Friends of the NRA dinners: eat chicken, while you and buddies buy chances on guns all for the benefit of the NRA Foundation.
Friends of NRA - NRA Foundation
NRA Foundation
"Hey, that's just a ploy to raise money!"
Yes, yes it is. These are fundraisers, it is what you give, not what you get that is important.
I've won more than several guns over the years, some given to INGO members (and donated more than several guns to the NRA), but it about what is raised for the future of shooting that is important.
NRA Banquets are a lot of fun. My dads on the committee for our area so we go every year. Its amazing how much money people will bid on items when they know its going to a good cause.