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MagickMuffin

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10. Whatever happen to bake sales for fundraising?

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 11:19 AM

Oct 2021

There are so many other ways to raise money than having people stuff their mouths full of food.

Bake Sales

Auctions

Candy Drives

Car Washes

Just a few I grew up with.

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Tufts Lacrosse Player Madie Nicpon Dies After Choking In Charity Hot Dog-Eating Contest [View all] marmar Oct 2021 OP

How awful. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2021 #1

I hate these eating contests. If those participating really understood the damage done to their body hlthe2b Oct 2021 #2

So that's what happened. WBZ was talking about this. All they'd say at the time was that mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 #3

This is so sad. As a reminder, hot dogs pose a high choking hazard Tanuki Oct 2021 #4

That's terrible. harumph Oct 2021 #5

maybe this will put a crimp in this absurd "tradition" RussBLib Oct 2021 #6

I remember someone else dying janterry Oct 2021 #7

This is so sad pinkstarburst Oct 2021 #8

I'm amazed this doesn't happen more often. Peregrine Took Oct 2021 #9

4 years ago kcr Oct 2021 #13

Whatever happen to bake sales for fundraising? MagickMuffin Oct 2021 #10

Not "Entertaining" Enough RobinA Oct 2021 #11

Women swallowing hot dogs for breast cancer donations? Champp Oct 2021 #12

These hot dog eating contests need to stop. Liberal In Texas Oct 2021 #14