School Fundraisers ...

[Digital Prophet]

Are there any of these things that don't sell the worst products known to man?

I am not even talking about the ubiquitously overpriced nature of these activites. I just want someone to tell me "Hey, X fundraiser has some great Y! I wait anxiously every year them! "

But I don't think it is possible.

Prophet out.

[aphotobyfaye]

Not sure of the question. I am intrested in Photography Fundraiser.

[Digital Prophet]

Originally Posted by aphotobyfaye

Not sure of the question. I am intrested in Photography Fundraiser.

No. I am talking about when you coworkers bring the "oh my kid is selling X, will you buy something" nonsense to your desk. And then you feel all obligated and what not so you do buy something and it turns out to be the cruddiest thing known to man.

Then you feel all disillusioned and lose faith in your fellow man and become depressed to the point where you fall between the cracks of societal barriers and search for acceptance only to find yourself in a cradle of warmth through the acceptance of a fringe cult that is headed by a charimatic yet unscroupulous little yellow guy that tells you that you must strike vengence of the den of depravity and stop the rise of the antichrist known as the telephone company but first you must give him all your worldly assets to gain enlightenment but when you the get the enlightenment you realize you got the shaft b/c the enlightenment is pretty cruddy so you hide a toothbrush under your cult pillow and gnaw it into a key and escape into the night only to find that you have to hitchhike in the back of a mellon truck and sell yourself for tacos until you have enough tacos saved to make a raft to come back to America so that you can get home and pay the rent before the landlord turns off your cable modem and kicks you out and the people at the office notice you are gone but when you get back to your desk from cult land you see a not that someone's kid is selling cookie dough so that the schools computer band camp mascots hat can be dipped dyed and refelted and you buy something to foster the newly refound faith in man only to have the dough taste like frozen mud thus starts the cycle all over again .



I mean am assuming that is how it is. So no, not photography fundraisers. Those are kewl.

Prophet out.

[boomerd35]

This has always been one of my pet peeves. Partly because I didn't have any kids until 2 years ago, so there has been no "reciprocity" yet. But mostly because not enough money goes to the organization doing the fundraising. Personally, I would rather give the $13.00 straight to the kid. Then, he'd get $13.00 instead of a fraction. (Of course, then I wouldn't get the lovely pumpkin scented candle).

Troy T.

[Cope]

My neighbor's younger son called on us oncee a year for his school's fundraiser. It was always in October, and there was always a nice Christmas ornament or decoration in the catalog. He has gotten older and his new school doesn't do the catalog stuff, and I really miss it.

[Bobj616]

One of the guys I work with is deeply involved with one of the local HS band booster club. They eliminated the middle man on candy sales and sell at a reasonable price. On a cabinet at his machine he keeps a variety of items which are a lot better value than what we can get from our vending machines. He doesn't push it, everyone just knows its there. If he is away we just leave the money(everything is a dollar). The boosters get more profit and no one is irritated. The only other fund raiser I buy stuff from is Girl Scouts ( I love the cookies) or if parents take the time to have a bake sale or car wash or something. I hate to see so much money from a lot of fund raisers not go to the organization. I have no problem saying NO Thank you to a lot of the junk other people try to sell. I too would rather donate the money if the KID is willing to get out and try to sell some of this stuff.Bob

[carrbowl]

That's why I set up a program at our school called "Door to Door No More" You just donate your money at the beginning of the year...cash...you get to tax deduct it and you don't have to particpate in all that crap...4 kids, and 6 fundraisers a year...plus outside activities....are you kidding me. Have I not lost enough of my mind already!!!!!!!!11

[srwatters]

I almost followed that run-on sentence Prophet.

Well crafted as usual.

Did Pilka see my latest red haired model, Carly-Erin?

That might make his day better

[Mike G]

Pika is gonna need a cleanup now Scott .. DP will hate you

[Daniel Bates]

@DP: Impressive. Most impressive.

I'm still trying to write a one-sentence term paper but haven't quite gotten it yet...

[aphotobyfaye]

Oh, now I understand. Your right, the samething happen to me at work too. I try to select the cheapest they and when they do not have that, I do not purchase.