Members of Congress have to raise a lot of money every year to get re-elected and they have to hold countless fundraisers to do it. That means getting creative with your invites. Our top 10 most unique fundraising invites from 2011 are below. (Courtesy of Sunlight Foundation's PoliticalPartyTime.org.)

1. Kiss Me, I'm Yiddish Luncheon
2. A Weekend in Hayward, WI for the Lumberjack World Championship
3. A Day of Skeet, Trap, and Sporting Clays
4. Mike on the Mic Karaoke Fundraiser
5. Martinis & Mayhem
6. Annual Chugwater Chili Chowdown for Making Business Excel PAC
7. Bits & Bytes Reception
8. Annual Wisconsin Brat Fry
9. Margaritas & Mariachi
10. Third Annual Dove Hunt