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Food Fundraisers Archive
14 Ways To Save the Day With a World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraiser
SPONSORED CONTENT When your search for easy fundraising ideas ends with chocolate, life is good.
6 Fall Fundraisers That Make the Holidays Easier
Thinking about a fall fundraiser? These ideas will help families with their holiday prep.
Tips for a Successful Food Fundraiser
Ideas and best practices to make sure your food fundraiser is tasty and profitable.
School Snack Rules: How Are PTOs Coping?
No doubt, new food rules have changed the way kids snack at school. Here's a look at how it's affected some parent groups.
Restaurant Fundraisers: Dishing Out Profits for Your PTO
Restaurant nights are a great way to make some money for your school without a lot of work.
Bake Sales and Food Fundraisers Are Not Dead
USDA Snack Rules Update: How Your Group Can Get the Info It Needs
How Will Changing School Food Rules Affect PTOs?
Find out how the changes to snack rules impact school and PTO events and fundraisers.
Beer-tasting fundraiser a good idea?
Colorado PTO plans an adults-only beer-tasting fundraiser to give parents some grown-up time to connect and raise money for their school.
Food Sales OK Under New S.C. Bill
A bill to restrict junk food in South Carolina schools, including food sold by clubs and parent groups, has been revised to allow groups to continue to sell items like candy bars and cookie dough through fundraisers.
Fundraising Success
Don't usually make a big deal out of stories like this, but -- this year and this season -- I thought I'd make an exception. Good to see an example of a PTO seeing good results with a $25,000 profit cookie dough sale. Still can happen.
A Balanced View of Food Sales
Federal legislation required school districts to establish “wellness policies” by 2006 that would provide minimum nutritional guidelines for foods available to students. Because each school district could determine what restrictions to impose, however, those standards have varied widely.
School Snacks Under Attack
Federal law has some districts limiting the kinds of foods available to students. We talk about what it means and how it might affect your group.
Cookie Dough Raises Sweet Profit
How an Ohio school raised $20,000 on its annual cookie dough sale.
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