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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please, it was an analogy - I didn't say this mom was benefitting financially and I didn't attack her. But if I wanted to be on the auction committee or head up the back-to-school carnival, I would sign up to do that. Instead, some other parent signs up to be the "chair" and then calls saying how busy she is with some big school event and how she really, really, really needs help. And so every time I find myself sucked into this as a result. And it suddenly occurred to me that this is an effective way to rope in more people than would otherwise sign up (just like pyramid schemes are an effective way to rope in more money.[/quote]

Well yes.  Part of the job is to make sure that they get volunteers, if there weren't enough sign-ups, and it's normal to do this on a 1:1 basis by reaching out to friends.  I'm not so sure why this is hard for you to understand?  It's not a "pyramid scheme" or an MLM scheme, because the end result is ***fundraising for your child's school ***, not money flowing upwards with no return to you.  [/quote]

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