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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pretty sure if you can afford a 1.5 mil house you can afford $200 for the auction.  Also, you don't have to go.[/quote]

Are you saying al of the families at Janet live in 1.5 mil houses or is that the average? It’s it’s the average, shouldn’t you care about those below the average? This is sad.[/quote]

Pretty much.  Its about 98% in 1.2 and above.   Many now in 1.5+.[/quote]

Where did you pull that stat? There are many families that bought &gt;10 years ago. There are also renters that are already stretched with their housing and can’t swing $200 to go to a school event. The snobbishness of Janney stinks.[/quote]

Oh cry me a river.  Stretched thin in a million dollar house???  I'm in bounds for Murch and live paycheck to paycheck as a single parent just so my son can go to a decent school. I rent a very old 2 bedroom apartment.  There is no way I will ever own in that neighborhood.   Anyone who can afford a house zoned for Janney isn't struggling (or at least shouldn't be).  Get real.[/quote]

Maybe you didn’t fully read my post. I clearly said stretched to rent. I have a friend that is a single mom paying $3000 to rent a shack in Janney. She is not wealthy by any means. Doesn’t earn 6 figures. If her ex missed one month of child support, she wouldn’t be able to pay her rent. She is house poor so she can send her kids to Janney. $100 auction ticket is a slap in her face.[/quote]

First, that's insane.  She's paying in excess of 50% of her take home pay in rent.  Absent really, really hefty support (both child and spousal) payments, it's crazy.

Second, it is a fundraiser.  The entire purpose of the event is to . . . wait for it . . . raise funds.  No one is expecting (or should be, at any rate) people who are stretched to attend, or bid on expensive items.  It's not a mandatory attend event.  The funds raised help all the kids at the school.

You are seriously suggesting that a volunteer organization should suppress the funds it raises because some people in its community can't afford to make the donation required to participate in a fundraising event?  The goal is not participation, it's money!

Come on, people, get your collective heads out of your collective a$$es.  [/quote]

Don't think its even worth responding to you, but in the eventuality our kids end up competing together in sports or the arts, I hope you are teaching your children more than what you are conveying in this message anonymously.

We all understand that it is a fundraiser, and that there is a cost associated. However, sliding scales, or pay as you can, access should also be a consideration so that its not the "haves" vs the "have nots".  Everyone in the school should feel welcome, and the cost of attendance should be approachable for all. Note that other posters have commented on how they have made tickets available for teachers, other families, so that they can also attend.[/quote]

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