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When I was presented with this idea of school fundraiser, I thought to myself,
"Eureka!" This is the perfect opportunity for my son's school!
For years I have participated in my children's fundraisers, both as the parent and
helping the teachers. You know the routine. The kids come home with the packet of
stuff from the teacher. It has the letter, money envelope, the order forms and the
catalogue. I get so tired of asking everyone at work, neighbors and family to take
a look at it. Then they have to fill out what they want, calculate the total and
you collect the check. And you have to do that with each person! There was this one
time where I miscalculated someone's total and had to foot part of their bill. Not
cool. It felt like a part time job!
Not to mention when the products came in. Then the kids had to bring home the
products and we have to bag and deliver it. And a big "Oops!" if someone lost the
original order form.
All this is stuff I had to do. What about the teachers/schools responsibility? They
have to place the orders, make sure they don't make any errors, and account for all
the money.
I have seen first hand when the products landed at the school. The teachers were
organizing who gets what and getting it to them. Cookie dough? Needed to be
refrigerated and parents had to pick it up after school. That meant the teachers
had to stay late and parents had to add that to their "to-do list".
For this fundraiser, all we do is email! Everything is taken care of for us! You
can check out our website!
I think this hands-off fundraiser is awesome. It will be less work for all
involved...
Kristin
Surprise, Arizona
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