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[quote=Anonymous]If it’s an event attended by students, it should be free. After all that’s the purpose of the PTA, provide enrichment activities to the student body, adding an artificial barrier to attendance is counterproductive and in poor taste.

You don’t need fancy audio equipment for the PTA, most schools have one for general assemblies, if the PTA doesn’t have money, it has to make it happen with what they have. Events can be organized with a few hundred bucks.

Fundraising should be kept separate from activities, most of our PTA money came from donations not sales, but some schools may not have a strong PTA of affluent parents.

Usually the issue is poor organization and a PTA that is not welcoming to new active members. Also sometimes the money is spend on pet projects with an understanding between PTA president and principal, that don’t benefits the student body at large. I’ve seen PTA paying for counselors, reading specialists etc, which in my view should be avoided. [/quote]

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