Longview Chapel Christian Church

Overview of the Christian Men’s Fellowship (CMF) Ministry Microfiber Cloth Fundraiser

 

The Longview Chapel CMF Ministry has elected to provide friends and neighbors, as well as our business associates, the opportunity to purchase personalized (in black ink only, all within a 4” X 4” triangle), highly effective Microfiber cleaning and dusting cloths. Additionally, we have for sale glass cleaning cloths. All these cloths are 16” X 16”, and they are much more environmentally friendly and durable than cotton cloths or even paper towels.

The cleaning and dusting cloth provides the best qualities for dusting and general use cleaning. The terry-type towel has a “fuzzy” surface which traps dust or water in the soft pile. In the home, business, auto, or wherever used, these towels actually attract the dust as opposed to simply causing dust to be propelled airborne into the carpet or floor. The glass cloth has a textured finish (tiny squares woven into the fabric), and is used where a little more scrubbing or shining is desired. Used in combination, these two types of towels produce a streak-less and spotless glass. Simply wet the “fuzzy” cloth and wring it out, wipe down the glass, then come back with the dry glass cleaning cloth for a wonderful job. Don’t use any oils or window cleaning liquid, just water. Great for the environment and the glass seems to stay clean longer !!

With a logo or message, sold in quantities of 100 or more, CMF is able to offer these cloths delivered to our “customer” with NO shipping or handling charge, NO art fee or set-up charge. The only exception is for cloths shipped into the state of Kansas, and our supplier is obligated to charge 7.65% Kansas Sales Tax. While 100 cloths may seem to be quite a few, it has been shown by some of the early purchasers that these can be sold for even twice the purchase price, and it might be good to realize that to make the minimum quantity of 100, it is possible to purchase 50 of each type of cloth.

To our friends and associates, we are able to sell these cloths (with a very miniscule profit to support the works of our CMF Ministry) for $1.10 each dusting/cleaning cloth and $1.25 for each glass cloth, meaning a set of one of each cloth is only $2.35. We are aware that a big box store has the same size cloth WITH NO LOGO in a package of 12 for $39.66 with shipping included, or $3.305 each. An actual Microfiber dealer sells the same size cloth WITH NO LOGO for $3.00 each in lots of 10, PLUS shipping and handling, which sometimes is more than the product itself. One other example is from one of the mail order catalogs which offers four pastel colored 12 ½” X 12 ½” cloths for $6.00, again with NO LOGO and PLUS the shipping and handling. The CMF Ministry has priced our cloths in such a manner that other institutions or persons may use these in their own fundraiser and still be able to make their own profit. We have one purchaser (a Longview Chapel and CMF member) who started out giving these cloths to promote his business and found that recipients then want to purchase more of the cloths. This is just one great idea for promoting a business of any kind, and we’ve had a home builder, real estate agent, even a Veteran’s organization who believe this to be one great promotion for them.

These cloths, like other cloths and garments, should be washed separately the first time as they might bleed some, and lighter colors should be washed separately from darker cloths. A local janitor supply dealer was interviewed for Kansas City.com back in March, and some of her comments, when asked “I’m all about cleaning fast, what else helps?”, were: “Using microfiber. It picks up dust and dirt you didn’t even know existed, and it’s green (environmentally friendly), too, because you’re not throwing something away in the landfill. You can wash and dry them in the laundry (to avoid lint, wash and dry microfiber without other items. Also, avoid bleach or fabric softener which clogs the fiber and blocks the static needed to make the towel work. Microfiber picks up more dirt than a broom or vacuum, so you can use it on floors.  It’s also good for cleaning glass”.

The CMF Ministry of Longview Christian Church is proud to be able to offer these towels to our friends and neighbors, and we know that business people see these as a new and unique method for promoting their business. See your CMF friend, or for more information, please email ejulo@kc.rr.com or call 816-525-6493.