We have done the same...no catalog sales so all money stays with the school.
We have a Walk-A-Thon in the Fall (kids walk laps for pledges) and a Basket Bingo Bash in the early Spring (bingo for prizes, large raffle baskets, some silent auction items and food/snacks/drinksdrinks)
We make small amounts from shirt sales, decals, directories,restaurant nights and box tops.
We also hold lots of free fun nights too. Good Luck!!

Hi,
I was surfing the net yesterday found this really neat website it's called
easyfundraiseronline.com - June Special Offers it's really easy and it's free.
What you do is your parents shop online at their favorite stores an when
they shop they get rewards for shoping that go to your school. They have a 1-800 number also for ?s or when if you click on register your school they
give you all kinds of info on how to register.
Hope this helps!

Hi,
I was surfing the net yesterday found this really neat website it's called
easyfundraiseronline.com - June Special Offers it's really easy and it's free.
What you do is your parents shop online at their favorite stores an when
they shop they get rewards for shoping that go to your school. They have a 1-800 number also for ?s or when if you click on register your school they
give you all kinds of info on how to register.
Hope this helps!

I am new to the whole PTO thing too and I was reading some of this What is a Penny Party? Can you please tell me it sounds like something new that might be fun for the kids!!!

We have had schools stage a Run Drugs Out of Town Run at the end of Red Ribbon Week or any other time of the year and they have also used it as a fundraiser where the students have raised money for whatever the school needs from new gym equipment to caffeteria tables and even Smart Boards. The event is a great way to empower kids on the issue of drugs and also show them just what they can do.

We would be glad to show you how to do The Run at your school.

I too am new to this site and love all the ideas everybody shares. I am the fund raising chairperson for a small catholic school with approximately 225 students and we run fund raisers all year. Our primary fundraiser is a walk a thon held in May. The students have one month to line up sponsors and are asked to contribute at least five dollars each. On the day of the walk prizes are awarded to the top 3 students. This past year every student who collected at least $100 was invited to an afternoon at a local sports arena. The money was collected to support a new hot lunch program starting in September and will be used to update our lunchroom. The kids collected over $23,000.00. Not a typo!!
We also have a Penny Party, sell CheeseCakes twice a year, $1.00 Candy bars, Christmas Bazaar, Candles, Night at Applebee's. This year we are hoping to sell Christmas Wreaths and have a Nite at the Races if I can find a source.