bottles and cans
 

Hi this is team 1126 SparX. What we did is that we collected bottles and cans to raise money. We put out flyers and gave out bags and a week later we came back and collected it all.(Its also a good way to get your name out to the community) All in all we raised about $1,600. It was a great success.

SparX.. if I'm not mistaken, you can't get the 5¢ per can in Indiana that you can in New York (or the 10¢ in Michigan).

In states that do have bottle deposits, a big haul can be made. I've seen $500+ on a few occaisons working over a small neighborhood. But in Indiana, that won't do anything.

My best suggestion, is get a school-sponsored sale, such as Candy Bars, and gather a few team members to be sellers. Take them to classes (if your school allows it) and sell.

If someone has a good size basement to their house, get a local band to play a show there. 3 friend's band played a basement show in a small basement. Charged $1 per head for the whole show, ended up with $200+. (Money went to house owner because she flipped out when she heard how many people might be showing up though)