Raising money for cheerleading squad's trip (activities, child, insurance, high school)
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So basically only well off children should participate in any after school activity that has expenses above and beyond what the district chooses to pay for.
No. I have no problem with kids fundraising. But fundraising should include participating in some way other than begging for money.
When my kids were of HS age, the grocery stores sold "scrip" to non-profits. I forget exactly how it worked, but the group got a 5% profit. Now, I see they sell gift cards that do the same. That's far better than going out and hustling for money, or selling candy, magazine subscriptions, gift wrap, etc.
The U of Colorado also had a program (I assume still in existence) that non-profit groups could clean up after sporting events for a certain amount of money.
The GS troop tried a "babysitathon" but the leaders thought it was too much work.
No. I have no problem with kids fundraising. But fundraising should include participating in some way other than begging for money.
And in districts which do not allow fundraising (like mine)?
Due to parental complaints with regards to too many groups fundraising, the only sanctioned fundraising is for class level events (in which everyone participates) and not individual club or sporting events.
So basically only well off children should participate in any after school activity that has expenses above and beyond what the district chooses to pay for.
Poor children would do well to learn the value of earning money towards a goal.
One of the most successful fundraisers in our town is done by the HS lacrosse team. They offer to pick up and mulch Christmas trees after the holidays. They charge $20.00 to cart it away, and then sell the mulch.
My son's baseball team held a very successful 50/50 raffle. They sold a limited amount of tickets @ $20.00, and then returned half the money as prizes.
There are lots of creative ways to make money with a little effort.
It's just tacky to beg for money for a sports team instead of doing some work in return. I see sports teams around here doing car washes and bake sales, among other things. If I am going to donate money for the sake of donating I'd rather do it for a legitimate cause (to feed hungry people, or animals), not so a child can go to cheerleading.
Poor children would do well to learn the value of earning money towards a goal.
One of the most successful fundraisers in our town is done by the HS lacrosse team. They offer to pick up and mulch Christmas trees after the holidays. They charge $20.00 to cart it away, and then sell the mulch.
My son's baseball team held a very successful 50/50 raffle. They sold a limited amount of tickets @ $20.00, and then returned half the money as prizes.
There are lots of creative ways to make money with a little effort.
And lots of districts are disallowing fundraising for clubs or sports.
So now poor kids have to have jobs in addition to school JUST to participate in extracurricular activities.
I avoid my usual grocery store on the weekends, because they allow groups to solicit money as a community service. It all gets to be too much. I'm not a fan of being asked to add $5.00 every time I check out for whatever the charity of the week is either.
But, I never go past a Salvation Army kettle without putting something in.
I know.... by me, it's always either the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Vets (which I honestly don't believe these guys are), or Teen Challenge. ANNOYING..... The kids practically jump you screaming for a donation or for you to buy something. The guys claiming to be "disabled vets", I don't believe for a second. The "Teen Challenge" ---- give me a break. Let their parents pay for their little field trips.
And lots of districts are disallowing fundraising for clubs or sports.
So now poor kids have to have jobs in addition to school JUST to participate in extracurricular activities.
That's a problem with the district. They would probably have some legal issues if someone actually pursued the matter and pointed out that is it discriminating against children based on socio-economic status.
I imagine begging for money at the mall falls under "fundraising" and would also be disallowed.
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