Rhonda,
I didn't know you were looking at this process. I must have missed
something along the way. Some ideas, blatently obvious and all are:
* Benefit concerts by local musicians or local music associations
* Church donations
* Local Lions Club maybe
* Local businesses
* Benefit dinner
* Writing a letter stating your situation and asking folks to pray about
what they might contribute.
* Raffle give-a-way
Here's an article to read. There sure are lots of ways for people to make
money off fund raiser ideas, is nothing non-proprietary these dyas? Here's
an article.
http://www.abcarticledirectory.com/Article/Individual-Fundraising/59564
It might help to seek those with abundance through a NFP so they are given
a tax write off.
Brad