This idea, to me, is genius, yet raises an interesting question for lazy fundraisers: Should bake sales be banned?
As a former Girl Scout, I relied on those devilish boxes of cookies -- distributed during Lent, no less, when most of my Catholic neighborhood was sacrificing sweets for God -- to bring in funds for our troop trip to New York City or another badge for my mom to sew on my blue vest (who ever sees those things anyway?).
However, I think the banishment of bake sales would force fundraisers to seek out new methods of raising dough for their causes. For example, more active services could be offered: raking yards, cleaning attics, or holding dance-a-thons, walk-a-thons, and the like. Such activities are more interactive, encourage socializing and community involvement, and set the example that you can't win people over by dropping a frozen roll of cookie dough on a pan and setting a timer; you have to earn that badge!
To earn a bit of extra cash, homemade granola bars or muffins could be sold as fueling snacks at that walk for hunger.
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