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The [b]point of the group gift is that kids are not singled out because they did not contribute[/b]. Since the gift is from the generic class, the Teacher doesn't know who donated and who did not. We are in a good place so we contribute more then other families. We know that some families do not contribute. The class average ends up being $25 a family at our school and I know that is because there are those of us who donate more. And that is fine. If it mattered to me that the Teacher knew we donated X amount we would give a separate gift.

Don't give if you cannot. Ask your child to write a card and deliver that. That is what you can do and that is great. [/quote]

This.  Hopefully in their messages the room parents are stating clearly that the gift is from the whole class regardless of who contributes.  Between both my kids I think I was a room parent seven or eight times, so I have a fair amount of experience sending these emails.  Parents always ask "how much should I give" so we usually said something like "$15-20 per family or whatever you are comfortable with.  The gift will be from the whole class regardless".  I always sent a final reminder since the holidays are a crazy time, and I didn't want a family sending $20 in an envelope via backpack mail two days after I'd picked up the gift card or gift for the teacher.

Every single year I had families give nothing, many gave in the $10-25 range and a few who would balance it out with $35-75 contributions.  Please don't let this stress you out.  [/quote]

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