How to volunteer at your kid’s school without pulling out your hair
Popcorn. Cookies. Unwanted toys. Assorted donated crap.
I?ve sold them all as a volunteer fundraiser for my kids? Scouting activities and elementary school yard sale.
Why" Turns out, I?m pretty great at selling. I?ve helped raise more than $13,000 for the elementary school PTO, the Natick (Mass.) Pack 40 Cub Scouts, and the Natick Daisy Troop 72197?more funds than my predecessors have raised in the same roles.
Also, my kids love to sell stuff, and we all love yard sales, having run our own for several years. And selling tangible physical items to people?as opposed to words on a page representing ideas from my brain?is a different use of my skills and expertise.
As a parent, you may be bombarded with requests to help out at your kids? school, coach a sports team, work a fundraising sale, be a classroom parent, Scout parent or other kid activities. Parents who volunteer are what make some activities happen at all. But with so many requests for volunteers at schools, community events, and elsewhere, how can you decide what to say yes to and what to pass up" 1. Figure out what motivates you.
Pinpoint exactly why you want to volunteer. While it?s noble to want to help others, when your time is limited, it makes sense to do what you can that has some meaning. Do you want to help write a grant to get more standing desks at your child?s school because your own kid fidgets a lot" Do you have a free hour before a school performance you planned to attend anyway, s...
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