Alternate School Fundraiser Form

[Spideyman]

Are you sick of baking, attending charity fundraisers, hitting up friends and family for donations, and basically all the traditional fundraising efforts schools partake in?

Well one school PTA has the answer for you. Check out the PTA Alternative Fundraiser form that went out to the parents of 7th graders:

 

[GNTLGNT]

....quite a unique way to handle the drudgery...hell, I'd send em money just cuz of the laughs it gave me....

 

[FlakeNoir]

Are you sick of baking, attending charity fundraisers, hitting up friends and family for donations, and basically all the traditional fundraising efforts schools partake in?

Well one school PTA has the answer for you. Check out the PTA Alternative Fundraiser form that went out to the parents of 7th graders:

Oh heck... you've just reminded me about the cross country fundraising due in this Friday, they started it when my boy was sick and off school for a week and a half. I am so screwed....!

 

[mal]

Nice! Money straight to the source instead of all the middle-man crap. I love it!

 

[Spideyman]

Oh heck... you've just reminded me about the cross country fundraising due in this Friday, they started it when my boy was sick and off school for a week and a half. I am so screwed....!

make a copy of the form and donate "x" amount to the fundraiser. Not your fault, Flake. Children and their needs must come first.

 

[FlakeNoir]

make a copy of the form and donate "x" amount to the fundraiser. Not your fault, Flake. Children and their needs must come first.

No I meant I haven't got any money! (I wonder if they'll take an IOU?)

 

[80sFan]

I'd totally do this, but haven't dealt with a mandatory fundraiser since when I attended Catholic school.
Our district's fundraisers are voluntary, which is good because who would you even try to sell to? Everyone is selling the exact same thing.

 

[skimom2]

When my kids were in the public school, after kindergarten for the oldest, I told the teachers straight up not to send any fundraisers home, because we would not participate. I would give the school $20-$30 at the beginning of the school year, because that is the max amount we would have spent during the year (not a lot of extra scratch in those days). The first charter school my two youngest went to didn't do fundraisers (thank god), and my youngest's new school has just asked for a flat donation from parents for field trips, etc. to avoid fundraisers. I'll pay it, and gladly, because I HATE SCHOOL FUNDRAISERS.

 

[Spideyman]

No I meant I haven't got any money! (I wonder if they'll take an IOU?)

I'd send a cute note/poem and kindly explain your donation will be forthcoming-- you are unable to donate by the deadline. No problem with an IOU- they should just be thankful what they do receive.

Spoiler

 

[ghost19]

When my kids were in the public school, after kindergarten for the oldest, I told the teachers straight up not to send any fundraisers home, because we would not participate. I would give the school $20-$30 at the beginning of the school year, because that is the max amount we would have spent during the year (not a lot of extra scratch in those days). The first charter school my two youngest went to didn't do fundraisers (thank god), and my youngest's new school has just asked for a flat donation from parents for field trips, etc. to avoid fundraisers. I'll pay it, and gladly, because I HATE SCHOOL FUNDRAISERS.

Same here. I ended up putting "No Solicitors" signs on my front and side door of my house from all the school fund raising B.S., every week, couple times a week I would get kids or parents of kids banging on my door wanting to buy this, support this, that, or what-not. It got old quick.

 

[Sundrop]

I just learned that my daughter's chorus group will be selling cookie dough as a fundraiser this year. They also have a form similar to the one Spidey posted, with a line to just make a donation.
Like several folks who posted here, I'm not fond of school fundraisers.....but when I learned the reason a fundraiser is necessary, I was almost outraged.
Neither the state of NC nor Watauga county have offered any kind of funding or support of the chorus program. In fact, every year for the past several years, the high school chorus teacher has spent around $600 of her own money just to help keep the program running each year. The chorus group desperately needs new performance dresses. Their current dresses are 13 years old, and I can just imagine the shape they must be in. I can't fathom how helpless this teacher must feel, or how much she loves the chorus program to try to scrape together so much of her own money each and every year. NC is also one of the lowest paying states when it comes to teaching salaries.
I'm not a fan of fundraisers.....but I am a fan of my daughter, and the chorus program is very important to her......
So I guess we're peddling cookie dough.....

 

[king family fan]

My son just finished selling cookie dough. $16 a tub. The prices are so high.

 

[Sundrop]

My son just finished selling cookie dough. $16 a tub. The prices are so high.

That sounds around the same as the cookie dough my daughter will be selling. It ranges in price from $14 to $16 for a 2.7 pound tub.
The chorus group earns a $7 profit on each sale.....the line on the fundraising form says that they'll accept any donation if someone wants to help, but doesn't want cookie dough.
It's such a shame that our schools are slighted on funding more often than not.

 

[king family fan]

That sounds around the same as the cookie dough my daughter will be selling. It ranges in price from $14 to $16 for a 2.7 pound tub.
The chorus group earns a $7 profit on each sale.....the line on the fundraising form says that they'll accept any donation if someone wants to help, but doesn't want cookie dough.
It's such a shame that our schools are slighted on funding more often than not.

Yes each year so far my son has had 3 fundraisers. Plus they ask us donate and pay extra for field trips for children who could not otherwise go.

 

[skimom2]

I just learned that my daughter's chorus group will be selling cookie dough as a fundraiser this year. They also have a form similar to the one Spidey posted, with a line to just make a donation.
Like several folks who posted here, I'm not fond of school fundraisers.....but when I learned the reason a fundraiser is necessary, I was almost outraged.
Neither the state of NC nor Watauga county have offered any kind of funding or support of the chorus program. In fact, every year for the past several years, the high school chorus teacher has spent around $600 of her own money just to help keep the program running each year. The chorus group desperately needs new performance dresses. Their current dresses are 13 years old, and I can just imagine the shape they must be in. I can't fathom how helpless this teacher must feel, or how much she loves the chorus program to try to scrape together so much of her own money each and every year. NC is also one of the lowest paying states when it comes to teaching salaries.
I'm not a fan of fundraisers.....but I am a fan of my daughter, and the chorus program is very important to her......
So I guess we're peddling cookie dough.....

It is maddening that legislatures and school districts don't fund things that need to be funded, isn't it? I never get mad at the kids who do sell the stuff--they're kids, just trying to help.

 

[FlakeNoir]

Oh heck... you've just reminded me about the cross country fundraising due in this Friday, they started it when my boy was sick and off school for a week and a half. I am so screwed....!

So... an update on this, I have (belatedly) been given the info' and paperwork and a link set up by the school... and it is actually brilliant.
Basically my little boy signed up to a site (provided through the school) that explains what they are fundraising for etc and then you share the link to family and friends online (via FB and such) and if they choose to can donate directly to it... no money changes hands. Simple!
I used it as part of his homework to create his profile etc and then shared it on my FB page... and he has had $99 donated so far in... about 5 hours!
Each time he gets a donation, he writes the person a thank you note, so it's educational too!

 

[Sundrop]

It is maddening that legislatures and school districts don't fund things that need to be funded, isn't it? I never get mad at the kids who do sell the stuff--they're kids, just trying to help.

Yes, this......exactly.

 

[AnnaMarie]

In primary, one of the "fundraisers" was just a form asking for a "donation".

In high school, it's more like a bill. My son auditioned and got in to their special art program. For every special art we have to pay a set fee. To be in one art....he has to be in two...so, we have to pay double what they are asking for.

The money is supposed to go directly into the program, and we knew the cost prior to auditioning, so I'm not complaining...much.

 

[Kurben]

Yay!!! We don't have any schoolfundraisers here.

 

[Sundrop]

We have a list of fees for certain classes. And certain classes in the vocational categories require the purchase of certain equipment, tools, etc.....I took Cosmetology in high school, and was required to purchase a kit, a uniform, and shoes. My daughter was accepted into a visual arts class, and the additional fee is $15. I'm not complaining about that. I was aware of the class fees when she signed up for them. The thing that bothers me is the fact that neither our state nor county offer any type of funding or support for certain courses, and therefore, cause the need for fundraisers.
Here is a list of fees for this school year.....I was shocked that Physical Education requires a $10 fee per course.....my best friend's daughter is taking at least one PE course every year, and most likely two.