Don't pay op. We are also at a W school and our grand total donation for the season is $50..you're getting screwed.

Anonymous wrote:Along with the food thing is the booster thing. D was on cheer at a W school. They tracked and hunted me down for not making a contribution for the booster club. Told me that we were only family that was keeping the team from 100%. Embarrassed my D.

It's the norm to donate at those schools. But that's awful they singled you out. I'm sorry PP.

Anonymous wrote:My student does high school swim and the team has a pasta dinner the night before meets. There’s a signupgenius and the host family provides the pasta. It works pretty well.
We also collect for senior gifts and a coach’s gift. People donate if they can but I don’t prepare a spreadsheet etc. if you have a question, please ask.

Also please volunteer to do something - host the dinner, time at a meet, collect for the gifts. Just don’t complain if you haven’t volunteered.

Are you sure it worked out well as other parents may not have been so happy, especially when you make it all about the seniors, and barely recognize the other ones? No one will speak up because of how they are treated. I can tell you being in a situation like this is not as good as you think. And, you owed it to parents to disclose the finances especially when only the seniors got gifts and the other kids got nothing. It really wasn't encouraging to the other kids who didn't feel welcome or their team.

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Anonymous wrote:You should be asked for a gift card or a check. Cash? They are probably funneling that money to pay for extras for some. Very bad stuff.

I always find it interesting these parents never disclose anything and do a spreadsheet, etc. for accountability.

Just like Board of Ed!

Exactly...

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Anonymous wrote:You should be asked for a gift card or a check. Cash? They are probably funneling that money to pay for extras for some. Very bad stuff.

I always find it interesting these parents never disclose anything and do a spreadsheet, etc. for accountability.

Just like Board of Ed!

Anonymous wrote:Sadly this is fairly normal and it is run by the "team mom and dads" My son was on a sport and the fee was a couple hundred dollars with meal fee and "mandatory" apparel -- practice tees, hoodies, sweatpants, etc. They got away with it by saying if anyone had trouble paying they should contact them.

MCPS needs to take control of the athletics better. No money should be going directly to another parent and should go through the booster club or PTSA and there should be accountability. These parents collecting money with no accountability speaks volumes. I'm tired of the overpriced shirts and gear that people are making money off of and not using it on the teams.

Anonymous wrote:Along with the food thing is the booster thing. D was on cheer at a W school. They tracked and hunted me down for not making a contribution for the booster club. Told me that we were only family that was keeping the team from 100%. Embarrassed my D.

I donate $5-10 for those things in less I can see where them money is going.

Along with the food thing is the booster thing. D was on cheer at a W school. They tracked and hunted me down for not making a contribution for the booster club. Told me that we were only family that was keeping the team from 100%. Embarrassed my D.

Sadly this is fairly normal and it is run by the "team mom and dads" My son was on a sport and the fee was a couple hundred dollars with meal fee and "mandatory" apparel -- practice tees, hoodies, sweatpants, etc. They got away with it by saying if anyone had trouble paying they should contact them.

Anonymous wrote:My student does high school swim and the team has a pasta dinner the night before meets. There’s a signupgenius and the host family provides the pasta. It works pretty well.
We also collect for senior gifts and a coach’s gift. People donate if they can but I don’t prepare a spreadsheet etc. if you have a question, please ask.

Also please volunteer to do something - host the dinner, time at a meet, collect for the gifts. Just don’t complain if you haven’t volunteered.

Some of us try to volunteer and are given the run around, told no and the existing families are not friendly, which is why we stop offering.

My student does high school swim and the team has a pasta dinner the night before meets. There’s a signupgenius and the host family provides the pasta. It works pretty well.
We also collect for senior gifts and a coach’s gift. People donate if they can but I don’t prepare a spreadsheet etc. if you have a question, please ask.

Also please volunteer to do something - host the dinner, time at a meet, collect for the gifts. Just don’t complain if you haven’t volunteered.

I'm really confused about this eating before the game thing. My kid would never eat before a game. How can you play on a full stomach?

Team dinners should be the night BEFORE the game.

Anonymous wrote:You should be asked for a gift card or a check. Cash? They are probably funneling that money to pay for extras for some. Very bad stuff.

I always find it interesting these parents never disclose anything and do a spreadsheet, etc. for accountability.

You should be asked for a gift card or a check. Cash? They are probably funneling that money to pay for extras for some. Very bad stuff.

Op, you have been asked for $150 because you are covering the cost of parents who aren't going to donate at all.