Comments on: Parents Fund Raising is Like Doing Child’s Homework

By: patois

patois — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:21:49 +0000

I'm happy to have my junior girl scout sell her cookies to neighbors. I'm happy to stand with her outside the grocery store at the "booth." I'm happy to help come up with ways for her fellow fifth graders to make money to pay for their outdoor education romp next spring. (Frozen fruit bars for sale every Wednesday after school. Whoo-hoo.) I'll even point out the Box Tops on the cereal for them to clip and take with them. But I will not, would not, could not, do not sell their crap. (And, frankly, I refuse to let any of the kids do the giftwrap sales our school pushes. Hello, we use Sunday comics for wrapping paper. More economical. More environmentally friendly.) Boy, what a long, rambling comment. Your post itself was way, way, way more fabulous. patoiss last blog post..Haiku: Fleeting

By: stepping over the junk

stepping over the junk — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:52:02 +0000

oh, funny, I just read the comment above mine about the wrapping paper!!! stepping over the junks last blog post..Oh Lordy

By: stepping over the junk

stepping over the junk — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:51:30 +0000

on fundraising, I was discussing this with a fellow mom the other day as we get bombarded with this stupid wrapping paper and cheap gifts catalog through our PTO. I realized that the school only gets a percentage of the profit from the sales...I'd rather just wait til the end of the year and write the pto a check instead of buying crap I dont want or care about and having part of the money going to the company. A great opportunity is that a Boston base theatre gives a percentage of ticket sales to the school for live shows...high school musical 2 is going to be on stage in dec and so they sent out an ad for ticket sales and announcing the percentage of sales go to the school. I love that. I also am not comfortabkle with my kids asking people for money or to purchase stuff. I just dont like it. I grew up doing it and hated it. It makes people feel obligated. And I hate that. (I am in a lousy rainy day mood right now, sorry( stepping over the junks last blog post..Oh Lordy

By: manager mom

manager mom — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:26:08 +0000

I hate these fundraisers. I would rather write a check directly to the school, for the full amount, then buy some horribly expensive wrapping paper that I don't need, with about 1/18th of the proceeds going back to the school. manager moms last blog post..Manager Mom's Gallery Of Shame, Part 2

By: Hilary

Hilary — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:29:25 +0000

I agree. My kidlets used to wander the familiar (deemed safe by us) section of the neighbourhood and then called it a day. If the school fundraiser was one that I had no interest in, I'd write that cheque, and call it a donation. More often than not, I was organizing the school fundraiser myself though, so in that case, I'd just call the shots. I do a lot of calling, eh? Hilarys last blog post..September Stroll

By: Sammanthia

Sammanthia — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:13:45 +0000

I never thought of it that way and I'm embarrassed to admit Mark takes stuff into work and sells stuff that way. SHAME on me!!! No wonder they expect us to do everything for them! Sammanthias last blog post..Harlot’s Web

By: HeatherPride

HeatherPride — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:47:16 +0000

Man, I'm about put out with the kids right now!! The last two times I have bought from door-to-door kids in my neighborhood, they have demanded the money on the spot (which I always write a check for, to the organization) but then I never get my stuff!! So I don't know what gives. I will buy from my girlfriends here at work IF it's something I want anyway. At least I can trust that I will see them again, and I can bug them if I don't get my stuff!! ha! HeatherPrides last blog post..Keep Off Grass

By: goodfather

goodfather — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:07:37 +0000

I'm willing to take my kids somewhere to sell (like the front door of Walmart), but I TOTALLY AGREE: it's not my job to move the product. My oldest daughter is motivated by the prize the kids get for fundraisers, but I don't get a prize :p. And, she won't learn anything if I do the work. Great post! goodfathers last blog post..Top party themes for the weekend

By: Tricia

Tricia — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:23:39 +0000

Chocolate…ohhh. I’ll take the share that Gary wants to pay for but not eat.

By: Shiela

Shiela — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:48:27 +0000

They have chocolate covered pop corn Tricia! And trail mix – that;s what we bought from him while he was “practicing” on us You can also make a dontation towards purchasing products to be sent to the troops overseas – perfect for those who do not want to have stuff in their house tempting them to snack (like me).