Friday, October 25, 2013

Nonprofit groups find trick is treating donors to fun, frights - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Breaking News

Nonprofit groups find trick is treating donors to fun, frights - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Breaking News: The Scullville Volunteer Fire Company used to make its money the same way as most volunteer fire companies do, by hosting Bingo games and spaghetti dinners and having its firefighters stand on street corners collecting spare change.

But since its annual Terror in the Junkyard haunted hayride started 13 years ago - bringing in an annual profit of about $15,000 - the fire company has quit the traditional money-making methods and focuses its fundraising efforts solely on the month of October.

"My brothers and sisters in the other companies -

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