Cub Scouts use money from fundraising for going on trips and for purchasing equipment.
Cub Scouts are young members of the Boy Scouts of America organization. As Cub Scouts, boys participate in many of the same activities and events as the older, more experienced Boy Scouts, such as building and racing pinewood derby cars. Part of being a Cub Scout also involves raising funds for the troop so that it can afford to pay for trips and events like camping, fishing and museum visits.
All-You-Can-Eat Pizza Party
One fund-raising idea for Cub Scouts is to hold an all-you-can-eat pizza party. According to Scoutorama, the best way to pull this off is for a troop to join forces with a local pizza restaurant and to hold the event at their establishment. While you could bake your own pizzas, or order them from somewhere and hold the event at a function hall, the pizza restaurant venue will be much more functional and likely much less expensive. This is because the restaurant can keep churning out pizzas so long as participants want them, which means no worrying about running out. Try to work a deal where each participant can pay around $12 for an all-you-can eat stamp or ticket. Then, the troop and the restaurant can split the profits.
Auction
The best part about holding an auction, in addition to it being a fun experience, is that it will net a Cub Scout troop 100 percent of the profits, provided it can utilize a venue, like a church parking lot or municipal building, for free. One strategy for obtaining your items is to go around to local businesses and ask for donations of products or services. For example, you could try to get an automobile repair center to offer a free tune up as an auction item. Alternatively, you could see if any parents or supporters of the Cub Scout troop have a cottage or vacation home that they are willing to auction off for a weekend.
Product Sales
Cub Scout troops often teams up with companies that specialize in providing products for fund-raising. According to Boy Scout Trail, some of the most popular products that scouts sell are $1 candy bars, which come in an assortment of different flavors. In most instances, the troop and the company providing the bars will split the profits 50-50. Another fund-raising option is to sell tulip bulbs. Scouts can first gather paid orders from people, and then the troop can use the funds to purchase the bulbs in bulk.
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