"The note gave different dollar amounts matched up with hilarious volunteer options like baking cupcakes, etc. For example, parents were invited to pay $15 if they would "rather not bake anything or shop for cupcakes this year." Anyone wishing to "not peddle products to my family and friends from catalogs" could do so for $50. Meanwhile, parents who did not wish to "run, walk, ride a bike or do any of the 'fun' things like these" were invited to pay $75 for the privilege."
""My kids' school did this. I gladly gave $100 and I knew that every dime went to the PTO and none of it went to scammy fundraising companies that peddle shoddy crap so bad that we were embarrassed to show the catalogs to the grandparents," one user wrote."
""They did this at little league when my kids were young. They required every family to do so many hours of volunteer work working the concessions, cooking or cleaning. I paid to opt out every year and I loved that I could!!" another wrote."
A school offered an 'Un Fundraiser' allowing parents to pay set donation amounts to the Parent-Teacher Organization in place of volunteering or participating in traditional fundraisers. The note labeled the effort voluntary and allowed parents to opt in instead of or in addition to other fundraisers. Specific tiered payments corresponded to common volunteer tasks or sales — $15 for skipping baking cupcakes, $50 to avoid selling catalog products, and $75 to skip athletic or activity-based fundraisers. The PTO also accepted any other donation. Many parents praised the program for directing funds to the PTO and avoiding third-party fundraising companies.
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