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Sam, I don't know how things are done in New Jersey, but I can tell you about the Southeast. School fund-raising is a major, major activity. Last week, I talked to the elementary school principal that I posted about last summer. He has finished with his fundraising this year which came in at $15,000 net to the school. Any school in this state that wants more than the bare necessities (building, personnel, paper) has to do some significant fund-raising. If they can raise money, then they can have landscaping, computers, software, playground equipment, etc. Most fundraising projects involve prizes for the biggest sellers, i.e. the class who sells the most wins something, the 3 biggest salesmen win something, those who sell over a certain amount win something. A smart principal win give up a little of the school's money and use it for prizes. A high school assistant principal I talked to said that cash was the biggest motivator at his school. There is no school that I can think of that would even dream of hassling with a fundraiser if the participation level was 5% as you suggested. Regards, Suzanne |
