Consider Fundraising with a Sitting Pretty for your next fund raising event or fundraiser!

Sitting Pretty Fundraising

The Howell Area Arts Council, Howell, Michigan, holds an annual "Sitting Pretty" fund-raiser, in which the group auctions off hand-painted chairs. Proceeds benefit the arts council's community programs. For chair types, just about anything goes. They have had piano benches, a parade ladder, and even a toilet. Those who want to paint a chair for the fund raiser can simply make it colorful or choose a theme. Some chairs have had a Halloween or Christmas theme. Others decorate in a garden motif. The council has fun with the fund raiser and members continually collect old chairs in anticipation of it. The minimum bid is $30.

We have included a number of do-it-yourself fundraising ideas in this section such as a Sitting Pretty that offer a break from traditional product sales. They were developed by groups just like yours in an attempt have a little fun with their fundraiser. Some of them are tried and true while others show a lot of creativity ... and even wackiness in some cases. All of them are obviously not appropriate for every group, but sometimes, with only a little modification, your might find some fund raising ideas that are perfect for your group. If you have an idea for a do-it-yourself fund raiser you are willing to share with others, please send it to us via email at . Include anything and everything you would want to know if you were hearing the idea for the first time.