I know spambots aren’t really people. They aren’t telemarketers, but they can’t just be robots that try to put this stuff on blog pages, right?? They’re like little amoebas! I’m still fairly new at this blogging thing, but I am amazed by how much spam people get on the backend of sites. It doesn’t get […]
How do you feel about corporate partnerships or sponsorships when it comes to the PTA? Are you picky about where the money comes from when a donation is made to your school? What if it’s going to the state PTA? Does that make more or less of a difference? I ask because last week I […]
When I talk to people about school fundraising, I talk about the power of a community. The idea is that when people come together to work toward one common goal, they can make a HUGE difference. I’ve seen it happen on a global level with Simple Gifts Project as well as at schools where they […]
Lately, I have found myself talking to several people who home school their kids. The reasons behind their decision to do this are all different, but I say more power to them! Just because someone home schools kids doesn’t mean they don’t need to fundraise for extras! When you think of home schooling what do you […]
Whenever my husband and I would go out to dinner with my mother in law, she would never send food back – even if it were wrong. She didn’t want to put anyone out or be considered a problem. Me, on the other hand, if I ordered a steak medium and it came to the […]
I love this time of year. Holiday music blasts from the radio, the kids are singing in their holiday shows and the school auditorium is decked out with student-made snowflakes. The holidays always feel so magical and I feel so appreciative for what I have – family, friends, a warm place to sleep at night […]
Words are very powerful. They can be used for good or for evil (too dramatic?) depending on who you are and what situation you’re in. But the words we hear as we grow up stay with us no matter what. How you react to words is really a matter of how you were raised. I’ve […]
People who volunteer to take on HUGE positions at your school are a rare find, indeed. They are dedicated and they care so much about the school and the kids in it. They don’t do it for the glory – because there isn’t so much of that. They are often talked about, disliked and treated […]
It doesn’t matter if you’re talking pre-school, elementary, middle, high school or college. If you are in transition and moving your kid from one level to the next, you are likely a parent full of questions. I know I have always asked a lot of questions. In college, I got the nickname Lady Askalot/MAG (because I […]
When I graduated from elementary school, there was no question about what school I was going to. My parents sent us to the local public middle school (which we used to call junior high) and that was that. Then they sent us to the local high school. Nobody switched schools unless they moved away. That was how most of my friends’ parents did it […]
