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Posted by Cyndi Allison Nov 27, 2006 |
The stack of fundraising flyers are piling up on the kitchen counter with most coming from the school.
The swim team needs to sell stuff for "athletics" in general though I haven't figured out how the school supports the team other than with a coach. The swim kids buy their own gear as well as having to get their own rides across town for practice and meets.
Then NHS (which I thought was to honor kids for high grades and good citizenship) now requires a "buy in" of either 5 food items sold or $25 out-of-pocket.
I don't even know what the middle school is doing with the cookie dough money. That's just a general schoolwide fundraiser.
The cheapest item on the various lists is the cookie dough at $12.95. A tub of that makes about equal to one homemade batch of cookies. I hate to even think about the $17.00 for cheese pizza or $21.50 for Philly Cheese calzones. Food Lion has Tombstones for $3.99. I haven't even looked at the typical charge for frozen sandwiches, since I always make those from scratch.
Yes. I know there's a mark up with money going to the school, but that's some high priced food.
There's no way I'm hitting up family and friends with those kinds of prices. This is a mostly blue collar town with a lot of folks on lay off - both temporary and permanent depending on the business. It's one thing to ask about a candy bar at $1 (and half the profit goes to the organization) and quite another to sell frozen pretzels for $16.50 (with $5 going to the school).
Frankly, I'm glad NHS flat said that the price is $25. I'll just write out the check. That's better than over $60 (at best) with my freezor packed full as it is.
I think it's wrong to charge a kid to be in NHS, but that's the way it is. I hope the kids who earned that honor can sell five items or have $25 to spare.
I hope the other school groups and those kid organizations outside school give the "buy out" price too. I'd rather just pay a fee than have to buy junk I don't want or need.