Originally posted by CoPREZ:
We're a small school (150 students). Looking for some quick last minute cash! Can anyone give any ideas of their most profitable fundraiser ... and an easy sell. Since we're getting close to the end of the year, the PSO is getting burned out and the parents are losing interest but we'd like to find something to raise approx $4-5K. Thanks.

Just a side note to NONSEQUITUR's post...in regards to the candy bar sale...if you go through Market Day, the candy bar wrappers have a $1 off coupon on them towards market day products. They also have name brand candy bars that offer $1 off coupons for subway subs. Thought that was a good, "thanks for helping us out" bonus.

Debbie Cottrell
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Our school raises somewhere around 30 thousand everytime it holds a silent auction and evening dance. The dance is fun but just icing on the cake. The auction is the fundraiser. Its a lot of work and we only have energy to pull it off every other year. But its a great opportunity for people to donate all sorts of interesting things from pedicures to trips to Rome. We are a school of 200 or so students in a large city. We parents fo out an solicit donations form all sorts of places.

On the raffle, just be sure to check local laws to see how and IF you can do it. I think it counts as gaming in some states.

I think the easiest fundraiser with the most response is a raffle. We have done one for the past 2 years (the only 2 years are school has been open). It has earned around 7K each time. We have each grade level make a theme "basket" and send home a note to the parents in the grade level to send in something for that basket. The tickets are sold for $1 each and the student gets a free ticket if the pack of 20 is sold.

Our parents like the raffle - it's easier to sell a $1 raffle ticket than more expensive items and once the raffle is done - it's done. You don't need to start getting all the product distributed....

Good luck,
Patti

We just used Cherrydale Farms fundraiser this past fall and profited $4500.00 more dollars than we had with our past fundraisers. We have a local representative that was so supportive and always available to us. I think having a local representative made all the difference.
You can find the website off of this site or www.cherrydalefarms.com
Hope this helps......we highly recommend you take a look at the possiblity for your school. GOOD LUCK to all with your fundraisers!