Looking for a free meal and some pocket cash???

Minnesota Jaycees! The Minnesota Statesman have an easy fundraiser and we are looking for men and women 18 - 65 who live in the metro area who are looking for a free meal and a little pocket cash. These participants DO NOT HAVE TO BE JAYCEES, we are credited $$$ for each person who designates the Minnesota Statesman as their benefactor when they register.

In order to establish the Minnesota Statesman as a benefactor we need 30 people to sign up. Please contact the fundraising chair (fundraising@mnstatesman.org) to get registered.

Established in 1990, Food Perspectives, Inc., is an independent consulting firm providing a broad range of customized consumer testing and food product development services to the consumer products industries. We simply need your name, address, phone, e-mail and birth date to get you registered- remember, we need to maintain a base of 30 folks who can eat, evaluate what they have eaten, spend some extra cash, and have a little fun!

Food Perspectives recruits for studies with an automated phone recruiting system that draws on their extensive database from the Minneapolis-St. Paul marketing area.  Our flagship testing facility located in Plymouth, Minnesota, features a full commercial kitchen, central location room, and focus group suite. We also conduct tests at a number of other Food Perspectives managed sites throughout the metro area.

Food Perspectives provides database members with several benefits. Each participant receives compensation for their participation in a test and also has the opportunity to assist a registered nonprofit organization with their fund-raising goals. Along with providing nonprofit organizations with an easy fund-raising source, the information that companies gain from testing is used to help determine the products in the marketplace. Besides having fun, your opinions make a difference!

Food Perspectives, Inc. is a member of the Marketing Research Association and follows its code of ethics. We do not share any personal information about our participants with other companies and you will not receive any type of sales contact resulting from participation in a Food Perspectives study. Please be assured that your personal information is kept confidential.

How do nonprofit organizations raise funds through Food Perspectives?
Nonprofit organizations register men and women ages 18-65 that are willing to take part in 3-5 consumer tests per year. (Sorry, those with food allergies and those who work for major food companies or marketing companies are not eligible to participate.) Each time a tester takes part in a study they receive a payment of $15-$26 and their organization is credited with $6-$9. Accumulated funds are sent to organizations every other month. Participants may only test for one organization.

How does an organization get started?
You can start by registering a minimum of 30 testers. Naturally, the more participants that you register the higher your earning potential. After your organization is registered with Food Perspectives additional members may register through our on-line participation sign up if they prefer. (We will let you all know when you can register on line)

Thanks in advance for registering to eat and earn!!!

Minnesota Statesman Board of Directors