How to have the perfect fundraising Holiday Bazaar?

Members at my church are older and seem reluctant to change. Average age is 70. We need fun activities to bring back our younger population and bring in new members. Our church is literally dying out. We have become a poor church because of low enrollment and fived incomes. We need a shot in the arm. I thought a Holiday bazaar would be a great place to start. Something fun for our members and something that would entice ex-members back and new members from our community. The church is located in a poor section of the city. The actual membership used to be affluent which was a turn off to the neighborhood. I want the neighborhood to feel wecolme and feel like they belong.

hold a garage sales
- start by asking for donations in the neighhourhood, and filter out the good ones for sales
- ask the church members too but if they are 70, hopefully they wont throw out their clothes? perhaps they have some nice antiques and they can ask their children/grandchildren to contribute too

set up some food and drinks stall
(get the older folks to mann as people will buy from them)

make muffins and cookies to sell
- i suggest this because they are really easy to make, cost is low, and can sell for good price.
- i have a really easy muffin receipe. email me if you want it.
- and i am sure some church members can make some mean food too!

think of what games are popular in your city (childhold games, etc) and create them for the bazaar fair

balloons
colouful and cheap. if someone knows how to make sculpture balloons, you can sell those too.

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