Deadlines for Christmas 2024
We know how busy PTA organisers can be, its tough work! Juggling PTA commitments with looking after the children and other work or home commitments is not easy BUT running a school Christmas card project with School Fundraising Ltd IS EASY.
We try not to pin clients down to a hard and fast timescale as we know the projects are often run by busy parents in their spare time. However we do have some DEADLINES that need to be adhered to so that you have enough time to complete the project before the Christmas holidays! Our deadlines for 2024 are as follows:
Returning Children's Drawings to us - Friday 15th November
The latest date for the return of children’s drawings for is Friday 15th November 2024.
Late Artwork "Window"
If you miss the deadline for returning your children’s drawings you can still send them between Monday 18th November to Friday 22nd November. Artwork sent back in this period will be accepted but a £45 (inc VAT) fee will be charged for late processing. Artwork received after Friday 22nd November will not be accepted/scanned.
Latest date for Orders - Monday 9th December
Latest date for orders to be received, Monday 9th December.
Outline timescales for our ONLINE project
To help you work out some broad ideas of timescales we have set out below some timings for various stages of our projects. This will help you plan out your own online Christmas project.
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Step 1
YOU register with our website to order your FREE drawing templates
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Step 2
WE will send the drawing templates to you either by 1st Class Post or Courier (depending upon weight).
ESTIMATED TIME : 48-72 Hours
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Step 3
YOU send your completed drawing templates back to School Fundraising Ltd for scanning in the supplied box. You will also need to complete our online "Project Setup" information page which gives us important information about the price at which you wish to sell your cards, allows you to control the information printed on your order forms and preview how your products might look when printed.
ESTIMATED TIME : Up to one week
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Step 4
WE will take your returned drawings, scan them into our system and enter your children's names and classes into our system.
We will then generate personalised leaflets contained a unique code allowing your parents to order online. These will be sent back to you by 1st Class Post or Courier (depending upon weight).
ESTIMATED TIME : Up to two weeks
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Step 5
YOU will then send the order leaflets out to parents. Parents order and pay online, so you DO NOT need to collect orders and payments. The online shop will close on it's scheduled closure date.
ESTIMATED TIME : Up to one week -
Step 6
WE will process your order, printing the required cards, gift tags, coasters, mugs and value packs (as appropriate to your project). They will then be packaged and sent by courier (signature required upon receipt) to your chosen delivery address.
TIME : Up to two weeks
