Would you Fundraise for your pet? - Page 21

**jocoyn** · 09-23-2011, 08:38 AM

No,

I HATE those things, refused to participate, and did not let my kids participate. Most of the money is made by the fundraising company and they give no alternate option for the kid to collect money to the project (other than you can donate on your own and the big eyed kid does not get "credit" and the kids get "rewards" based on what they sell. Even Girl Scout sales offer "rewards".

We are teaching our kids that volunteering and being part of a team earns them something other than a good feeling. Maybe that is where this comes from.

So , no I do NOT donate money so middle class kids can do middle class things; that is the parents' responsiblity. JMO. Schools are strapped. My SIL earns the huge [sarcasm here] salary of $30K to teach other folks kids. TAX ME so that we can pay him a decent salary. TAX ME so that the schools can get what they need to get a decent education. Public Education and the USA go WAY back together!

kiwilrdg · 09-23-2011, 09:49 AM

The trick of a good fundraiser is to do it so well the cause is a minor factor.

If the fundraiser is well thought out the organization will have minimal startup cost and expenses so the org gets most of the money that is paid in. The fundraiser should be either so much fun or such a good product that the organization is just a final thing to tip the balance and get the customer to buy in. That way even if everyone does not care about the cause there will be some people still buying.

If the hypethetical person were selling great homemade fudge brownies with ice cream for a few dollars I would be likely to buy them even if it was being done to buy a new purse to carry their little dog in. I would just want the food.

**jocoyn** · 09-23-2011, 10:10 AM

I would be 100% fine with something like that. I would just want to know who it was and would only decline if it was supporting a group with very contrary goals to mine. I am the same way with retail purchases as much as I can be.

(for example I don't care how wonderful the brownies were, I would not buy from the KKK)

kiwilrdg · 09-23-2011, 01:00 PM

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(for example I don't care how wonderful the brownies were, I would not buy from the KKK)

I wish you hadn't posted that. Now I keep having twisted thoughts about the white chocolate Koo Klux Konfections baked by elves in white hoods. Some days my brain is more twisted than normal.

Mrs.K · 09-23-2011, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jocoyn

I would be 100% fine with something like that. I would just want to know who it was and would only decline if it was supporting a group with very contrary goals to mine. I am the same way with retail purchases as much as I can be.

(for example I don't care how wonderful the brownies were, I would not buy from the KKK)

Same here, I love to give but not to certain things. I would not support any kind of racism, peeta or something I can't go conform with.

Chicagocanine · 09-23-2011, 02:32 PM

Also wanted to add the fund that helped us did not do "fundraisers" like that, they made t-shirts and bags and the money from the sales goes to the fund. The woman who started it did so because her dog had to have chemo and a leg amputated due to osteosarcoma and she started making these t-shirts to first pay off her dog's bills, and then after that she started using the profits to help other pets.

I'm not sure what the alternative would have been for me and my dog, but I guess a lot of people don't think it's right to ask for help with a dog's vet care. I guess people would say I should never have gotten a dog, although I do not think I could have just left her in the streets (she was a stray originally.)

CelticGlory · 09-24-2011, 09:05 PM

My answer is no...in the sense that it would greatly depend on what the surgery is for. I would bake say treats or something for other dogs and put them up for sale. I would also pawn my items, etc. I could always get the material things back later on. It also depends on the survival possibility of my pets as well.

ETA: I would also get pet insurance as well. Does anyone know how many pet insurances a person could sign up for at once?

Debbieg · 09-26-2011, 08:42 AM

Fund raiser I was happy to participate in and will do so again

Retired K-9 becomes family pet - Loomis News

09-23-2011, 08:38 AM	#201 (permalink)
jocoyn Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 8,052	No, I HATE those things, refused to participate, and did not let my kids participate. Most of the money is made by the fundraising company and they give no alternate option for the kid to collect money to the project (other than you can donate on your own and the big eyed kid does not get "credit" and the kids get "rewards" based on what they sell. Even Girl Scout sales offer "rewards". We are teaching our kids that volunteering and being part of a team earns them something other than a good feeling. Maybe that is where this comes from. So , no I do NOT donate money so middle class kids can do middle class things; that is the parents' responsiblity. JMO. Schools are strapped. My SIL earns the huge [sarcasm here] salary of $30K to teach other folks kids. TAX ME so that we can pay him a decent salary. TAX ME so that the schools can get what they need to get a decent education. Public Education and the USA go WAY back together! __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Grim (Grimmy Bear) & Beau (Bo-dee man) Waiting at the Bridge: Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles

09-23-2011, 09:49 AM	#202 (permalink)
kiwilrdg Master Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tidewater Virginia Posts: 655	The trick of a good fundraiser is to do it so well the cause is a minor factor. If the fundraiser is well thought out the organization will have minimal startup cost and expenses so the org gets most of the money that is paid in. The fundraiser should be either so much fun or such a good product that the organization is just a final thing to tip the balance and get the customer to buy in. That way even if everyone does not care about the cause there will be some people still buying. If the hypethetical person were selling great homemade fudge brownies with ice cream for a few dollars I would be likely to buy them even if it was being done to buy a new purse to carry their little dog in. I would just want the food. __________________ I would like to be as good as my dogs think I am.

09-23-2011, 10:10 AM	#203 (permalink)
jocoyn Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 8,052	I would be 100% fine with something like that. I would just want to know who it was and would only decline if it was supporting a group with very contrary goals to mine. I am the same way with retail purchases as much as I can be. (for example I don't care how wonderful the brownies were, I would not buy from the KKK) __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Grim (Grimmy Bear) & Beau (Bo-dee man) Waiting at the Bridge: Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles

09-23-2011, 02:32 PM	#206 (permalink)
Chicagocanine Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 5,520	Also wanted to add the fund that helped us did not do "fundraisers" like that, they made t-shirts and bags and the money from the sales goes to the fund. The woman who started it did so because her dog had to have chemo and a leg amputated due to osteosarcoma and she started making these t-shirts to first pay off her dog's bills, and then after that she started using the profits to help other pets. I'm not sure what the alternative would have been for me and my dog, but I guess a lot of people don't think it's right to ask for help with a dog's vet care. I guess people would say I should never have gotten a dog, although I do not think I could have just left her in the streets (she was a stray originally.) __________________ Chicago Canine Bianca HIC CGC TT (GSD) Last edited by Chicagocanine; 09-23-2011 at 02:38 PM.

09-24-2011, 09:05 PM	#207 (permalink)
CelticGlory Master Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Fl Posts: 623	My answer is no...in the sense that it would greatly depend on what the surgery is for. I would bake say treats or something for other dogs and put them up for sale. I would also pawn my items, etc. I could always get the material things back later on. It also depends on the survival possibility of my pets as well. ETA: I would also get pet insurance as well. Does anyone know how many pet insurances a person could sign up for at once? __________________ # "Breed not a savage dog, nor permit a loose stairway." - Talmud # "In my day, we didn't have dogs or cats. All I had was Silver Beauty, my beloved paper clip." - Jennifer Hart, Arlington

09-26-2011, 08:42 AM	#208 (permalink)
Debbieg Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Calif Posts: 1,160	Fund raiser I was happy to participate in and will do so again Retired K-9 becomes family pet - Loomis News __________________ Benedict GSD 4/13/09 Angelina Pit adopted 8/11/09 Jake Borzoi 12/3/10 Waiting at the Bridge Eli GSD Chopper APBT Raphael GSD http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1007494 http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/...ee/610245.html

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