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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, what does being "well off" have to do with the PTA? If you are so well off you should consider donating more of your money and less of your time. [/quote]

I'm no "so well off", whatever that means. We're probably middle of the pack for our area. My point was that a low percentage of families in this neighborhood are struggling--obviously, if you're struggling, it makes sense that a $10 PTA membership is off limits and that you really have other things to worry about than volunteering at school. On the other hand, you do see families who are obviously not struggling (unless those fancy cars have them buried in a mountain of debt) and who have multiple children  attending the school and who are happy to sign them up for everything that's offered but don't lift a finger and don't give a penny.

And FYI, we donate both money and time to the school. I think that you'll find that a huge chunk of the money also comes from the same people who are doing the volunteering.[/quote]

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