Students can you spare a dime?
On the way out the door this morning, my oldest two kids stopped in their tracks.
"It's Jamba Juice Wednesday! Moooooom can I have two dollars?" (fundraiser #1)
I pointed at the change jar.
"Scrounge what you can, kids."
"Here's my book fair wish list for the book fair today, Mommy!" announced my kindergartener. "Can I get all these books? Pleeeeeeeease?!" (fundraiser #2).
A cursory glance at the scholastic catalog had me guesstimating the total was between $40-$50.
"Maybe pick one book, buddy," I suggested, knowing full well his two other school age sibs would be presenting me with their own lists before the week was through.
This was a lot of fundraiser before 8 am, but we were just getting rolling.
Once on campus we were greeted with the reminder that today was the monthly "Let's do Lunch" fundraiser sponsored by Togo's. Pick up your lunch at Togo's and the school gets 30% (fundraiser #3).
A sign out front also reminded us that it's currently Annual Giving time. So far only 20 families have donated and of course we are nowhere close to our campaign goals. I hung my head guiltily, glad that I'd stopped my husband from tossing the mailing last week, but that was as far as I got. It's still sitting on the counter in the hallway, while I wait for the change jar to magically refill (fundraiser #4).
If I hadn't been at a PTA meeting I could have been attending the morning's parent led crafting session to support the annual Holiday Market next week (fundraiser #5).The holiday market is a sweet concept - parents contribute handmade gifts and then send kids into school with money to buy these gifts for friends and family. The school gets the cash.
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