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One other thing that crossed my mind is that there might be other parents who are planning to do something for the leaders. In which case, you would expect someone to clue you into it so you could work togother or whatever. (Nothing you said in your post suggested that you wouldn't work with someone else - in fact, I get the opposite imporssion - or that you wouldn't get out of the way and let the other person do whatever.) I understand your frustration with the email thing and calling people. I had two kids on my soccer team whose family (they were cousins living in the same household). They spoke Spanish at home. When I called, I got "no english" and they hung up. I ended up sending a let or postcard when the next practice or game was with a copy of the schedule. I gave up trying to contact htem after that. Jeff |
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"bizby40" wrote in message news One of the things that happened on my soccer team is that I had a team mother who took care of all the snacks and stuff. She collected money at the beginning of the year. Whatever was left over went to the end of year party, I think, at a local pizza joint. I think she collected $20 per kid. I realize that it doesn't help with this situation. Jeff |
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Thanks everyone for your feedback. I don't think I'll try anything like this in the future, but if I do, I'll definitely know to do things differently. As an aside -- our soccer coach asked everyone to bring $10 to the first practice to cover the cost of trophies and a season -end gathering for the kids. I noticed I was the only one to bring th money. Bizby |
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"Banty" wrote in message ... Events like Blue and Gold dinners all had to be paid in advance - we'd even go through the artifice of selling the tickets for them. That was a little different. Our den was assigned to bring the fruit and veggie trays by the pack. Because some of the parents are so hard to get a hold of, and because some of the families are very flaky in their attendance, we knew there was no way to get everyone to bring an item. So we made the decision to get the trays and split the cost. And then, even knowing it was a den obligation, and even knowing that the cost had to come out of someone's pocket, 3 of the families (out of 8) have never ponied up their share. Bizby |
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"toto" wrote in message ... On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 17:26:22 -0500, "bizby40" wrote: Well, I think the picture would mean more to the leaders if the entire troop were in it. And I wouldn't want the girls to feel left out just because their parents don't contribute. Definitely. As a former girls scout leader, I would hate to think that any of the girls felt left out of a picture or gift for lack of money. Many of my girls didn't have much. And for future reference, we like things made by the girls that don't cost too much too. LOL, I did think of putting together a scrap book with each girl making a page, but thought the picture idea would be so much *easier*! Bizby -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits |
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"Jeff" wrote in message ... One other thing that crossed my mind is that there might be other parents who are planning to do something for the leaders. In which case, you would expect someone to clue you into it so you could work togother or whatever. (Nothing you said in your post suggested that you wouldn't work with someone else - in fact, I get the opposite imporssion - or that you wouldn't get out of the way and let the other person do whatever.) Oh, yeah. I would have been way happy to get out of the way and let someone else take over! I understand your frustration with the email thing and calling people. I had two kids on my soccer team whose family (they were cousins living in the same household). They spoke Spanish at home. When I called, I got "no english" and they hung up. I ended up sending a let or postcard when the next practice or game was with a copy of the schedule. I gave up trying to contact htem after that. That's like one of our cub scouts. We're not sure if his family still considers him to be in the den or not. So they're still on the e-mail distribution list, but we make no other effort to contact them. Bizby Jeff |
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In article , bizby40 says...
"Banty" wrote in message ... Events like Blue and Gold dinners all had to be paid in advance - we'd even go through the artifice of selling the tickets for them. That was a little different. Our den was assigned to bring the fruit and veggie trays by the pack. Because some of the parents are so hard to get a hold of, and because some of the families are very flaky in their attendance, we knew there was no way to get everyone to bring an item. So we made the decision to get the trays and split the cost. And then, even knowing it was a den obligation, and even knowing that the cost had to come out of someone's pocket, 3 of the families (out of 8) have never ponied up their share. In our Cub Scout pack, the Blue and Gold dinners were catered; the year-end picnic was potluck. Which people were really glad for by and large - nice to have an event that you just attend and enjoy. And not eat the umpteenth potato salad. The organizers' job was nonetheless large, getting the venue, setting up the menu (ziti pasta), the presentations and pins and badges, table settings. For the picnic, people by and large don't arrive with nothing - people are pretty good about potlucks. There's the embarassment factor I guess Banty |
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In article , bizby40 says...
"Jeff" wrote in message . .. One other thing that crossed my mind is that there might be other parents who are planning to do something for the leaders. In which case, you would expect someone to clue you into it so you could work togother or whatever. (Nothing you said in your post suggested that you wouldn't work with someone else - in fact, I get the opposite imporssion - or that you wouldn't get out of the way and let the other person do whatever.) Oh, yeah. I would have been way happy to get out of the way and let someone else take over! I understand your frustration with the email thing and calling people. I had two kids on my soccer team whose family (they were cousins living in the same household). They spoke Spanish at home. When I called, I got "no english" and they hung up. I ended up sending a let or postcard when the next practice or game was with a copy of the schedule. I gave up trying to contact htem after that. That's like one of our cub scouts. We're not sure if his family still considers him to be in the den or not. So they're still on the e-mail distribution list, but we make no other effort to contact them. Sooner or later you drop them for not paying pack dues, no? Banty |
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Every year, our soccer program has a lunch or dinner for the kids (it starts
with lunch for the little kids -- so there are 3 different meals). To me, it seems that I would prefer they spend the money on equipment, money for training coaches and refs or decreasing the league fees. I am not sure that the kids benefit all that much. I think most of the teams have an after season party with the teams anyway. It seems like a pain for the parents to get the kids there, too. And this year, two of the kids had boy scouts at the same time, so they couldn't make it. Jeff |
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"Banty" wrote in message ... (...) Sooner or later you drop them for not paying pack dues, no? I imagine if they can't afford the dues, the pack will make provisions for them. Of course, the parents have to speak up. jeff Banty |
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