Firework Fundraiser 2009 Wrap-Up

This year we sold $16,000 in fireworks!  We came close to our 2008 record.  While our take home is about 33% of the total sales, we want to send a special thank you to all the volunteers and supporters of the Firework Fundraising effort.  They are the ones that keep the entire organization afloat.  A sincere thanks to all of them and a special thanks to the nameless few (those at the booth know who they are) that do the back-breaking work in 105 degree weather for the greater cause and oversee that it all works together.

For the last 4 years, the Jakara Movement group in Fresno has been selling fireworks every 4th of July.  This single fundraiser makes up the bulk of the donated money that funds all of the Jakara Movement projects throughout the state.  The work is tough; the temperature is high.  Still it is to the credit of the Fresno group that they are committed to the movement and work long hours selling Phantom Fireworks to keep the organization afloat.

Next year in 2010 we are asking all the Jakara local communities to share the the responsibility of fundraising. We are working with Phantom Fireworks to have booths in firework-selling locales throughout Southern, Northern, and Central California.  Booths in Sacramento, the Bay Area, Southern California, and through the many cities off Highway 99.  We will need your support, your time, and your hard work.  If you are willing to sell (especially those communities that have regular 4th of July Firework stands) send us a message and we will do our best to get a booth for you, your friends, family, and Jakara network in your city.