"toypup" wrote:

"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message
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toypup wrote:

If a business gives a needed supply, I think it should be appreciated.
Sure, it's good publicity for them, but it is a generous offer. We
shouldn't be grubbing for "what about this? what about that?" That's a
good way to discourage donations altogether. We use the money we save
from the donation for this and that. If the donation isn't needed, turn
it down and make suggestions for alternatives.

It is true that gifts should be appreciated. It is also
true that givers should be thoughtful.

Yes, but they are thoughtful when they give something that is useful for the
school and the school needs. Just because they also need books and pencils
and paper doesn't mean it's the company's job to go out and get that, too,
since they were kind enough to supply computers. Now, I'm plenty sure they
think the school needs computers. I'd think so, as an outsider, and they
are probably seeing it like I do. If the school doesn't need it, they can
turn it down. It's not like the company came by and presented 30 live
horses.

I don't think the school would ever turn it down even if they didn't
need or want the computers (or the 30 live horses) and had not
intended to have any. It would be massively bad publicity for them
because probably the company donating would want the GOOD publicity
for their generosity, and not getting it would make them angry. And
they would tell the papers etc etc and then the taxpayers would be
outraged etc.