Senior Patrol Leader - Troop 171

[splt171 10]

Hello Scouting World,

 

I have a fundraising idea, and was wondering if anyone else had previously had done this, and if they had any ideas or hints on making it work. I was thinking that at our upcoming court of honor we could ask each scout to bring one desert dish, and then have a raffle. The ticket for the raffle would cost about one dollar, and at the end of the night we would have raffled off all of the desert plates. What do you think??

 

Thanks for your help,

 

Max Grieshaber

[dsteele 20]

Max:

 

Raffles are a no-no in Scouting. It smacks of gambling because most will not get anything for their money, or something like that.

 

However, if you want to do a desert auction -- where people decide what they're willing to pay for what they want, you're back on the legal side of the tracks and will probably make more money.

 

Unc.