Fundraising ideas for Boy Scout troop

Our Boy Scout Troop has been doing for fundraising:
1. A twice yearly bottle and can drive
2. Taking the bottles and cans from the town dump weekly for the deposits

We also have for some years a section of local highway that the Troop has
'adopted' and the boys clean up twice a year.

I'm tasked with looking for some more ways for the Troop to raise funds which
reqiures participation of the boys. An understandable complaint the boys have
is that both our fundraising methods and one of our service projects involve
picking up garbage. Nothing wrong with putting on some stiff gloves, rolling up
one's sleeves, and helping society out with garbage - don't get me wrong! The
problem is that the way we have been doing things it's pretty much *all* about
that.

We don't want to give up the highway cleanup for the public good will it gives
us, and we have no problem with getting together for a twice yearly bottle and
can drive. The weekly town dump runs, however, have become iffy for several
reasons, some of which are out of our control. I'm looking for ideas for fund
raising sources *and* service projects that do not involve bottles, cans, or
garbage.

What do others do?

TIA,
Banty

"Banty" wrote in message
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Our Boy Scout Troop has been doing for fundraising:
1. A twice yearly bottle and can drive
2. Taking the bottles and cans from the town dump weekly for the deposits

We also have for some years a section of local highway that the Troop has
'adopted' and the boys clean up twice a year.

I'm tasked with looking for some more ways for the Troop to raise funds
which
reqiures participation of the boys. An understandable complaint the boys
have
is that both our fundraising methods and one of our service projects
involve
picking up garbage. Nothing wrong with putting on some stiff gloves,
rolling up
one's sleeves, and helping society out with garbage - don't get me wrong!
The
problem is that the way we have been doing things it's pretty much *all*
about
that.

We don't want to give up the highway cleanup for the public good will it
gives
us, and we have no problem with getting together for a twice yearly bottle
and
can drive. The weekly town dump runs, however, have become iffy for
several
reasons, some of which are out of our control. I'm looking for ideas for
fund
raising sources *and* service projects that do not involve bottles, cans,
or
garbage.

What do others do?

Our cubs had some successful cookie auctions and cake auctions. The cake
auction we call the Feller Cake Bake and must involve only men and boys.
The creations can get pretty elaborate and it's fun to see how much money
the cakes can fetch.

On 13 Jun 2008 14:15:12 -0700, Banty wrote:

What do others do?

Service projects our girl scouts did (not fundraising)

One Warm Coat project - collected coats and jackets and sweaters to
give to the local shelters for winter warmth.

Stuffing envelopes - PTA used our girls to stuff the packets that went
home before school started in the fall

Can Drive - collected canned food for the local food banks (this
should be done at times other than Christmas and Thanksgiving)

Tutoring - our girls tutored ESL students at a local church

Working at the soup kitchens - our girls went once a year to the soup
kitchen at a local church and served meals to the patrons.

Working at the pet rescue center - our girls helped at the shelter in
any way they wanted us to help - this did include cleaning cages and
such as well as feeding and watering pets and walking dogs.


--
Dorothy

There is no sound, no cry in all the world
that can be heard unless someone listens ..

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"Banty" wrote in message
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Our Boy Scout Troop has been doing for fundraising:
1. A twice yearly bottle and can drive
2. Taking the bottles and cans from the town dump weekly for the deposits

We also have for some years a section of local highway that the Troop has
'adopted' and the boys clean up twice a year.

I'm tasked with looking for some more ways for the Troop to raise funds
which
reqiures participation of the boys. An understandable complaint the boys
have
is that both our fundraising methods and one of our service projects
involve
picking up garbage. Nothing wrong with putting on some stiff gloves,
rolling up
one's sleeves, and helping society out with garbage - don't get me wrong!
The
problem is that the way we have been doing things it's pretty much *all*
about
that.

We don't want to give up the highway cleanup for the public good will it
gives
us, and we have no problem with getting together for a twice yearly bottle
and
can drive. The weekly town dump runs, however, have become iffy for
several
reasons, some of which are out of our control. I'm looking for ideas for
fund
raising sources *and* service projects that do not involve bottles, cans,
or
garbage.

What do others do?

TIA,
Banty

Hm... As far as 'fundraising' goes, I recall my brothers would do the
popcorn sales. And also there's the garbage bag sales. And chocolates
(which, IMO, was one of the worst...)
Maybe a bake or craft sale. It gets everyone involved. Maybe that's more
for the girls and less for the boys, but I really don't know. It's been
years since my brothers were that age to be involved in those kinds of
things, and the only 'fundraising' that brings in big $$ for anything that
DS is involved in are working casinos. I know we also do a BBQ at DS's
football games. That brings in a bit of money as well for fundraising.
I've also seen local groups (things like Scouts, sports teams and similar)
selling things like doughnuts. The BBQs outside of Walmart seems to be a
real popular one... If I'm kind of on the right track for possible ideas?

In article bmV4k.5977$kx.235@pd7urf3no, xkatx says...


"Banty" wrote in message
...
Our Boy Scout Troop has been doing for fundraising:
1. A twice yearly bottle and can drive
2. Taking the bottles and cans from the town dump weekly for the deposits

We also have for some years a section of local highway that the Troop has
'adopted' and the boys clean up twice a year.

I'm tasked with looking for some more ways for the Troop to raise funds
which
reqiures participation of the boys. An understandable complaint the boys
have
is that both our fundraising methods and one of our service projects
involve
picking up garbage. Nothing wrong with putting on some stiff gloves,
rolling up
one's sleeves, and helping society out with garbage - don't get me wrong!
The
problem is that the way we have been doing things it's pretty much *all*
about
that.

We don't want to give up the highway cleanup for the public good will it
gives
us, and we have no problem with getting together for a twice yearly bottle
and
can drive. The weekly town dump runs, however, have become iffy for
several
reasons, some of which are out of our control. I'm looking for ideas for
fund
raising sources *and* service projects that do not involve bottles, cans,
or
garbage.

What do others do?

TIA,
Banty

Hm... As far as 'fundraising' goes, I recall my brothers would do the
popcorn sales. And also there's the garbage bag sales. And chocolates
(which, IMO, was one of the worst...)
Maybe a bake or craft sale. It gets everyone involved. Maybe that's more
for the girls and less for the boys, but I really don't know. It's been
years since my brothers were that age to be involved in those kinds of
things, and the only 'fundraising' that brings in big $$ for anything that
DS is involved in are working casinos. I know we also do a BBQ at DS's
football games. That brings in a bit of money as well for fundraising.
I've also seen local groups (things like Scouts, sports teams and similar)
selling things like doughnuts. The BBQs outside of Walmart seems to be a
real popular one... If I'm kind of on the right track for possible ideas?



Everything's on track except the casino work LOL.

It has to be something (hopefully) that they'd *want* to do, as it's replacing
something else that brings in money, but is getting pretty arduous.

The popcorn sales are like the girl scout cookie sales - it allays personal
costs with a cut going to the council. Not for the troop.

Bake sales I don't think would fly (all the moms would kill me). Sales would
hit an oversold set of folks, I think.

Car wash is a pretty good idea. My son nixed it because the local cheerleading
squad does it, but he might have to get over that mental association.

Banty

Banty wrote:

Car wash is a pretty good idea. My son nixed it because the local cheerleading
squad does it, but he might have to get over that mental association.

I'm trying to dust off some old memories. I seem to
remember painting house numbers on curbs for donations being
surprisingly lucrative, though one would have to check local
regulations.
I think car washes can be a good idea, but you
need to be well organized for it to be a good moneymaker.
Concessions seem to do well if there's an attractive
event you can hook up with. Our 6th graders make quite a lot of
money for their celebration by selling pizza/drinks/desserts
at school functions like science fair night (when parents
are having trouble finding time for dinner *and* the school
event). I'm not sure what events you'd hook up with, but
maybe something would come to mind.

Best wishes,
Ericka

"Banty" wrote in message
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In article bmV4k.5977$kx.235@pd7urf3no, xkatx says...


"Banty" wrote in message
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Our Boy Scout Troop has been doing for fundraising:
1. A twice yearly bottle and can drive
2. Taking the bottles and cans from the town dump weekly for the
deposits

We also have for some years a section of local highway that the Troop
has
'adopted' and the boys clean up twice a year.

I'm tasked with looking for some more ways for the Troop to raise funds
which
reqiures participation of the boys. An understandable complaint the boys
have
is that both our fundraising methods and one of our service projects
involve
picking up garbage. Nothing wrong with putting on some stiff gloves,
rolling up
one's sleeves, and helping society out with garbage - don't get me
wrong!
The
problem is that the way we have been doing things it's pretty much *all*
about
that.

We don't want to give up the highway cleanup for the public good will it
gives
us, and we have no problem with getting together for a twice yearly
bottle
and
can drive. The weekly town dump runs, however, have become iffy for
several
reasons, some of which are out of our control. I'm looking for ideas for
fund
raising sources *and* service projects that do not involve bottles,
cans,
or
garbage.

What do others do?

TIA,
Banty

Hm... As far as 'fundraising' goes, I recall my brothers would do the
popcorn sales. And also there's the garbage bag sales. And chocolates
(which, IMO, was one of the worst...)
Maybe a bake or craft sale. It gets everyone involved. Maybe that's more
for the girls and less for the boys, but I really don't know. It's been
years since my brothers were that age to be involved in those kinds of
things, and the only 'fundraising' that brings in big $$ for anything that
DS is involved in are working casinos. I know we also do a BBQ at DS's
football games. That brings in a bit of money as well for fundraising.
I've also seen local groups (things like Scouts, sports teams and similar)
selling things like doughnuts. The BBQs outside of Walmart seems to be a
real popular one... If I'm kind of on the right track for possible ideas?



Everything's on track except the casino work LOL.

I don't think there'd be many parents willing to send their young boys to
work casinos... I know *I* dread being called to work the casino! But, we
have to do them for DS's school as it's the separate school board, not the
public, and a single casino brings in a ton of money for the school. But,
obviously NOT for this LOL It was just one that came to mind that we have
to do (the parents, not the kids) and I hate the casinos.

It has to be something (hopefully) that they'd *want* to do, as it's
replacing
something else that brings in money, but is getting pretty arduous.

The popcorn sales are like the girl scout cookie sales - it allays
personal
costs with a cut going to the council. Not for the troop.

Bake sales I don't think would fly (all the moms would kill me). Sales
would
hit an oversold set of folks, I think.

Car wash is a pretty good idea. My son nixed it because the local
cheerleading
squad does it, but he might have to get over that mental association.

Banty

"Banty" wrote in message
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Bake sales I don't think would fly (all the moms would kill me). Sales
would
hit an oversold set of folks, I think.

The bake auctions have done so well for us and I must admit, I get excited.
I am oversold on most fundraisers, but I happily contribute to these,
because they are so fun, and all the money goes to the cubs, not just a cut
of the profits. The ingredients and time are donated, as are the proceeds
of the auction. The auction is only amongst the cub parents, so we are
doing all the support, but it makes hundreds of dollars in just a one
evening.

The main thing is, we like competing against each other to see who can make
the best baked goods and we compete to see whose goods make the most money.
Considering I don't like to cook, this is fun! The Feller Cake Bake is a
blast to see what the men and boys can come up with . The cakes get so
creative and everyone loves bidding it up. DH and DS's cake got the fourth
highest bids this past bake and DH is already planning what to do next year
to do even better.


Car wash is a pretty good idea. My son nixed it because the local
cheerleading
squad does it, but he might have to get over that mental association.

I personally don't like carwashes because of the kids at the corner waving
the signs look like they are begging. I know they are not, but it just
turns me off. Besides, I don't want a bunch of kids touching my car.

"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message
...
Banty wrote:

Car wash is a pretty good idea. My son nixed it because the local
cheerleading
squad does it, but he might have to get over that mental association.

I'm trying to dust off some old memories. I seem to
remember painting house numbers on curbs for donations being
surprisingly lucrative, though one would have to check local
regulations.
I think car washes can be a good idea, but you
need to be well organized for it to be a good moneymaker.
Concessions seem to do well if there's an attractive
event you can hook up with. Our 6th graders make quite a lot of
money for their celebration by selling pizza/drinks/desserts
at school functions like science fair night (when parents
are having trouble finding time for dinner *and* the school
event). I'm not sure what events you'd hook up with, but
maybe something would come to mind.

Concessions is a good idea. Also for our Fourth of July parade, it gets so
hot, the people selling water/drinks or ice cream up and down the route make
a killing.

toypup wrote:

"Banty" wrote in message

Car wash is a pretty good idea. My son nixed it because the local
cheerleading
squad does it, but he might have to get over that mental association.

I personally don't like carwashes because of the kids at the corner
waving the signs look like they are begging. I know they are not, but
it just turns me off. Besides, I don't want a bunch of kids touching my
car.

The most successful car washes I have seen were
well planned at an old school of mine. They had an
assembly line in the bus loop. The first station hosed
the car down, the second soaped it up (they had ladders
too, so they could get on top of the vans), the third
hosed it off, and the fourth dried with towels. Folks
liked getting a hand-done car wash. They advertised
well in advance, so they didn't need to be on a street
corner trying to flag people down (though they did have
signs on the nearby corners for passers by). They put
through a huge number of cars in a few hours, and the
kids had a reasonable amount of fun doing it. The
assembly line had 5-8 cars in it nearly the whole time
the car wash was going on. There were a lot of kids,
though--maybe 30-40 at a time, working in two 2-hour
shifts?

Best wishes,
Ericka