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[quote=Anonymous][b]You never know who all is volunteering to go on field trips or help out.  There are only so many volunteers needed and if 10 people offer to volunteer but there are only 3 spots to fill, then 7 of those people are not going to be selected to volunteer.  It doesn't mean that they never offer to help out.[/b][/quote]

I'm not talking about the fun desirable events that happen once a year.[/quote]

If the activity requires parental participation to make it run then you should require that ALL parents help out.  If volunteering is optional, then you step back and see who offers to help out.

Our swim team required a certain number of volunteer shifts from the parents of each kid.  No parent was sitting on the sidelines watching all of the other parents do the work.

Most of the school activities could run w/o significant parental volunteering but the parent volunteers make the events much more successful and fun.  Yes, some parents are spectators only while other parents put in the time and attention necessary to make the activity a great experience for all of the kids.[/quote]

Our cub scout den requires that all parents do ONE thing each year (it's flexible: organize an activity, be in charge of awards, administrative needs, anything/something that works with their schedule). Yet each year there are a hand full of parents who do not do one single thing, yet their kids benefit from scouts. Scouts would not happen without volunteers and everyone has the ability to do one thing that suits their schedule/capabilities. We obviously don't have the heart to kick out the kids with freeloading parents. [/quote]

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