MESSAGES FROM YOUR CHAIRMAN
Archives
RESOURCES
How do I get started?
Council Chairman Form - This form just states that "Yes" our council will be participating this year.
Tootsie Roll Manual - This comprehensive manual will help get you through the program, start to finish.
Columbus Charities 501 c 3 - You will need a copy of this letter with you at each fundraising location.
Insurance Certificate - You will need a copy of this certificate with you at each fundraising location.
How do I get supplies?
Apron Order Form - You will want to order enough aprons for your volunteers to wear at each of your fundraising locations.
Banner Order Form - You can choose to order a banner to better display whom you're council is raising money for and why.
Tootsie Roll Order Form - You will need to order enough candy for each of your fundraising locations.
How do I get organized?
Group Sign-up Form - This form is great to organize all of your volunteers who have eleted to be a "Supervisor".
Volunteer Sign-up Form - Here is a template that you can use to collect volunteers' information, dates, and times of availability.
Volunteer List - Here is a template that you can use to organize all of your volunteers' information such as address and phone number.
What do I need to do after the weekend is over?
Request for Distribution - You will need to fill out this form and authorize where your raised funds will go and to which charities.
Council Drive Report Form - This form is very important! At the end of the weekend, fill out this form, attach any invoices or receipts and mail your final numbers to the Tootsie Roll Chairman.
Step 1: Get Started
Step 2: Supplies
Step 3: Get Organized
Step 4: Important
Columbus Charities
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2022-2023
A message from your Chairman, Kim Washburn

Provided below is a copy of the new insurance paperwork for Tootsie Rolls because the old one expired in June 2022.  If you need a copy of the Certificate of Coverage for your upcoming drive, please copy and paste from the information provided below (until the new insurance paperwork is posted on the WA KofC State website. Once that's done, I'll remove this information since it won't be needed here anymore.  Thank you for your patience.  Vivat Jesus!!




It’s early in the season and the Helping People with Intellectual Disabilities Campaign is just getting started. This most worthy program started in 2011, by me. Jack (my late golden retriever) and I debuted the program donning aprons at the Summer meeting of 2011. The two of us made several appearances at Tootsie Roll Drives throughout the state for several years. He LOVED to wear his apron. Though he has since passed, he will remain the Tootsie Roll Mascot as I cannot bring myself to remove him.

Washington State has raised over $1.2 million since inception with over 85 organizations benefiting. 




Campaign for Helping People with Disabilities

Our Campaign for Helping  People with Disabilities is one of the most popular and successful fundraisers conducted by Washington state and local councils for the benefit of helping people with disabilities. This high visibility program has led to the campaign being referred to as the “Tootsie Program.”


How does it work?

How does it work? It involves collecting donations outside stores, parishes and on street corners. In appreciation for a donation, the donor is offered a good size tootsie roll with the unique KofC emblem and reference to the program. A two paragraph statement about the Knights of Columbus is on the inside.

Columbus Charities retains 20% for Special Olympics Washington (SOWA). Your council is encouraged to direct the remaining 80% to local 501 (c) (3) organizations that deal with the disabled in some way.



Please help us meet our goal of $120,000 this year. There are many that need your help both statewide and locally.

Fraternally,

Kim Washburn
PSD, Tootsie Roll Chairman
tootsieroll@kofc-wa.org
IPSD@kofc-wa.org
509.888.6300 (leave a message if no answer)

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