And for something a little more creative than your neighborhood bake sale:

Delone Catholic High School in McSherrystown, Pa.*, has a fun fundraising program called “Stop the Bop.”

Suggested by a few members of the student council, the school is playing Hanson’s 1996 hit “MMMBop” through the loudspeakers before classes begin, between periods and during lunch. The idea? Annoy students into donating; have them pay to stop the music.

The MMMBop marathon lasted four days until a $3,000 fund-raising goal was met.

EW quotes Taylor Hanson’s response to the stunt as remarkably good-humoured: “Believe me, you play anything over and over and it’ll drive you nuts.” The Hanson brothers also matched the school’s money with an additional $3,000.

Good show, boys.

* Okay, so this isn’t really truly a local Philadelphia story, but it was too good not to tell. ‘Sides, I haven’t seen any signs of “harrisburg.metblogs.com” coming down the pike, so we are legitimately the closest Metroblog to McSherrytown.