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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]9:10 again.

I was not part of the PTA board or part of the decision process. But I am friends with several people on the board and I'm friendly with the principal. I know there was a lot of debate about it before deciding to go forward with the Boosterthon fundraiser.

[b]If families really knew how much of their wrapping paper money was going to the school /PTA (which is less than 50%), they'd probably be screaming. I have quit all those fundraisers. [/b]

So do the fundraiser you want to do.

Go to the PTA but don't be argumentative and use words like "scam". The PTA knows exactly what they did when they decided to go with this fundraiser. It's like posting political messages on Facebook. No one has ever changed their mind about a candidate because of something they saw on FB.

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No one is forced to buy wrapping paper and I certainly would not think 50% is going back to the school because I also have wrapping paper in my hand - to use.  So the donation percentage is fine.

There is NOTHING at Boosterthon that really costs money and they really push these kids to almost anxiety about getting money raised.  The teachers HATE it and the low income families are really stressed.  They even make volunteers and the PTA do most of the work.  How does that make them worthy of making a profit of over 5 figures?  It is highway robbery.  Why not just have your own fun run where 100% of the proceeds go back to the school?  I can not believe the school district even allows it without some form of wording on the bottom that 50% goes back to the company.

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