Solicitations
- All solicitation will take place outside the outside doors of the store
- All solicitation requests must be submitted in writing
- Minimum 14 business days advance notice required
- Two solicitation requests are allowed per group, per store, per year
- Only 3, 5-hour shifts will be approved for each request
- A minimum of 28 days is required between the last approved date of one request and the start of another request, based on location
- Only 1 group allowed on the property at any 1 time
- Store must have open availability on its Solicitation Calendar; blackout periods during major store events exist
- Blackout periods include:
- All register campaigns
- Including but not limited to Vanessa Behan Diaper Drive, Backpack/Bite2Go, Wildland Firefighters, Children’s Miracle Network
- Bag Hunger/Tom’s Turkey Drive
- Special/Promotional sales days/events
- Corporate approved partnerships – like Salvation Army, Girls Scouts, etc.
- All register campaigns
- Blackout periods include:
Solicitor Expectations:
- Before setting up, solicitors must check in at the customer service center
- Solicitors must provide their own table, chairs, and other set up items
- All signage must be approved by store management before displaying
- Solicitors must remain within 15 ft of their table, and all tables must be at least 15 ft away from any store entrance
- Solicitors must treat every customer with courtesy and respect
- Solicitation must be orderly, no playing or roughhousing, and not interfere with business operations in any way
- Solicitors must not impede the flow of traffic of pedestrian of vehicle traffic toward any store entrance
Prohibited Activities
- Information booths of any kind, including ballot initiatives
- Personal solicitation
- Distribution of materials by or for political candidates
- Homemade food or drink items in exchange for donations
- Solicitation for cash only – with the exception of Salvation Army
-As a private business, we reserve the right to amend or alter any policy as necessary for our business operations-
-All Rosauers stores are private property, and as such, to the extent permitted by law, we reserve the right to refuse any request to solicit-
Community Fundraising/ Donation Drives
INCLUDES: Nonprofits, Schools, Community Organization, and Sports Teams – Others considered on a case-by-case basis
- Allowed Thursday- Sunday only
- Certified 501-C3 organizations take precedence
- A Tax ID number needs to be provided when available
- Any funds collected should go to support the total organization and not an individual
- An item must be offered in exchange for collected donations as a thank you
- Example items:
- Candy bars
- Tootsie rolls
- Poppy flower pins
- Raffle tickets
- Other items with approval
- Example items:
NOTE:
- Local Sports Team Requirements
- 3+, non-related, team members must always be present
- Coupon books must be approved
- Explanation of whom the funds will benefit
- Personal fundraising to offset individual player costs are not permitted