Cold weather puts many outdoor activities on hiatus, but that doesn't mean participants stop preparing for next season.

Many area recreational sports organizations keep busy through the winter by planning and conducting benefit events to raise funds to pay for equipment, facilities, travel, entry fees or any of the many expenses affiliated with their activities.

Here are three fundraisers coming up over the next three weekends:

The N.C. Runnin Rebels youth basketball team of Clayton needs money
for new uniforms and travel expenses, and they're working hard to raise
it.

At 8 a.m. Saturday, the Rebels will conduct a Flapjack Fundraiser at
the Applebee’s Restaurant located at 501 E. Six Forks Road in Raleigh.

The fundraiser is part of a larger program conducted by the area Applebee's franchisee.