We have arranged for homeschoolers in each location to stuff bags in order to raise funds for homeschooling activities. Here are some things to keep in mind about materials for the stuff sacks. First time advertising in hand-out sacks and have questions? Contact Carol Simpson or the local organizer listed below.

• Content – Materials for the hand-out sacks must be secular and homeschool-related! If you are not sure if your item would qualify, please get pre-approval before going to the effort and expense of printing multiple copies. Please note that IDEA staff reserve the right to deny materials if deemed inappropriate or of conflicting interest. If you send materials that we are unable to accept, the materials and payment will be returned to you.
• Duplicate vendor materials – Occasionally, we receive requests from multiple vendors providing similar or identical products/services. When this happens, any overlapping service hand-out materials will be qualified case-by-case,  and if eligibility requirements are met for all parties, we will approve on a first-come-first-served basis.
• Weight – It is a problem if the bags get too heavy, so ONLY catalogs or flyers that weigh less than three ounces each may be sent to be included in these sacks. If you want to send catalogs that weigh more than three ounces, you must purchase table space for display.
• Number – We do not prepare enough bags for every attendee, as they tend to collect one bag/family.
• Note to vendors for activities/instruction – No vendor flyer may claim that the vendor is “approved by IDEA.” They may state that they are willing to bill IDEA directly if that is the case.
• Payment – If you want to pay by credit card, you will need to complete the online registration form, either for exhibiting plus stuff sacks, or just for stuff sacks alone. Alternatively, you may include payment in the box with the materials, if that is more convenient. If you put it in the box, please just include the payment for that location, using multiple checks for shipping to multiple addresses.
• Shipping – Please send your flyers to each office below so that they arrive by April 1st. Below are listed the IDEA locations, amount of flyers and the needed fee. Don’t forget to specify “Hand-Out Sacks” on your shipment. Thank you for helping us to provide this service!
• Shipping update: Stuffing dates are set; materials MUST be received by the dates below in order to get into the sacks.
  • Anchorage = Fri, 4/12
  • Soldotna = Fri, 4/12
  • Fairbanks = Mon, 4/15
  • Juneau = Fri, 4/19

Door prizes – Door prizes can be sent to the same addresses, marking those boxes “Door prizes” instead of “Hand-out sacks.” You can send both in the same box, if you like; just mark it “Hand-out sacks and door prizes,” please.