Cub scouts want ideas for fund raising - any ideas?

Bag packing in a local supermarket.

Car washes, bake sales, spaghetti dinners, there are a lot of ideas out there. Just remember, you have to clear any fund raising idea with your local Scout Council and if you have a fund raiser at any location other than where you normally meet, you must fill out a local tour permit. It covers insurance and liability issues that may come up. With the spaghetti dinners, you can usually get a local grocery store or two to donate the pasta, sauce, etc., so any money made, is clear profit that can be used in turn, to buy the minibus for the school children.(My answer is based on 14+ years in Scouting!)

With the spring coming it would be an idea to grow plants, possibly making wooden planters, sell them at a spring fayre (make a lovely easter gift)

I'd like to help you, but I got kicked out of the Boy Scouts when I was younger FOR SOMETHIING I DIDN'T DO!! So through choice, I'm not going to help here!

Sponsored walk, jumble sale, low cost camp + slightly higher prices = fund raising money? sorry i hope this helps

I manage a youth center and part of our operating costs comes from fundraising. The biggest part of fundraising is finding something in your area that is not being done already. Our biggest fundraiser here is a Rubber Duckie race--you can make thousands of dollars from one fundraiser. (after years of fundraising I refuse to do 'nickel and dime' raisers that take lots of effort and yield small profits) Google rubber duck races and see all that you come up with. OR post an edit to your question if you want more info on it and I will email you. (I have some other ideas I can send you too)

One event we used as a fundraiser was a vicars and tarts football match and cricket match. It went down a storm and I will NEVER volunteer to be on the tarts side again!, no problems with the dress & make up but the stilletto heels crucified me! Another good fundraiser is a festival with stalls such as a coconut shy.

Thank goodness someone has the same problem! I'm a leader in a Cub Pack in Scotland, so I can give you some of the things we've tried. Jumble sale - sounds obvious, but is a cheap and easy way to make money if people can be persuaded to donate things. Beetle Drive - Make people pay an entrance fee to get in and have a beetle drive. This is great fun and you only need small prizes for the winners. A lot of people will come to this if you spread the word as it is great fun. If you don't know what this is, please email my yahoo and I'll send the details to you. Sponsered walk/run/cycle/bunny hop - The Cubs love this one. Get them to do a mile in whatever format they want, and be sponsered for it. I had 2 kids last year that did a wheelbarrow race and kept swapping around! You'll need parents to help foir this one though - too much for the Leaders to do on their own. Cake sale - Things that the Cubs have made themselves will go down well. They can also make things like jewellery from paper mache, let them use their imaginations. Money Collecting - Give all the Cubs a tube of smarties, tell them they can eat the smarties, and that they them have to fill the tube up with money. Loose change, 1p's 2p's, 5p's etc, and then bring it back to the pack. I'll leave it at that for just now, if you need any more ideas my email is [email protected]

1. Do an aluminum can drive -- many people are happy to give you theirs 2. If you have a Sam's Club, do a burger burn. Call them ASAP as their scheduling day is usually in February and the dates fill up fast