Is it legal for a little girl to go door to door selling candy bars and ask for donations so she can go on a missions trip with her church? The church isnt involved with the donations, its something she wants to do on her own. She also wants to raise money with a bake sale and advertise it as donations for her trip. Is this ok?
2007-03-21 18:28:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
we were just going to buy candy bars from the store
2007-03-21 18:39:33 · update #1
It's perfectly legal for anybody to sell anything (well, anything that isn't itself illegal) door to door in most places. I'd probably recommend against the candy-bar idea, but that's more for practical reasons than legal ones (buying from a store means you'll not be making much per bar, and any unsold bars will eat into her profits). The bake sale (even a door-to-door bakesale!) idea is great though.
The only thing I'd caution is with regards to asking for donations. To some people, a donation is a very specific term, generally associated with a non-profit organisation or a charity, and after giving the donation, a tax-receipt is generally issued. Obviously, your daughter isn't a registered charity, and won't be able to offer tax-receipts to people who are helping her out. To avoid any complications, it's probably best to make sure that people realise that the money they give her is for her, and not a donation to the church itself.
As an aside, if there are a number of children from the church who will all be trying to raise money for the trip, you might all want to pool together for the fund-raising effort. If you do that, you can probably work out a deal with those candy and chocolate fund-raising companies that schools often work with, and raise more money that way than by buying the candy-bars from stores.
Good luck!
2007-03-22 00:19:14 · answer #1 · answered by Guy Norman Cognito 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about the door to door thing. But bake sales to raise money is perfectly acceptable. You also might want to try car washing. Don't give a price per say. Just say something like $5 donations. And on the bake sale put an mt coffee can with a slit in the lid. Put on the can Tips. You would be amazed how many people will give a tip for good cookies,brownies,cakes,breads and pies...Good luck...
2007-03-21 18:41:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pack some defense against the odd weirdo "neighbor"
but otherwise it is legal. Take extra candy for losses to the dog or the stray gila monster, snake, pit bull or alligator.
Remember they are as dangerous as you are...maybe more so.
2007-03-21 21:49:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Aside from any potentially trespassing issues (if notices are posted), it's otherwise legal for people to go door to door.
Some communities have enacted ordinances to change this general rule, so check your local listings.
2007-03-21 18:33:51 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't you have to have a charity number for taxation to petition for donations ? Where did the bars come from ?
2007-03-21 18:37:27 · answer #5 · answered by lightwayvez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see why not? Why? Are you gonna turn the little girl in?
2007-03-21 18:38:20 · answer #6 · answered by littlechrismary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋