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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hate boosterthon. Worst part is kids get gifts according to the amount their parents donated. [/quote]

Completely agree. At our school Ridgeview Middle they have the boosterthon and the funds raised helped kids pay for the end of year orchestra/band/chorus Hershey park trip. One of my child’s friends raised a lot of money and it helped her get a free ticket to the park (the field trip cost $133), but she raised money way over that like maybe $600-700 dollars from family and friends. It made me wonder if the family and friends knew how much was wasted and given to the fundraiser company. I’m sure if the student had just said I would like $133 for the trip and if you wrote me a check for $133, 100% of it would go to me, they would have gladly don’t this as opposed to giving so much to the fundraiser. 
They also had a party for those who raised the most money…sending the wrong message to poor people that they can’t have fun bc they are poor. My child also wanted to raise money, because her friends were doing it,and was angry with me when instead I wrote a direct check to the PTA to help with anyone who needed funds for the trip. The whole company was quite disgusting and in poor taste.[/quote]

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