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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our school (W cluster, mind you), raised 60k from a boosterthon.  We love it, and it's the best fundraiser.  So keep on selling wrapping paper and candy bars, non-W schools.  So glad we live in a W cluster.[/quote]

PTAs shouldn't think of fundraising as Boosterthon or wrapping paper er al. There are better options.

Direct donation and silent auctions raise a a lot of money without the overhead and manipulation of Boosterthon or the crap products of sales.

Thankfully not all W schools resort to the likes of Boosterthon..

Boosterthon violates mcps fundraising regulations because it takes up school time and is coercive. I don't understand how it happens.

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I don't understand it either. It clearly violates 3 rules of MCPS fundraising and is still allowed. The mom who helped run ours even said at the PTA to hush the profits percentage or people wouldn't donate. To ask grandparents, extended family etc... that would easily write a check. Then you have people coming in classrooms making kids raising their hands if they met goals and giving out prizes in front of other kids. It is cringe worthy. [/quote]

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