Last Saturday’s event at our local grocery store was an unexpected delight! My friend Audra and my mom both helped out and it wouldn’t have been nearly as successful without them.
Mom and Audra greeted people and sung my book’s praises. They sparked interest and then people came over to sign up for my raffle and talk to me about the book. We sold out of books!
36 books sold and 21 signed photos sold that day!
I donated half the event’s profits to the American Cancer Society and had a memory board for people to write about their experiences with cancer.
That gorgeous memory board is the work of my Aunt Cindi–she’s the Martha Stewart of our family (minus the insider trading of course).
In 5 hours, we raised $173.50 for the American Cancer Society!
People were very friendly and polite. Even when they weren’t interested, they were kind enough to say no thanks. It made for such a pleasant experience!
A huge thank you to the owner of Pat’s for allowing me a space at their place on a busy day with awesome foot traffic!
Big thanks to my friends who came out for me–Andrea who was racing between multiple engagements, Jessica who had demanding toddlers, Ashley and her mom who were beyond sweet, Lori who hung out with us when we were getting started, and Sue who was sick but still came for a book.
Many thanks to my fellow Wolcottites who came out and supported me and this amazing organization!
Nice job, Kourtney! Kudos to you, your mom and Audra for your donation. I’m curious, what did you do with the memory board after the event?
Thanks Jill! We really hustled that day. And people really wanted to help out too. We are donating it along with the check to the American Cancer Society in Waterbury.
What a cool experience for you. It’s encouraging to read about how well you, and the American Cancer Society, did. Good job.
Ally, it was Mom’s idea. I was shocked and thrilled by how well we did! 🙂
Well done Kourtney. Selling out of books is fantastic. That’s goodly sum to raise for a fantastic cause too.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
Thanks David–it’s an awesome feeling! And to be able to donate a nice amount to the ACS really makes it worth rising at 7 am on a Saturday!
Sounds like a successful event, and kudos to you for the charity donation. Plus, it looks like you had good weather. A nice bonus when you’re signing outside!
It blew all my expectations away. 🙂 I wanted to give half the event’s profits to the American Cancer Society. I’ve never gone that big with profit sharing before, but it’s such a great cause. We lucked out on the weather. It was supposed to rain and that would have put us inside with the carriages. But that stopped in the wee hours of the morning. It was a but cold the first few hours, but we wore our sweaters and worked it!
Wonderful!
Thanks! 🙂
I continue to be so impressed with your dedication and creativity when it comes to getting yourself and The Six Train in front of potential readers! I think charitable events like this are a wonderful way to go, and will really help build your audience.
Of course, I’m hoping my nudges to some folks will also help with one of your July appearances. 😉
Aw thank you JM. I want to give the book the very best chance in the world. I’m very lucky I have friends and family who help out too.
Thank you so much for all your support! I wouldn’t have made it this far without my online family and I truly think of you as a cyber sister. 🙂
Hugs,
Kourtney
Well done on selling so many books and on your charitable donation – sounds like a great event overall!
Thanks Letizia! It was a really awesome day.:)
Love this idea for marketing, Kourtney. Pleased to hear it was a success!
Thanks Kathryn. I was trying to come up with something to do for the American Cancer Society and something local and it just came together perfectly! 🙂
Congratulations on the book sales and well done for raising so much money for the Cancer Society!
Thanks Andrea! It was so cool to meet new readers in my hometown. I was so happy I was able to raise that much–it’s such an important organization to support!
Great job!
Thanks! 🙂
Hi Kourt…
How great that you have sold out 36 books… Congrats!!!
And raising money for a good cause is such a transcendent task…
I wish you the very best. Happy Easter.
Aquileana 😛
Thanks Aquileana! I am so happy I was able to make a nice donation to ACS too. 🙂 Happy Easter!
Best,
Kourtney
Congrats, Kourtney on that successful sales day! Wow. You ought to have Mom & Audra accompany you more often 😉 Happy Easter.
Thanks Gwen! They really helped so much. Rejection is rough and they fielded a good amount of it for me. Made the day way easier on me. Seriously, but it’s a lot to ask of them–giving up their time and helping me. Happy Easter!
Wonderful… congrats.. I hope you had a great Easter too xox 🙂
Thanks! My mom did an awesome egg hunt that ended with a game of warm/cold. She had 3 eggs I just couldn’t find. 😉
I dig it, Kourtney. 🙂 Wish I could have been there, too, but it does sound like you had some great feedback and support.
Thanks Mayumi! It was a great day. I was surprised by how well we did. You never know what events will do well until you do them. 🙂
Woo-whoooo! Great job. (Still like your table banner!) It’s nice to be around congenial people isn’t it?
Thanks! It’s so nice to be around nice people. 🙂 Especially after a few rockier events in February.