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Published: 08/31/10

School Fundraisers: Just Say No to the Sales Push

By  Janet Hinz - Politics Daily
School Fundraisers: Just Say No to the Sales Push

Let's be honest. My 5-year-old and 7-year-old don't need to worry about résumé building. The school year has just begun and already the children's backpacks are full of school fundraiser information that presumes my little ones would be effective salespersons. I understand that schools are in greater need of additional funding today than perhaps at any other time, but I refuse to spend my very rare free time hawking over-priced items I wouldn't willingly buy on my own. We are bombarded by pleas to buy products and have our children sell them to benefit PTAs, home and school associations and ...

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