What's a good way to earn money to send care packages to soldiers in Iraq for my Eagle Scout Project?

Question

Are there any suggestions for methods to raise money to purchase care packages to send to soldiers in Iraq for my Eagle Scout Project?
So far I've come up with a 50-50 raffle (where half of your money goes to the cause and half goes to the pot for the raffle).
Selling popcorn at the local park where they sell movies.
Car washes.
Painting curbs.

Any other ideas?

Answer 1

In Canada, we designed a greeting card for the troops, with a nice black ink drawing of our flag, found a printer who donated the printing of a thousand cards, went to a local shopping mall with them and charged a dollar to let shoppers write a nice note to the troops. We did that until we sold all the cards and made $1000! Then we sent the care packages along with 1000 messages of support from the shoppers that the soldiers passed around to each other for weeks!

It's a good thing to do.

Answer 2

Hey Connor: Congratulations on starting your Eagle Project. Remember that your project must focus on the care packages themselves, and not the fund raiser.

Raffles and lotteries are not permitted by the BSA. You can solicit donations, but you cannot sell tickets unless the ticket has a value.

What you might want to do is spread the word that you are looking for donations of items to send to the troops. From what I understand, they like the single-serving pouches of drink flavorings to disguise the taste of the water. You might contact stores near you and ask if you can set up signs or bulletins requesting donations of items for packages.

How will you ship the packages once they are assembled?

Do you have a group to which you will be sending the items?

One fund raiser that I've always encouraged is to sell the labor of the Scouts. Offer to do yard work in exchange for donations to your project. Tenderfoot age Scouts can rake leaves, pull weeds, trim branches, cut grass, edge lawns and many other tasks that some people don't have time or can't afford a professional service to do.

Good luck, this is a good project to show leadership. You can do this, and it will benefit your community.

Answer 3

Get your troup to produce a record of your best singers written by your best writer. Play it on the radio station in your area and/or churches. Sell them for 1 to 3 dollars to any and everyone you meet, at yard sales, bake sales, jambories, and parades.

Answer 4

you will be able to desire to paintings with different communities that already do this. they could be able that might actually assist you out with tips and concepts and probably even investment or a thank you to deliver the programs remote places. save in mind which you will be able to desire to mail the programs to a particular individual. The submit place of work won't take any programs addresses to "Any provider individual". The "cope with Any Soldier" website is a place you are able to order care programs from and have them sent everywhere. they might have concepts of a manner you are able to paintings with them.

Answer 5

Collect donated items for a garage sale.

Answer 6

Thanks for the packages... We really appreciate them.

Here's an idea... I don't know if it will work in your situation.... We had a school picnic and we had a dunk tank... People paid to dunk the teachers and the principal.