Fundraisers
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MommaTrish
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This is year three of fundraisers for us, first year with having to do it with two kids.
I had to do TONS of them in high school for FFA and since I was one of the officers I know that the every little bit helped so we the past two years we always ordered something, my brother would, my parents would, and my mom's neighbors.
HOWEVER, this year we have both doing the exact same fundraiser wanting to get enough sales to get some stupid lame gun thing (...which we wouldn't let them get anyway...) and there's like no way to get sales. lol Not with both boys doing the sales (and its not like they could combine and share) PLUS two other kids in my mom's neighborhood are now in school too. We just each ordered one thing from each boy, my mom ordered one thing, and then we ordered a second thing under my brother's name.
That's not even getting into Cub Scout fundraisers which we got the first thing on tonight.
((sigh))
And we HAVE to do that.
At least that does offer donations.
I had to do TONS of them in high school for FFA and since I was one of the officers I know that the every little bit helped so we the past two years we always ordered something, my brother would, my parents would, and my mom's neighbors.
HOWEVER, this year we have both doing the exact same fundraiser wanting to get enough sales to get some stupid lame gun thing (...which we wouldn't let them get anyway...) and there's like no way to get sales. lol Not with both boys doing the sales (and its not like they could combine and share) PLUS two other kids in my mom's neighborhood are now in school too. We just each ordered one thing from each boy, my mom ordered one thing, and then we ordered a second thing under my brother's name.
That's not even getting into Cub Scout fundraisers which we got the first thing on tonight.
((sigh))
And we HAVE to do that.
At least that does offer donations.
MommaTrish
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Oh should add, our school also does a Domino's one every Tuesday night and like 30% of the profits go to the school, plus a local restaurant does it also on errrr... Wednesdays and Fridays with 25% going to the school. With each though you have to show them this little card so they can keep up with how many orders are actually from the schools. We do the pizza one once a month.
MommaTrish
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Our's is Cub Scouts and that stuff is so darn expensive for some stupid popcorn... ugh :thumbdown: not seeing any of the people we know buying it. So, we've already decided to just try to collect some of the donation amounts.
CA Dreamer
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I think there has to be a balance with fundraisers. I hate when my kids are asked to sell this or that. We give to a general fund basically a $-A-Day fund at the beginning of the year and consider myself off the hook! We sell gift wrap- but I actually like the gift wrap and only buy if I like it or need it.... I usually buy a big roll at Costco for Christmas, so it is more b-day wrap or gift bag sets which are a better deal than the store.
Our fundraising people are pretty sensitive to burnout. Also fundraising choices. Like giftwrap is a 50% profit. If it doesn't bring in 40-50% then we don't do the fundraiser. Our parent club also makes it a point to have 3 family or community events for every fundraiser.
Our fundraising people are pretty sensitive to burnout. Also fundraising choices. Like giftwrap is a 50% profit. If it doesn't bring in 40-50% then we don't do the fundraiser. Our parent club also makes it a point to have 3 family or community events for every fundraiser.
fruitysuet
Sweet Shoppe SugarBabe
Thankfully we don't have to do any of those sales type things.
We have the occasional event (auction, sponsored walk or spring fair) and raffle tickets at Christmas. For tickets and sponsored events I just send a donation in myself - never ask anyone else. It's all pretty low key and there isn't any big push on the kids.
Other times there are things like dress up days or bad hair days, coffee mornings or so on, that just require a couple of pounds donation towards a charity.
At High School there was just one thing in the first year there and that was to raise money for a Leprosy charity.
Then again I guess our taxes are higher to start with (?unsure but I figure they must be as we don't have to take in the crazy amounts of school supplies either).
ETA the funds raised for the school are all organised by the PTA and are used for 'luxuries' to enhance the learning experience, such as drama workshops, playground equipment or to subsidise school day trips. The PTA newsletter will state what money was raised from each event and how that is spent. I remember when I was on the PTA myself the HT tried to get funds to replace carpeting and we refused, that sort of thing should come out of the school budget.
The charity fundraisers - the nominated charity is always stated up front.
We have the occasional event (auction, sponsored walk or spring fair) and raffle tickets at Christmas. For tickets and sponsored events I just send a donation in myself - never ask anyone else. It's all pretty low key and there isn't any big push on the kids.
Other times there are things like dress up days or bad hair days, coffee mornings or so on, that just require a couple of pounds donation towards a charity.
At High School there was just one thing in the first year there and that was to raise money for a Leprosy charity.
Then again I guess our taxes are higher to start with (?unsure but I figure they must be as we don't have to take in the crazy amounts of school supplies either).
ETA the funds raised for the school are all organised by the PTA and are used for 'luxuries' to enhance the learning experience, such as drama workshops, playground equipment or to subsidise school day trips. The PTA newsletter will state what money was raised from each event and how that is spent. I remember when I was on the PTA myself the HT tried to get funds to replace carpeting and we refused, that sort of thing should come out of the school budget.
The charity fundraisers - the nominated charity is always stated up front.
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nikkiARNGwife
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Apparently it doesn't end after High School lol...last night my cousin who is a sophomore at the local college here called me to ask if I wanted to order some cokes..her soccer team is selling them to raise money lol
ariesfl326
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Ugh! Got the dreaded fundraiser forms yesterday. Cookie dough and junk food! How nice (insert sarcasm)! Last time I bought something it tasted like cardboard and I had taken the stupid thing to work to feed my co-workers; how embarassing!
What gets me is they always have the pick up for the stuff on a week day until 3pm or something. I mean HELLO I work and have to drive an hour to get back to the school. How am I supposed to even pick up the merchandise?! :cursing:
What gets me is they always have the pick up for the stuff on a week day until 3pm or something. I mean HELLO I work and have to drive an hour to get back to the school. How am I supposed to even pick up the merchandise?! :cursing:
Sharon Kay
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We did those for SOOOOOOOOO many years ... ahhh now I remember why I like homeschool! We haven't had a fundraiser in a couple of years now. lol
Actually we have one through Boy Scouts ... very expensive trash bags but the people that buy the lawn bags really like the quality ... too bad we're losing that one due to the trash changes in January. Wonder what we will have to do then?
Robotics has the Sonic cards ... we sell them for $5 ... if we sell $100 worth then we don't have to pay the $50 for the opt out on the team. We also started doing car washes and they have been great! We also did a used curriculum sale and did pretty good with it for our first year.
Actually we have one through Boy Scouts ... very expensive trash bags but the people that buy the lawn bags really like the quality ... too bad we're losing that one due to the trash changes in January. Wonder what we will have to do then?
Robotics has the Sonic cards ... we sell them for $5 ... if we sell $100 worth then we don't have to pay the $50 for the opt out on the team. We also started doing car washes and they have been great! We also did a used curriculum sale and did pretty good with it for our first year.
HeatherB
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Our school mainly has charity fundraisers.
Last year the first one was raising $ for Breast Cancer. The teachers were in 2 groups, men and women. The kids got to pick which group their $ went to. If $5000 was raised for the group, they shaved their heads. In the end, 14 teachers and support staff ended up shaving their heads in a big media event in the parking lot of the school. The kids loved it! Not sure what they are going to do to top that one.
The second was a coffee fundraiser for our city's Mustard Seed ministry that provides a drop-in center for the homeless during the day - the kids donated coffee, tea, powdered creamer, stir sticks, napkins, cups, etc. I see from the calendar they are doing that again this year.
The school also supports a sister school in Burundi Africa and they periodically raise $ for supplies and computers.
Beavers + Cubs on the other hand have mandatory bottle drive fundraisers (or else pay $100 extra) and selling overpriced popcorn. Unfortunately almost all the fees and profits go to the main organization and very little goes to our specific group.
Last year the first one was raising $ for Breast Cancer. The teachers were in 2 groups, men and women. The kids got to pick which group their $ went to. If $5000 was raised for the group, they shaved their heads. In the end, 14 teachers and support staff ended up shaving their heads in a big media event in the parking lot of the school. The kids loved it! Not sure what they are going to do to top that one.
The second was a coffee fundraiser for our city's Mustard Seed ministry that provides a drop-in center for the homeless during the day - the kids donated coffee, tea, powdered creamer, stir sticks, napkins, cups, etc. I see from the calendar they are doing that again this year.
The school also supports a sister school in Burundi Africa and they periodically raise $ for supplies and computers.
Beavers + Cubs on the other hand have mandatory bottle drive fundraisers (or else pay $100 extra) and selling overpriced popcorn. Unfortunately almost all the fees and profits go to the main organization and very little goes to our specific group.
Jengerbread88
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Glad to know I'm not the only one! My brother is convinced he's going to sell enough to get the electric guitar or the ride in a limo... it's not going to happen. He'll be lucky to get enough orders to get slime. We let him go to our neighbors (one of them ALWAYS comes to us and we ALWAYS buy something from her, so it's kind of a fair trade off that our parents have organized).
I looked through, and at least they're selling some magazines this time. I've been meaning to subscribe to Real Simple anyway, so it's at least something I'll use...
I looked through, and at least they're selling some magazines this time. I've been meaning to subscribe to Real Simple anyway, so it's at least something I'll use...
ColleenSwerb
Brodo gettin her Swerb on
I don't remember ever doing stuff like this as a kid. Not even for my sports teams. I definitely do NOT look forward to having to deal with it in the future, as I'm sure it'll only get worse, lol
rach3975
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The only one I love is what our preschool does. Twice a year we have a big consignment sale. We get rid of all the kid-junk that we don't need any more, and the school makes a profit. That's my kind of fundraiser! I also like Original Works, where we buy magnets and aprons and such with our kids' art on them. We give them as holiday gifts for the grandparents.
Our elementary school let us know they've cut back on fundraisers due to the economy, but there were still 3 or 4 last year. I wish we had the check option, because I refuse to let my kids go door to door, and the few relatives we could sell to don't want the junk any more than we do.
Oh-and for the girl scout thing, I don't like that type at all. Sorry, but the last thing I need in my house is boxes of cookies. I don't do food fundraisers. I'd rather pay an activity fee or have a car wash or something.
Our elementary school let us know they've cut back on fundraisers due to the economy, but there were still 3 or 4 last year. I wish we had the check option, because I refuse to let my kids go door to door, and the few relatives we could sell to don't want the junk any more than we do.
Oh-and for the girl scout thing, I don't like that type at all. Sorry, but the last thing I need in my house is boxes of cookies. I don't do food fundraisers. I'd rather pay an activity fee or have a car wash or something.
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aggiefamily
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I am glad I am not the only one who has issues with fundraisers.
Ours this time is cookie dough and food stuff. Not appealing at all. And there is no ingredient list on the brochure. It only says all natural ingredients and real butter.
Ours this time is cookie dough and food stuff. Not appealing at all. And there is no ingredient list on the brochure. It only says all natural ingredients and real butter.