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Here are a FEW fundraising ideas
Individual Sales
Edibles: candy bars, popcorn, pizzas, subs, turkeys, smoked ham, ...
Household items: light bulbs, dish cloths, fire extinguishers,
knives, First Aid kits,
flags, ...
Seasonal items: Christmas wreaths & trees, mistletoe, Easter lilies,
cards, ...
Discount items: coupon books, gift certificates, grocery store
script ...
Garden/Lawn supplies: mulch, fertilizer, flowers, plants, seeds ...
Unit Specials: cookbook, anniversary patch, ...
Advance Tickets: car wash, dinner, anything
Unique: Halloween Insurance - clean up toilet paper, eggs, etc.

Group Sales
Team made items, accompanying instructions, ...
Garage sale, rummage sale, ...
Craft sale, bake sale, candy sale, ...
Sales of seconds: T-shirts, sweaters, ...

Services
Food tasting group for hire
Car wash, Airplane wash, Window washing, ...
Clean up activities (e.g., store parking lot, athletic events)
Distribute neighborhood fliers for city or paper
State/County fair parking
For donations/tips: bag groceries, carry items, ...
Free coffee/drinks (for donation) at highway rest stop
Gift wrapping at Christmas (some stores offer this to groups)
Organize a large sale and rent space
Rent out tents or other equipment
Rent-a-FIRSTER: cut grass, rake leaves, shovel snow, clean-up, ...
Harvesting: pine cones, black walnuts, elk horns, mistletoe, ...
Rope splicing and frapping for marinas
Tree and flower planting

Distribution Promotion
Distribute coupons and get percentage of sales for
Pizzas, groceries, burgers, ...
Christmas trees, ...

Food Services
Pancake breakfast, spaghetti dinner, chili, tacos, cat fish, corn on
the cob, barbecue, ...
Specialty meals: wild-game dinner, prime rib, ...
Banquet with entertainment
Take out: Spaghetti dinner to go
Catering lunches for events
State/County fair booth

Event Services
Concession stand
Drink stand: coffee, lemonade, soda, ...

Public Services
Plant trees
Paint house numbers on curbs
Post flags for people on holidays

Pledge Drive
Bike-, run-, walk-, rock-a-thon, ...
Public service project for school, community, ...

Grants and Donations
Gambling organizations
Charitable groups: VFW, American Legion, ...
Matching donations (e.g., Wal-Mart)
Corporations (check with Scout office first)

Entertainment
Car smash (item smash fee)
Dunking tank (pay per throw)
Pie throwing (pay per throw)
Robotics exhibit (per-person fee)
Movie/Game night (per-person fee)

Special Events
Boat ride, Hay ride, ...
Chariot race
Dance, play, magician, ...
Sport tournament (golf, baseball, ...)
Games of skill (bowling, shooting, ring toss, ...)
Auction (cakes, art, services, travel, sports events, Scout made
items,
time with an expert/celebrity/official/...)

Recycling
Cans, paper, printer cartridges, ...
Collection of bottles, cans, etc. with deposit on them