Heads up to any graphic designers with young children: school fundraising committee members are often thrilled to hear what you do for a living. These folks don't waste time enlisting your services to create all the marketing collateral needed for such events and they are very hard to say "no" to. Considering how they spent countless hours for the benefit of my child's entire school population, I found myself saying "yes" to volunteering on eight planning committees during my son's pre- and elementary school days. It was very fulfilling to work together with so many dedicated parents committed to strengthening our community. Below are some of my favorite auctions that I contributed my skills to over the years.