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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are there any low-income families at your schools?  How do you think they feel when you charge $90+ for gala entrance fees?  I hope you have some discounts other than early-bird, so you can be inclusive.[/quote]

[b]Our school (which I won't name) sets aside tickets for low-income families, they go through the principal[/b].  Having said that, try to remember it's a fundraiser.  Generally the point is to raise funds for a project that benefits the school, not to send someone who can't otherwise afford it to an expensive party.  There are many other events that are free of charge.  Missing a school's gala/auction hardly leaves anyone out of the social loop.

There are galas I'd love to attend too, if someone subsidized a ticket for me.  Of course, that means the money spent on my ticket isn't being spent on say, cancer research or an arts foundation.  Personally, I'm happy to enjoy the benefits of cancer research and arts foundations without draining their funding so that I can attend their parties.

Apparently that's not a universal attitude.[/quote]

How do you (and others who posted that tickets are available if people can't afford to attend) let people know these tickets are available? Is it printed on the invitation that someone should call the principal if the ticket price is a hardship? [/quote]

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