How to Run a Poinsettia and Wreath Fundraiser

A poinsettia fundraiser is a holiday sale where your group takes orders for poinsettias, buys them in bulk from a local grower, and keeps the difference as profit. Many groups add fresh wreaths, garland, or small trees to the same sale. Churches, schools, scout troops, and booster clubs run them every year because people already plan to buy holiday greenery. They might as well buy it from you.

The hard part isn’t selling. It’s keeping track. Who ordered three red and one white? Who paid? Who wants their plant on the altar? This guide walks through how to set up the sale, price it, schedule it, and hand off every order without a clipboard full of cross-outs.

How a Holiday Plant Fundraiser Works

Most plant sales run on preorders. You collect orders and payment first, then buy only what people asked for. That way you never get stuck with forty extra plants on December 20.

Here’s the basic flow:

1. Call a local nursery or greenhouse and ask about their fundraiser program.
2. Choose your products, sizes, and colors.
3. Set your prices and your order deadline.
4. Open orders online and share the link.
5. Close orders and send your final count to the grower.
6. Schedule volunteers for unloading and pickup.
7. Hand off plants on pickup day and sell any extras.

Ask the grower about order minimums, delivery fees, and how late you can change your count. Those three answers shape everything else.