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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schools and sports can’t mandate you to volunteer.  They can suggest and encourage, but they can’t force free labor.  Donate some money instead. [/quote]

Well sure.  Most ask you to cut a check and if you dont hit your hours, they cash it.

But its really crappy to not volunteer (which, to be fair, is not what OP is doing).  Bc those jobs still have to be done.  That just means somebody else steps up to do more.

And some of these positions are actually really important to the success of the event.  Like score keeping, or timing, or stat keeping, etc.  We're not just talking about taking the fees for parking or working the concession stand[/quote]

One of the people who has done all of the listed, pretty much. Most people, by your definition, are "really crappy," because I am usually volunteering for things with the same skeleton crew.[/quote]

Do you not work though? The people doing this are usually the retired/not working/very flex schedule. People who work ft can't just take off that easily and it's understood at our school. We all pitch in for snacks.[/quote]

Oh come on. I work FT. I have a flex schedule now but haven't always. A) USUALLY people can take off -even part day-once a year or so. And B) many times the volunteering is after hours or weekends. Our HS has one coming up this weekend. It needs donated items (which we don't have) and slots for live bodies. The slots are 1-3 hour increments depending on the job. And we STiLL don't have enough people. So, yeah, I have to step up again b/c no one else will. And it's sh---y. Your kids will reap the benefits of our fundraising while you do nothing. It sucks.

But also my last year in FCPS so not my problem anymore. [/quote]

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