managing the wreath distribution center for another wreath company. Upon graduating from college, Andy opened Northwoods Wreaths in 1982 selling to Chicago area youth groups. After several years of success, Northwoods grew to five manufacturing sites in northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan.

In 1993 Northwoods made two strategic decisions. First, we decided to incorporate indoor/outdoor evergreen products made of premium quality Noble Fir into our fundraising product mix. Our groups quickly found out that offering a choice of both indoor and outdoor products increased their gross sale per customer and overall net profit. Northwoods created a new company in Washington State to manufacture the Noble fir products.

Second, Northwoods began to offer a Spring plant fundraiser. This sale leverages the same customer base that groups sell to for Christmas by offering quality annual and perennial bedding plants.

 In working with us you will constantly notice our commitment to quality. We realize that the products you choose to sell support the identity and reputation of your group. For us, quality goes beyond state of the art refrigeration and product inspection. We include accuracy of what was ordered, timely fulfillment of additional orders, and prompt customer support

 Fundraising with Northwoods is easy to start and manage. Please follow these easy steps to begin the programs with us:

1) Read the attached overviews and sales brochures to make sure our programs are right for your group. To join our program, just call us at 800-933-2125 and we’ll enroll you over the phone. We need your name, group name, address, email address, and phone number.

 2) Let us know how many people will be selling our products. We supply the first 125 brochures free of charge and will send them to you in August/September for Christmas and January/February for Spring.

 3) Utilize our Excel programs to manage your group’s sales and submit orders.

 4) Place your orders two weeks in advance for Christmas sales and one month in advance for Spring sale

 Please contact us at 800-933-2125 with any questions.

 Best Regards,

Andy Barrie

For more information on our Fundraising Programs

Please email us at sales@wreaths.com or Call us at 1-800-933-2125