| If you're looking for some church fundraiser ideas, | | | | moneymaker. |
| here are a dozen or so that are fairly easy to put | | | | Gardening Supplies |
| together. These church fund raisers are low cost and | | | | Another easy way to raise funds in the Spring is to |
| take some effort, but they do a great job of raising | | | | host a garden supplies event in the church parking lot. |
| much needed funds. | | | | Work with nurseries, yard services, landscaping |
| Bake Sale | | | | companies, and mulch or pine straw distributors. Use |
| Bake sales are a great way to get everyone | | | | lots of roadside signs and publicize it the week |
| together and strengthen the bond with your church. | | | | before to attract a big crowd. |
| You can do a typical bake sale fundraiser or a | | | | Wristband Fundraiser |
| Christmas Cookie box sale where you sell tickets and | | | | These low-cost silicone bracelets can be ordered in |
| everyone gets to fill up a box with their choice of | | | | bulk with your slogan of choice for well under a $1. |
| cookies. | | | | The right color combination and message can create |
| Yard Sale | | | | a huge demand. After all, Lance's Armstrong's |
| Doing a big rummage sale or yard sale in the church | | | | foundation has sold over 80 million LiveStrong |
| parking lot on Saturday morning is a fun way to raise | | | | bracelets. Consider phrases like Got Faith?, WWJD, |
| funds. You can get people to donate their items for | | | | PrayStrong, BeStrong, Trust Your Faith, etc. |
| a general sale, sell tables like a flea market does, or | | | | Poinsettias |
| even let people sell things from their trunks for a | | | | These beautiful flowers always sell well around |
| small fee. Put out a general call for items and let | | | | mid-November. Take orders for various types of |
| parishioners know that you can send a crew around | | | | poinsettias and deliver a few weeks before |
| with a truck for big items from the attic or garage. | | | | Christmas. You can also include wreathes and other |
| Community Cleanup | | | | holiday decorations in your holiday fundraising and |
| A great project for a youth group is to do a | | | | make extra profits. |
| community cleanup fund raiser. Essentially, your | | | | Recycling |
| workers get pledges of so much per pound of trash | | | | Long-term fundraisers that help the environment are |
| collected and hauled away. This works especially well | | | | also popular. You can recycle printer toner cartridges |
| when the area being cleaned up is a visible eyesore | | | | or even used cell phones and raise a steady flow of |
| such as a creek bed or illegal roadside dumping area. | | | | cash. It's all about getting the word out and having |
| Car Wash | | | | lots of convenient donation points. |
| The perennially popular car wash fund raiser is a | | | | Pancake Breakfast |
| summer staple and for good reason. Church youth | | | | A big breakfast is a surefire draw when there's a |
| groups can always count on it to raise hundreds of | | | | good cause behind it. A pancake breakfast fundraiser |
| dollars for mission trips and other youth ministry | | | | is easy to do and very low cost. Read the article for |
| needs. | | | | five great profit tips and don't forget to place a big |
| Christmas Ornaments | | | | jar labeled 'donations' right next to the cash register. |
| You can put together a 'make your own ornaments' | | | | Portrait Day |
| craft class and charge a small fee to each attendee | | | | Everyone loves to have their picture taken and a |
| plus make a little extra on supplies. Buy the supplies in | | | | dress-up portrait day is a great photography |
| bulk in the off-season and schedule yours near the | | | | fundraiser. Many companies will give you a big share |
| Thanksgiving timeframe. You can also offer | | | | of the revenue and also provide fun costumes for |
| Christian-themed ornaments, nativity scenes, | | | | people to where. For example, you could do regular |
| decorations, etc. for sale as well. | | | | family portraits or offer 1890's costumes for an |
| Easter Lillies | | | | old-fashioned feel. To increase attendance, pre-sell |
| To have these beautiful flowers available for sale s | | | | appointment certificates offering a free portrait for |
| few weeks before Easter, plant your bulbs in starter | | | | $10. |
| pots in February. Store them in a low-traffic area and | | | | So there you have it, a dozen or so church |
| nurture them along with some grow lights. With a | | | | fundraiser ideas. Select one, run with it, and have fun! |
| cost of only a couple of dollars apiece, it's a surefire | | | | |