Forget the Bake Sale. This School Is Going for an Out-of-the-box Fundraiser.

While most high schools trying to raise money for an extracurricular club turn to selling popcorn or magazine subscriptions, Steinert High School in Hamilton is going a different route: A mattress sale.The school has partnered with Custom Fundraising Solutions to transform the schools gym into a mattress showroom on April 6.I get stuff in the mail every day.

This guy, Dave Cox called me on the school phone at exactly the end of the day when I was free and convinced me to listen to his pitch, Steinert choir director Richard Schneider said.Schneider credits Coxs positive and dynamic personality for convincing him and the choirs parent group to give the fundraiser the green light. They have been planning the logistics of the fundraiser for the last year, according to Schneider.

Lots of schools have been successfully doing the fundraiser and I expect we will do quite well, Schneider said.Schools on average raise $3,500 per event, according to Custom Fundraising Solutions. Proceeds from the sale will go to the high schools choir group.

The showroom will display name brand mattresses along with adjustable bed frames, pillows, sheets, and other bedroom linens. Staff members will also be on hand to answer any questions shoppers might have.Shoppers will find deals up to 50 percent off during the one-day sale, from 10 a.

m. to 5 p.m.

This is the first mattress fundraiser in Hamilton but Custom Fundraising Solutions has been working with groups in New Jersey since 2012, according to Cox. Shawnee High School in Burlington County is holding a similar event on March 23. Olivia Rizzo may be reached at .

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