Rob
My previous department did a comedy show. We hooked up with Comedy works (comedyworks.com) to get large name acts from the comedy circut. We raised nearly 9,000 dollars that night. The owner helps you through the process from gettign sponsors to the night of the show.
We do two carnivals, car washes, tag day (Fill the boot), car show, Beef n Beverage, mail fund drive and do birthdays or special events, fill swimming pools
We receive most of ou money from sending out donation letters to the home owners in our zone. We tell them what we have accomplished in the last year, what we plan in the future and so on.