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[quote=Anonymous]My kids came home today with stickers on their shirts to support the Boosterthon. The school had signs of different sizes stuck in the ground along the KnR route. A teacher e-mailed a message to the parents reminding us to register our kids tongiht so they can start getting prizes tomorrow. Each child had a packet from the Boosterthon that included this page:

"How to Get a Pledge

Student Script
'Hello, may I speak to [sponsor]? Hello, [sponsor], this is [your name] I am calling to tell you about a cool, new program at our school called the Boosterthon Fun Run. In a few days, I will be running laps around the Boosterthon Speedway. Iw ill be running between 30-35 laps ... 35 is the most I can run.

[Sponsor], I have a question for you ... Will you please pledge me a dollar amount for every lap I run? You can pledge 1 dollar, 2 dollars per lap or any other amount. I will call you next week to tell you how many laps I ran.

Thank you for helping me reach my goal!"

The brochure also had "Pledge Secrets"  like these

-- Make a family viseo asking for a pledge. Share it on Facebook.
-- Group text 5 work friends asking for a pledge.
As a family, Facetime or Skype with relatives.

I understand schools are looking for donations that are used on the student body, but this feels so slimy. I remember fundraising like this when I was a student, but this feels so orchestrated and gross. I noticed music posters in the hallway the other day and now I see in the brochure that they were Boosterthon posters that involve another component to drive home the message: Boosterthon! Woo-hoo! Raise money!!

I've heard these folks get 45%? of the proceeds. There are junky trinkets being used as incentives. There was a pep rally for the whole school.

I'm not judging anyone who participates, I just hate the idea of this enterprise.[/quote]

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