A Relay for Life team earns $400-$600 each Fish Fry Night by bussing tables at local restaurants for tips to support cancer research. They place donation cups on tables explaining they are working for Relay donations. The team dresses in last year's Relay shirts and advertises their fundraising effort while bussing tables without pay, though owners may also donate and waitresses typically split tips.

1. Bussing Tables for Tips
Hi, my name is Toni Swendson, Spirits of Generations team,
Relay for Life of the Northwoods, Eagle River, Wisconsin.
We bus tables at our local restaurants for tips. We make on
average $400-$600 on a Fish Fry Night. We put donation cups on the tables and
on them it explains that we are working for donations and explains briefly the
importance of Relay. Be sure to include on the note that the donations in the
cups are not the waitress’ tips! We bought cups at the Dollar Store. We have 4-5
bussers, or however many the restaurants asks us to have, we dress in our last
year's relay shirts, and then work and have fun!! We advertise in our local paper
and place our team banner outside of the restaurant.
We do not get paid for our night of work, but the owners usually will donate as
well since they didn't have to pay for bussers that night. Also, we do ask the
waitresses to split their tips with us as they normally would if there were the
regular bussers working.
If you have any questions about this, feel free to email me, wennyt@hotmail.com