Aren’t you tired of being asked to buy wrapping paper, candy, popcorn,  cookie dough, or magnets at your children’s schools?  The offerings are often way overpriced, useless, or just plain bad tasting.   Last fall, when I was trying to figure out what sort of environmental project to do at my son’s school, the PTO president complained to me about the girl scouts drinking bottled water at their meetings and how great it would be if they would use reusable bottles.  It was like a lightening strike in my mind.  YES!   That is exactly what we need – reusable bottles for everyone!  We convinced the PTO to sell stainless steel water bottles school-wide and make it a green fundraiser.  Before it was all said and done, it was a town-wide school fundraiser, involving seven schools – the first one of its kind in town.  We decided to price the bottles close to retail prices to keep them affordable and still generate some profit for the school.  We ended up selling 1500 bottles to a school population of 3500 students and raising over $8000!  This was truly something novel: we sold something useful and earth-friendly while raising money for the school.  A win – win – win!