It's that time of year again... fundraisers!

We've come to that time of year as a mother of schoolage kids that I just dread... the time to organize fundraisers.

I'm on fundraising commitees for the basketball team, swim team and the kid's schools. Every year the groups want to do the same old candy, cookie dough, pie sale routine. I just hate approaching friends and family every year to help with fundraisers when I know they have their own that they have to support.

I also have a hard time promoting the products we sell because they are so overpriced, I feel like we aren't giving our supporters a good value in return for supporting our cause.

What I'm wondering is, does anybody have any fundraising success stories or ideas they can share, to get away from the "same old" fundraisers?

Thanks,
Sandra