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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP our PTA (wealthy) organizes book and clothing drives to benefit our sister school's PTA (high FARMS rate).

This WaPo article talks about PTA money-sharing initiatives in DCPS.  Parents raise massive amounts of money at some public schools. Should they share it?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/parents-raise-massive-amounts-of-money-at-some-public-schools-should-they-share-it/2018/03/16/e3a53eb0-1650-11e8-b681-2d4d462a1921_story.html?utm_term=.bed3199398ce[/quote]

We don't have a sister school but I hate how our school collects toys and clothing to donate when we have kids at our school who could use it.  I'd happily donate to kids at our school but I'm not donating to the principals random charity.

No, they shouldn't have to share it.[/quote]

What stops your school from donating the toys to kids at your school?  Also, are you sure they don't?  My son is in 3rd grade and I had no idea until this year that the food we donate during the food drive goes to kids at our school to get them through the winter break.
Full disclosure: I am in Arlington.  But I think the same principles apply.

Every year our wonderful counselor takes on a toy drive.  Families sponsor families in need.  She makes sure she has one toy for every child in VPI.  She even tries to accommodate special requests.
However donating toys to your own schools will require support from your school administration.  PTAs are not supposed to know who the needy children are but maybe if your PTA agrees to organize the gift collection, your school would be willing to do the rest. 
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