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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Last week I shared part one of this post — some guilty feelings I had and many others have when it comes to volunteering for school fundraising. I promised to help you alleviate some of that guilt this week, so here you go: Here’s a tip: We have to stop being so worried about what other people think and […]
I don’t know one mom who doesn’t feel guilty or judged about something regarding their kids, school fundraising or volunteering at school. Whether it’s plopping them in front of a television show for 30 minutes (or longer) or missing their first word or that big dance recital. Guilt and judgment go together like peanut butter and jelly. I thought those feelings would […]
Whose job is it to raise money for schools? Some people will say the parents, but a bunch of people will argue that the city and state should. A few weeks ago there was a great Op-Ed piece in The New York Times written by a mom who was fed up with her city and […]
Do you think school fundraising is limited to elementary schools? Nope. The other day I was talking to a friend of mine whose kids have both left for college. She’s an empty nester (the idea is COMPLETELY foreign to me), and she was telling me that while she did her share of school fundraising when […]
Think back to your first days at your kid’s school. For me, it was so big and overwhelming that I had to be brave just walking up the ramp that first day of Kindergarten. I didn’t know where to go and what to do. I didn’t know a lot of parents – only the […]
So the first few weeks of school are behind us and we are all hearing about how important school fundraising is. You have bounced like a ball from meetings or coffees and maybe you have received fliers about the awesome volunteer opportunities for school fundraising that await you. You have looked over what areas fit […]
