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So happy you're taking the time to read this page.
You're on this page because you want to help your child's school. Your school directory is a valuable source of information. It saves you time, helps you keep organized and provides listings of community businesses offering the essential products and services we use every day. Two Huge Benefits
It's your own School "Yellow Pages." And a lot more!
Think about it. Small businesses spend a fortune (25 billion a year) in those big yellow pages and THEY keep all the revenue. And they also spend a fortune advertising their businesses in the newspapers, mail, radio and other media. NOW…finally, these small businesses have a super low cost way to connect with their community in a grassroots way and YOUR school benefits. Your school gets some of that $25 billion. It makes a lot of sense, doesn't it? It's a win-win for all. But this valuable resource wouldn't be possible without the efforts of your school volunteers. Here's How You Can Help It's simple, requires little effort and there's no cost to you.
And what one thing do they all have in common?.. And want? They want customers. They also want to connect with their community. They want to break through all the commercial clutter with their message. You have the solution. You let them know about the power of getting connected with your schools "yellow Pages". And they'll thank you for telling them about it. For example: Your kids dentist, orthodontist, favorite birthday party location, kids specialty clothing store, karate class, moms favorite gift shop or nail salon. The plumber you finally found that you trust, piano teacher, favorite restaurant and summer camp. Home furnishing stores etc. Just check out all of the available business listing categories your directory offers. Can you imagine? Your school "yellow pages" filled with businesses you all know and trust. Smart businesses will see the value of supporting their community in such a way. They all contribute a little and it adds up to a lot $$$ for your kids. Let me ask you. Do you find it difficult to volunteer at your kid's school? Are you just too overwhelmed with work and taking care of your family.? When your kids bring home that "Fundraising" package (that takes you one hour to read and figure out) do you cringe and say "Oh No!…not another one" Do you wish sometimes that fundraising in the workplace would be banned? Are you tired of having to bring it to work and ask your colleagues to "pony up" even though they don't need the chocolate, gift wrap, magazines and stuff anyway? Don't misunderstand me. Fundraising is a necessity and needed to support our kids programs and activities. And there are many programs our schools have to decide on, especially ones that bring in the most with the least amount of effort. And hopefully get a lot of support from families. But we can't rely on the same "go to" parents all the time. A fundraising program that gets more parents involved, raises more money after expenses and creates a valuable resource for your school at the same time just makes a lot of sense. Look at what only a few phone calls or emails can do. You can easily recommend 2 businesses. And look at the results. At just $40 per listing, that's $80 a year. And since most businesses will renew, just 2-3 phone calls can generate $400 over 5 years. And this doesn't include the 5% business CashBack™ program that can generate thousands of additional dollars for your kids, without additional effort on your part. That's powerful stuff. I don't know of any other program that allows a single family to contribute so much to their school for so little effort. Unless of course, you write a big check. Just a little effort on your part, will put a big smile on the face of your regular "Go To" school volunteers who contribute so much of their time for your kids. Hey…It Gets Even Better 5% Business CashBack™ Program
(For participating schools) How It Works
It's a great deal for the businesses, since they give discounts all the time. They'll happily give 5% to your school. It's another way for the business community to connect and give something back. And if most of the businesses in your school directory are referred by school families, that's a 5% bonus now going to your school since you are frequenting these businesses anyway. Now add it up. If you refer 2 businesses to your school directory, that's $80.00/yr, or $400 over 5 years. If those two businesses are 5% partners, and other family members support them, lets see what happens. If families did $2,000 a year total in business with them, that's another $100.00(5%) or $500.00 over 5 years going to your school from your efforts. That's $400 plus $500.00 or $900 going to you school in your name. And this is a conservative number. Do your own estimate. That's a minimum potential of $900 that you give your school and it costs you no more than a few emails or phone calls. Now, what if every school family recommended just 1 business.. Do the math: # of families_____X $40/yr___=_____X____# of years=_____ WOW! Plus whatever the 5% CashBack that businesses contribute. Remember, Once you recommend a business, you do nothing else. And they'll support your school every year, just like they advertise in the Big Yellow Pages every year. That's a big contribution to your school for so little effort. Here's What You Do Next
By email: For your convenience use the "tell-a-business" link on this page.
Everything is done for you. This will send them right to the website. And the business page they click on explains everything for you and your school. It has an automated order system that takes just 2 minutes and sends everything to your school. You do nothing else. If you don't have their email, call and get it. It's better that you send the email so they have a reminder. OR, Just call. Tell them about this great opportunity and send them to myschooldirectory.org and tell them to click on MyBusiness. Your school profile account is there that they click on. On the order form, there is a referral field where the business puts your name so your school knows who referred the business so you get the credit. It's a great legacy to give your school. It's a gift that keeps on giving. Thank you For Supporting Schools.
![]() Gene Haba Jr. Founder |