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