[Nate Laverdure]

As a boy scout one of our biggest fundraisers was disposing of old Christmas trees in January. This was great because:
-- we weren't doing much camping or other events in January, so it was a pretty slow season for us
-- we could do targeted door-to-door sales because homeowners typically place their trees in a front window
-- we could have a huge bonfire at the end of the fundraiser (after properly disposing of the trees with tinsel)

Idea doesn't work very well for FRC teams because the timing is bad, but maybe other types of organizations could try it.