YSF Fundraising Ideas

·         Hugs & Kisses hand–delivered at retreats, etc. (20 cents)/Singing telegrams

·         Key chains (make)

·         Collect trays

·         Auction ppl

·         Coffee house

·         Candles for Christ (donations to light candles)

·         YSF t–shirts

·         Penny Wars

·         Sell back–rubs

·         Tithe all group's fundraisers to YSF

·         Designate special offering for YSF at Youth Sunday worship services

·         Athletic/Social nights (e.g., volleyball–dance–board game night) charge to participate

·         Keep honor roll of churches/districts that raise large amounts and give trophy for highest

·         YSF fishbowl for loose change (for whole congregation)

·         Pink Flamingos (sell insurance that congregation members WONT get pink flamingos in their yards

·         Cutest baby picture (vote with money)

·         Auction off stuff (memorabilia like photos, belongings of a favorite counselor, handmade things, have everyone donate "unknown" wrapped items, valid and crazy, and auction them off)

·         Community lock–in, with Christian band

·         Giant district–wide pillow fight ($2.00 per participant; rules, referees, nurse; YSF skit; newspaper coverage; food; everyone brings own pillow)

·         Nifty Dinner Theatre/Variety Show/Family Night G Movie/Saturday Matinee for kids with popcorn and "the works"

·         "THON's" (w/ prepaid pledges) Walk–a–thon, bike–a–thon, starve–a–thon (mesh w/ study on hunger, rock–a–thon, talk–a–thon, move–along–a–thon, rake–a–thon)

·         "Young Love Dinner" for couples, w/babysitting, a candlelight dinner and mood music

·         Nintendo/pizza all–nighter for other youth groups–$5.00

·         Sell personal wake–up calls during retreats… diff. Choices for diff. Prices

·         Egg Begs (go to one member's house to beg an egg–to next member's house to sell it!)

·         Talent show (Vote with money for best performance… or get every act off the stage ONLY by raising enough money!)

·         Sales (box lunches after church; chili cook–off; refreshments at church socials; hoagie sandwiches; bake sales in church on Sunday morning / in town on Saturday–w/ coffee!

·         Free car wash (get people to sponsor your group, 10 cents per car, and tithe to YSF)