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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are people buying tables and then filling them with friends or is it you are just supposed to say who you want to sit with when you buy a ticket? Buying tables is one thing as it usually gains more fundraising dollars, but just choosing who you want to sit with is weird. [/quote] At ours either people group together to buy a table, or a someone’s company buys a table and asks people to join - either way it excludes those that don’t socialize heavily at the school. If they wanted more money maybe they could just have on the gala website “grade level table” or something then you know you will be at a table with some kids parents in your grade. But no, that’s not the way it’s done. The organizers will group people at at table sometimes if they are in the same grade and they don’t know where to put them, but it’s not explicit.[/quote] That is terrible. A company buys a table? How tacky and exclusive. What school is this?[/quote] I have seen this but it's a tax write off. A parent buys a table, aka makes a donation in their company name so the company gets the credit. The parent just invites their usual friends to sit at the "company" table.[/quote] It’s still tacky. It is exclusive and does not allow for mingling. No just no. [/quote] Clearly you are unfamiliar with fundraising and gala dinners. It's ok to just sit this conversation out.[/quote] Ha. Actually you have no idea. This is a life I live lots of events and galas and on several boards. Regarding school events I don’t think it is a great idea. I stand by that. We know a ton of people btw - but it would be better for people like op.[/quote] Jan, really, it’s okay to not have experience on this topic. A lot of us are the slightly nerdier ones who don’t have too many friends anyway. I promise, no judgement if you don’t come back.[/quote]
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