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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was President of one of these more wealthy associations and we donated a huge amount of money to the county to disperse to other schools that didn't have the same level of participation as the more successful schools.  We also mentored their association on fund raising etc.  It isn't that they don't have the money in those areas, it is they lack participation.  [/quote]

And why do you think they lack participation? People are working! People that don't make as much money have more inflexible jobs. They also tend to work in the evenings when these meetings are held (like me). They also probably can't afford a house cleaner, so they have to keep up their house themselves after work. They also probably can't afford to order take out as much either-- cooking dinner takes time. They might also not have two cars, or might have to rely on public transportation to make it to the school-- public transportation that stops running or gets scarce later in the day. It blows my mind that people don't see the connection. A lack of participation doesn't mean that parents don't care-- it's that they don't have the energy to do so after all the other work they have to do. The wealthy have easier lives in a million little ways that add up to them having more energy to participate.[/quote]

And all of this goes back to life isn't fair and equal. And it never will be. But expecting a PTA leader at a wealthier school (most of whom also have jobs) to run both their PTA and yours is unrealistic. Is any of this ideal? No, of course not. But most of us (PTA leaders/volunteers) are already stretched thin to keep our own PTAs going. If we made it our mission to run our PTA and fundraise for other schools, no one would participate. Because its too much. And believe it or not, even the wealthy PTAs are being run by the same handful of people. So the participation is still lacking, even if the money isn't. [/quote]

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