School Calendars As A Fund Raiser

Everyone has need of a calendar at some point in time. This is probably why schools that are looking to hold a fund raiser are turning more and more to calendars. Unlike candy, calendars are calorie free. A calendar is something you can really use, unlike some of the trinkets that have been offered in the past at school fun raisers. Calendars are infinitely practical!

Think of all the different calendars you have seen. They come in hundreds of designs, and some of the photos included on these calendars are absolutely breathtaking. Most calendars also have other information, and a school calendar should be no exception. Parents and other family members of the students would appreciate having customized information that is relevant to the school and the children included on the calendar. Information such as sports schedules and school bus routes for the year, school holidays and lunch menus for each month, names and telephone numbers of school personnel, and perhaps even a list of frequently used and emergency numbers for your city. Every family involved with the school will want one of these calendars!

Before you decide on a calendar printing company to print your school calendars, another decision needs to be made. What kind of photos or pictures are going to be on the calendars? Most printing companies have a wide selection of stock photos for you to choose from, and many of these are really beautiful. However, if you want a calendar that will really sell to all the patrons of your school, consider one with pictures that have been drawn by the students. You’ll find that this is an extremely popular choice. You may want to consider an art contest among the students in order to have not only a little healthy competition, but also some great pictures.

Depending on the ages of the students involved, you could also tailor the calendar to suit their tastes. Images from video games, cartoons, television, movies, or celebrities would make your calendars very popular with young people.

Take a little time choosing a company for calendar printing. All of them are not alike. You want a company that will help you to design your calendar, and will show or even send you a sample of the finished product. When you know what the calendar is going to look like before you receive your order, it can give you an added incentive to promote the sale of it to others. Check out the various printing companies online. Several of them might have what’s known as a stock calender. This is the type calendar where you add your own photos and information to make the finished product. This type of customization is more reasonably priced than you would think.

You can compare prices at several online printers before settling on the one you and your school will use to produce the calendars for the fund raiser. Don’t jump on the lowest priced printing quote! Cheapest is not always best in the world of printing. If you want a quality product, you should choose all aspects of its production with care.

Designing a Calendar to Promote Your Business

Wouldn’t it be nice to have the ability to promote your business all year long with just one initial investment? You can, you know! Those who have been a part of the business world for a long time know and each year count on the fact that giving out a nice promotional calendar to their customers is a wonderful way for them to keep their business name in a place where people will see it year round!

There aren’t many people who can’t make good use of a calendar. You’ll find that not only will people be quite happy to accept a free calendar from you, they make ask if they can have one or two extra! People usually put calendars in more than one place in their homes, like the kitchen, the office/den, perhaps even the bedroom.

Once they have put their copy of your calendar in place, it will stay there for a year, and will more than likely be consulted quite frequently – perhaps even on a daily basis. For the money you will spend on having a batch of calendars printed, you cannot get a better form of advertising! Compare what you will pay for these calendars with what you may have paid a few months ago for another type of advertising that maybe was read one time, and then discarded.

A custom calendar designed for your business is a great marketing tool. But, don’t settle for one of those pre-printed calendars that will have your information over-printed on the bottom! You want your own custom designed calendar! You will find that the
calendar printing service you receive from Dark Horse Print and Design has talented design teams as well as print teams that will help you to design a calendar that will be absolutely perfect for you!

You will be able to design a calendar that uses your own images, for the ultimate in custom designs! You know that no one else is going to have any sort of advertisement with the same photo as yours! Or, Dark Horse has a wide range of all different subjects in their image files, and can work with you until you have found the image that fits your
calendar printing needs. No need to try and look around online for stock photos when you have Dark Horse and their expertise at your service!

It’s extremely easy to design your calendar online on the Dark Horse website. You can either upload twelve images, one for each month, or choose from the image categories on the website, which include -

• Australiana
• Animals
• Flowers
• International Landscapes
• Landscapes

You’ll be able to see a complete artwork proof of your calendar within just 48 hours after your calendar has been designed. Any changes you would like made will be done at no extra charge, as often as needed until it is corrected to suit you! Once this is all done, your calendars are printed, and you will have them in hand with three to five days across Australia!