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My daughter's school is selling expensive cheesecakes. The class is supposed to sell a certain amount to earn an ice cream party. We have no family around and we can't sell stuff at work, and are made to feel badly by the other parents that we can't get the class to the "quota". Well some of these other parents have huge families and can sell a lot easier than us. Seems very unfair, what do you think?
Find out what the school's share of that "x amount" is and write a check for that amount. It will be much less than purchasing a bunch of frozen cheesecakes and the school's benefit is the same.
I really do think schools often fail to brainstorm ideas such as this. However things work out, don't feel bad about it. There's enough stress in the world today without dishing up more on our plates.
I give cash to schools, I don't buy expensive gift wrap, pizzas, cheesecake, etc.
Cash that I give is match by my company. So $10 can either net the school $4 by buying goods or $20 after company match. 100% of the schools I know will take $20 in lieu of $4.
Also, the companies make a lot of profit by having the kids work for free as traveling salesman. I don't agree with that concept.
Our schools stopped that practice a few years ago. We have a voluntary fundraiser with a certain amount per family, and the reward party is based on 100% class participation (just returning an info form) not on $$ brought in.
I wouldn't write a check, screw that! What if each kid has to sell $500 worth of cheesecake? I'd buy ONE cheesecake, that's it.
Can't sell stuff at work? You can't stick the order form in the break room and let people fill it out if they want? I've had jobs say you can't do it, but people do it anyways...
And if you don't do either, oh well, life is full of disappointments, good way for the kids to learn real world lessons
I wouldn't write a check, screw that! What if each kid has to sell $500 worth of cheesecake? I'd buy ONE cheesecake, that's it.
I wouldn't write a check for $500 of cheesecake unless I wanted to support the school anyway. (It's about $200 for the school). The average student is not going to sell $500 in cheesecake anyway.
I would write a check for one cheesecake, or 40% of one cheesecake if I was being thrifty.
I give cash to schools, I don't buy expensive gift wrap, pizzas, cheesecake, etc.
Cash that I give is match by my company. So $10 can either net the school $4 by buying goods or $20 after company match. 100% of the schools I know will take $20 in lieu of $4.
Also, the companies make a lot of profit by having the kids work for free as traveling salesman. I don't agree with that concept.
This ^^^.
The food is HORRIBLE. The manufacturer makes WAY more than the school/troop/team, etc.
I much prefer to write the check and skip pissing off all my friends/family/co-workers/neighbors with crap.
Yes, there is the element of teaching youngsters about taking a stake in the effort, so put a table in front of the grocery store on Saturday morning and let people decide if they wish to donate/purchase/ignore.
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