posted on September 6, 2002 04:08:58 PM new
QD, fluffy, RB and Rewassago.
Get a life. Do you always cut down everything that is good for our kids. After reading most of the posts you people have left, I believe so. If you don't like the post, then don't read it. For all the rest, thank you for your support. The kids will be happy for all of the help that they can get. Which the whole point of the posting.
bp
posted on September 8, 2002 03:48:06 PM new
Hair2dye4,
One of the most profitable fund raisers at my children's school is the Scrip program, whereby you pre-buy gift certificates and participating merchants donate a percentage of the face value of the gift certificate to the school. If you are not familiar with this program, please check out website http://www.glscrip.com. The beauty of this fund raiser is that it does not cost the parents any additional monies - you use your existing shopping habits, and with a little pre-planning, can earn money for your school without spending extra dollars.
This program helped pay for $45,000 worth of new playground equipment at our local elementary school! The PTO vice-president worked with the city to do a dollar-for-dollar match to provide playground equipment for this part of the city which did not have a community park/playground. For each of three consecutive years the school raised $7500 through the Scrip program, the city matched those monies, and at the end of the three years, the school had $45,000 worth of new playground equipment. It is awesome and the kids love it!
