Preschool fundraiser
Ladies Night Out - of a kind
so long, low on chairs
Spent twenty-five bucks
Didn’t win anything at all
but got baseball cap
there were nice baskets
filled with such pricey prizes
fancy vendors too
stood for three long hours
didn’t even buy paisley
lacrosse stick holder
Didn’t eat either
Just had some bottled water
Not a real night out
And I think the worst part of it is I’ve yet to hear what the fundraiser was for. Being the slacker class mom, I haven’t gone to a meeting in a while. I could never get a babysitter on the right nights. Not that I tried that hard. My life is busy enough as it is. And it’s one thing to make sure Ironflower’s class parties are perfect, it’s another to raise money for a school where we already pay tuition.
Maybe I’m a little bitter. Our discretionary funds are small enough - to have wasted twenty-five dollars (movies! lunch out! a pedicure!) to stand around for three hours AND not have won anything (one woman won FOUR prizes, FOUR!) AND know that the school is pretty well stocked. . .it rankles a bit.
This attitude is probably something I should add to my “Reasons I’m A Bitch” list, huh?
12 responses so far ↓
wright // March 28, 2008 at 9:10 am
Oh I so understand having limited discrtionary funds. (I wrote about it in my haiku as well!)
And you’re totally not a b!tch; I hate it when people win more than one prize!
Kathryn // March 28, 2008 at 9:31 am
Oh, I’m with ya. I am so sick of fundraisers, and my boy is only in 4k. I know it will only get worse as he gets older. Bah!
Secret Agent Mama // March 28, 2008 at 11:54 am
#1 reason to home school… no fundraisers!! lol
Kelli @ Gohn Crazy // March 28, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Yeah I would have been bitter. She should have shared…or something. And I don’t much care for fundraisers either.
anglophilefootballfanatic // March 28, 2008 at 1:35 pm
You have every right to complain. I’m right there with you. I think it totally sucks gonads to pay tuition and then be expected to still contribute to the bottom line.
the planet of janet // March 28, 2008 at 2:07 pm
fundraisers are the bane of my existence. at one time, i had three kids in three schools — each with something different to sell.
magazines, wrapping paper, cookie dough. (cookie dough? hmmm… not so bad….)
Jennifer // March 28, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I bet she won crappy stuff, you wouldn’t have wanted it anyway…right! Right??
Leslie // March 28, 2008 at 5:19 pm
That doesn’t make you bitchy. It sucks when someone wins more than one prize - it just isn’t fair.
I recently went to a Baby Fair where they handed out door prizes. One woman won three times, and one of those times, she won a car seat. A CAR SEAT. In addition to a humidifier and one of those thingies you stick in the grocery store cart to keep your kid all comfy. I won a pair of booties. I guess I shouldn’t complain, but dude. It seemed totally unfair.
Sarah // March 28, 2008 at 6:08 pm
you’re not a bitch; you’re honest. We live and learn.
Jess // March 29, 2008 at 8:21 am
Bitchy would have been refusing to pay the $25 and making a very public stink about paying tuition and STILL having to fund raise.
Mmmmm. Pedicures. At least you have a plan on what to do during the NEXT one, right?
Merry // March 30, 2008 at 1:29 am
Not bitchy at all, the fundraisers are killer, especially when you’re already paying tuition…
On the other end of the fundraiser spectrum, though, when you’re paying tuition it means it’s parochial or private education… Most public school districts get from $6,000.00 -9,000.00 per student in state and government funds to pay for education. Private schools get no funds. Your tuition money isn’t enough to cover their cost of education, thus the need for fundraisers….
It doesn’t help knowing all of that though. It was hard enough for me to make the tuition, I couldn’t come up with the walk-a-thon, dinner dance, various sales stuff, too… I made it up by volunteering on committees and blatantly said, hey, I don’t have that kind of money, but you can have my time which is worth a hell of a lot more.
And it sucks when someone wins multiple door prizes and have you ever noticed that the ones who do are always most popular mom or the one running the pta or something? Their kid’s also in all the photos for school events. blech….
jerseygirl89 // March 30, 2008 at 8:54 am
wright - It’s not fun, right?
kathryn - I know! I can’t imagine how bitter I’ll be in a few years!
secret agent mama - I just don’t think I’d have the patience. . .but that lack of fundraising sure is tempting.
Kelli - And the woman I was hanging out with won two prizes!
AFF - It’s not even for the school per se, it’s for the parent committee because they want more computers or something.
Janet - If I could just buy some damn cookie dough I’d be happy. Definitely better than a hat.
Jennifer - All the stuff was great actually. All the prizes were terrific. It’s so unfair.
Leslie - That’s so wrong. There’s no comparison between booties and a car seat.
Sarah - Or maybe an honest bitch?
Jess - Oh, good idea! A pedicure would have been much more fun.
Merry - I wish I had time, but between Hubby’s crazy work schedule, me working at home now and the exhaustion caused by NewBaby I’m totally lacking in volunteer time, unless it’s directly related to Ironflower’s class. Also, this fundraiser was all about what the parents want for the school, not what the school needs - the director said the school is fine.
And most of the women who won? Totally “in”. Good call.
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