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Re: How about a $50 check?

Napmom — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:34:42 -0000

Many times, I'll just write a check and send it in. I'll contact the fundraiser chair and ask if I can send in a check... most of the time they think that sending in a check is a great idea. Also, one year the school did a "no fundraiser" fundraiser... where they just asked the parents to send in a check for $75... and be done with it. I think that this was fairly successful BEFORE the recession.

Re: How about a $50 check?

Anika Malone — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:38:55 -0000

I totally agree. That's what we told Ilia too. It's sucks that I spend so much time at home explaining ads on TV or the radio only to have them bombarded at school too.

Re: How about a $50 check?

trish — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:54:09 -0000

I hated the fundraisers that ask you to fill out addresses of everyone you know and then they'll "do the work for you". They have rallies to show the kids what prizes they can get if they turn in this many or that many. I told my kids straight up, "NO fundraisers." I will not spam my family and friends just so they can get a prize that I can get at the dollar store. Josh was adamantly against fundraisers and would say, "If you want to give money to the school, give money to the school, but NO fundraisers." Using the kids to get money in this manner on any part of the chain sends the wrong message.

Re: How about a $50 check?

John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:12:38 -0000

Frankly, the best fundraiser that I've seen is scrip. Yes, it takes someone to permanently maintain the scrip program, but at least it's for things that you use everyday, not candy.

Re: How about a $50 check?

Anika Malone — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:48:18 -0000

Well, here everyone loves voting in more money for schools via bonds. But what happens is that Schwarzenegger borrows the money then we never see it. The school had to cut $3M from their operating budget for this year and maybe even more next year.

Re: How about a $50 check?

FARfetched — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:07:27 -0000

Yeesh, they didn't learn from last year's debacle? That's one thing about getting old that you can look forward to: no more fundraisers. Until they reproduce, anyway.

The reason they have to do the fundraisers is that everyone shits their pants when school taxes have to go up a penny. Morons don't seem to realize that it's an investment.