I do not suggest Avon. We were pitched a 40% profit but that was only on SOME products. Plus, I didn't like my 10 year old getting the view of the lingerie (we were promised that was going to be taking out). There are oodles of fundraising companies without food. Like flowers, knick knacks, etc. We do spirit sales at the begining of the year. You can do shirts along with other items like mugs, umbrellas, silicon braclets. Check out the yellow pages on this site.

Same here -- our after hours activities and fundraisers too, are untouchables. we still sell the hi carb hi fat stuff. YEAH for freedome of choice. only the during school hours events are under the healthy initiaves microscope.
BUT HEY i really wonder, for you PTOs out there, that are fully INDEPENDENT, how IS it, that the government policy can interfere with YOUR fundraiser choices ref foods or anything else?
for the person who started this post, if your group is NOT a service arm of the school, but is an independent non profit, i would think all that healthier foods policy, should have zero impact on your PTO and fundraisers using foods.
Isnt that the point of being independent from the school, to have independence. Are you sure the school has the right to impose a KB ban on you?

We do Sally Foster and Innsbruck fundraisers -- they may have 'food' in the catalog but fundraising and acfterschool activities have not been hit by the 'food gestapo' yet. Our 'junkfood policy' or 'healthy food policy' only pertains to school hours -- we can eat and sell all the couch potatoe (yes, it has an e )wares available'

Schools around are no longer allowed to sell candy, donuts or any type of food. They are trying not to sell food as they are trying to change the emphasis on "junk food". They are taking junk food out of vending machines, sodas out of drink machines. Not serving pizza and french fries together etc.

We had really good luck with Home Interior. Some other suggestions are Home and Garden Party, Gold Canyon Candles, Avon, brick walkways, and different kinds of children's art. The funny thing about your issue is that all the material I have been reading on increasing fundraiser sales and profits in the current market is selling "useable" products and food is at the top of list. People don't seem to want to buy knick knacks and such when gas is through the roof with no end in site.

Yankee Candle, Home Interiors and Tupperware have fundraising programs. I don't know if that's what you were looking for, but we have had great success with the Yankee Candle one. They offer a Winter brochure and a Spring brochure. We do the Winter one, but we're planning on having two fundraisers with them next year - one for each brochure. Good Luck!