I don't buy Girl Scout cookies anymore for this same reason.

Nov 19, 2024
7:18:52am

Y05 All-American

My girls went door to door and sold several hundred dollars worth of cookies. Their reward was miniscule. 20-40 dollars to go towards their activities.

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Y05

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Elementary school fundraiser bros are equivalent to child factory managers in my

Pepe

6:48am

That was one of the unexpected benefits of changing to homeschool.

XORCoug

6:55am

But then your kids are homeschooled. Not worth the trade off.

WDaddy

6:57am

100% worth the tradeoff, and not just because of fundraising.

XORCoug

7:05am

Our kids' schools have started doing almost exclusively restaurant night

Roko's Basilisk

6:58am

Our schools do this about once a month, its either a restaurant or a

LeonMarek

7:08am

Our schools do this and the big fundraiser. It was all done through the PTO but

Pepe

7:51am

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but . . .

Surfing

8:14am

There's something to this. I don't love parents hawking it on social media, but

runnincoug

9:57am

It’s infiltrated H.S now on a big level. Both my kids now have 4 fundraising

ordinary tri guy

7:02am

I paid the PTA “hush money” each year. Asked what they net from the fundraiser

Soupie

7:10am

My highschool kid is doing 4 fundraisers to help pay for the $1100/kid

WhirleyPop

7:16am

I don't buy Girl Scout cookies anymore for this same reason.

Y05

7:18am

It's all tacky and dumb

Gustav

7:33am

Donate cash the school, give your kid a chore & pick out a toy. Somehow this

snowbird

8:08am

I was proud as a principal when I cut all fundraisers except for one. The PTA

O Gaucho

9:26am

You're doing good work!

Roko's Basilisk

9:33am

RE: Elementary school fundraiser bros are equivalent to child factory managers

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