There are many types of fundraisers that you can do.  This list includes some very standard ideas that are tried and true:

• Bake Sales

• Soup Suppers

• Car washes

• Rent-a-kid

• Rent-a-mom

• Craft Bazaars

Sometimes these old standbys work best when coupled with a special event.  Run a bake sale close to a holiday when people who are too busy to bake would be more likely to buy you out!  Make appetizers or chili to sell on Super Bowl Sunday.  Run a rent-a-kid program when there are leaves to rake.

Tie it right into your theme.  Remind everyone that while you might be having a great time socially, there are others out there in need.  

While you've got people together, use the time to sign letters to request aid for women and children in poverty from your civic leaders.  

1.  You need to get a license to hold a raffle
2. Raffles are actually not recommended by the ELCA because they are a form of gambling