Fundraising for People to People?

[A girl...]

I have to fundraise roughly $7000 by early spring to participate in this program and I have some questions about how I would do that.

First off, since the holidays are coming up, what are some things I could sell? My friend thought I could make some sort of holiday gift basket, but what would I put in it?

Another question I have is, would I need some type of special permission to sell/fundraise in front of public places like supermarkets or malls?

Thanks so much in advance If you have any other ideas on how I could raise money I would really love to hear them, or if you've done People to People before, how did you raise the money?

[Person]

you could put cookies, jewelry, candles, soaps, chocolate

i sold candy bars. i bought huge packages from costco and sold them, but i think i only made a few hundered...if it gets warm before you need the money you could sell lemonade or do car washes. You could put a twist on the classic lemonade stand and sell hot chocolate when it is cold.

[skypod]

I'm sorry to have to tell you, but StudentAmbassadors.org aka PeopleToPeople.com are overpriced travel agents. Everyone got a Direct Mail ad disguised as a "special invitation," and attended their sales pitch disguised as an "interview."
http://nytimes.com/2009/04/19/education/...wanted=all
http://consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/05/p2p_hill.html
Either way, read some reviews before deciding:
http://bbb.org/eastern-washington/busine...wa-5000902
http://ripoffreport.com/directory/People-To-People.aspx
http://scambook.com/company/view/7455/Pe...r-Programs