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More than 7,500 chicken pot pies sold in 15 states to help schools raise money are being recalled after a consumer reported finding metal straight pins inside one of them. Park 100 Foods, which made the pot pies being sold by the fund-raising firm Market Day, is recalling all those made on Oct. 9...

From the "You ain't gonna believe this" file comes this gem: Rosewood Middle School in Goldsboro, N.C. unveiled a plan to raise much-needed funds by selling middle schoolers better grades. A $20 "donation" would get you (or your poor kid, who really has grounds for a lawsuit if you would pony up...

We all know that Wall Street's bad bets nearly brought the financial system to its knees last year. Then U.S. taxpayers footed the bill to bail out Wall Street -- taking on obligations potentially as high as $23.7 trillion, leading to a $1.4 trillion federal deficit, and $12 trillion in national...

Raising money for causes or friends in need is nothing new. This basic idea has existed practically forever in the offline world, with fundraising drives, bowl-a-thons and charity dinners. But with the rise of social networks, our "friend-base" has grown from our co-workers and neighbors to an...

In this tough economy... (the perfect lead to any WalletPop post, by the way)... school fundraisers -- the sort where students sell products made by some third party company -- need to go. Actually, they've needed to go for as long as they've been around, but now? They really need to go. I've been...

According to an internal Fox memo leaked on December 9th, American Idol and Fox have canceled the annual charity event "Idol Gives Back" for the upcoming season. This would have been the third year for the star studded event which raised $70 million in 2007 and an estimated $60 million in 2008. It...

For me, Girl Scout Cookies are an old favorite, and though most people don't know it, they are also intended to be a learning opportunity for the Girl Scouts. No, they're not a clever scam, although some people would have you believe that they are. It's a shame that the misinformation promoted by...