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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD was fundraising to cover travel expenses to a tournament the school will not pay for (hotel and dinner). Some girls didn’t participate at all in the fundraising and some only raised $50. Each player had a goal of $500. We didn’t need this much money from each player but because some just didn’t participate others had to make up the difference.

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If parents want kids to do things like this, they should be prepared to pay. I'd pay whatever my kids expenses were. I mean, all throughout youth sports, parents pay happily. Why should it be different in HS? I think in most sports there is an expectation that the school covers somewhere between some and all of the cost but if its not all covered, just pretend its another club sport and write a check for you part of the costs.

I just don't do fundraisers, sorry. Just get the amount needed for each player from each player. If the cost is $2000 and there are 10 kids...bring your $200 or don't come on the trip.

And I think the first thing to do in cases where its known funds will be needed is to have a participation fee. Pay to play.  Then any travel or unusual expenses can be collected later.[/quote]

How charitable of you. You must be wealthy and live in a wealthy area.[/quote]

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