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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think it’s weird, it’s nice. It’s also good for the kids who are privileged to start doing these things.  It’s a good way to raise a lot of money for a good cause, a lot more then a car wash would raise.  Like it or not, this is how a very large portion of philanthropy is conducted.  These kids will likely be participating in this way much of their lives. Doesn’t mean they won’t do other more direct efforts but this is part of their upbringing and there is nothing wrong with it.  The kids who drank probably are the type drinking on weekend nights regardless - I agree it’s crazy, but that’s not on the event- there are far too many 14 year old kids drinking, smoking weed etc. and your naive if you don’t know this.  We are very strict and on it with ours but w don’t kid ourselves either.  And if they’d been drinking I absolutely would have known - what parent dropped them off knowing this is crazy.  I hope those girls are ok and I hope all parents will tune in and realize many are already doing this stuff.[/quote]

But there IS something wrong with it, that’s the thing. Sometimes you have to take a step back and realize that the way you are doing things is ‘not right’ and ‘not good’. 
But I know that you will just pat yourself on the back for ‘supporting a good cause’ and then fly off for your next exotic vacation to ‘deconpress’ From your stressful life and not give it a second thought.

And yes - my kid goes to one of those schools and I see this stuff all the time and it’s vacuous and embarrassing behavior.[/quote]

Ok why is there something wrong with it? And why is it wrong to take nice vacations?  I don’t get it.  As long as your kind, ethical, honest and yes “give back” why is any of this wrong??[/quote]

You need to spend some time learning about and experiencing those you are supporting. You can’t do that by just throwing money at a cause by partying one night. It’s wrong because if you spent some time immersing yourself in the ‘cause’ you are supporting you might actually change some of your day to day life because of it after thinking about the issue or someone else’s life .

My child goes to a school that values service, but as it turns out they only value or remember service during those set ‘volunteer hours’ or during those set ‘projects’ or ‘events’. When it came time to react to a real life situation it was a diasaster for our family because the administration at said school clearly hadn’t internalized those values.  You have to think and experience other people’s lives more deeply, not just throw money at causes or compartmentalize your ‘volunteering’ into a three hour session and then turn back to your privileged life. You have to think more. 
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