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Why is Title 1 or SES relavent to your question? Now that you've extended the invitation to everyone, you need to find a way to include everyone (regardless of SES or any other factor you'd like to use to categorize the kids). Since there is more than one mom organizing this effort, you all can divide as evenly as possible and conquer.[/quote]

Having been a teacher in a Title I school and, later a GS leader for  my own DD, it is quite relevant to her question.

As another PP stated, there are rules about how many adults must be present.  From my experience in a Title I school, finding parent volunteers is a very difficult task.  Of course, all should be included, but it does affect how you divide up the numbers.  It has nothing to do with excluding low SES girls.  
There are plenty of affluent parents who cannot find time to volunteer--but, in the case of the low SES, it is sometimes impossible for the parents to volunteer.  Siblings are not welcome at many events.
Another factor I had forgotten, was the transportation after the meeting.  Is the leader prepared to take home girls who do not have transportation?  This is a factor with any SES. I had girls in my troop who were quite well off, yet the parents could not manage to arrange for transportation home.

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