Grreen Fundraisers for Your School

As parents of school-going children, we are eternally asked to contribute to our children's school. I remember the first day back from school and my kids came home with a fundraiser. My first thought was "Are they going to school to learn or to raise funds?". As the year progressed, I saw more such requests. As a parent, I was over-whelmed, not only with the number of fundraisers, but also requests for additional funds needed for small projects - class parties, extra-activities planned by the teachers, school trips etc.

When the school year began, I checked with several parents about participating in the Home and School Association. Many of them were of the opinion that once you attend you get pressurized to participate and of course you volunteer, taking on one more responsibility when you are already stretched thin. Nonetheless, I had made up my mind to find out for myself. I decided to make it a priority to play an active role in the school's Home and School Association equivalent to a Parent Teacher Association. Mind you "active" for me at this time does not mean serve on a committee, it meant, merely, attend a monthly meeting.

Contrary to the feedback I received from many parents, the HSA was an extremely welcoming and warm group of parents. These parents are just as strecthed out as I. But they have chosen to prioritize their children's school experience over some other activity. There were no pressures, only opportunities..... Ultimately it is my choice to either participate or not. One HSA meeting and I realized how important it is for parents to support a group of individuals whose only objective is to make the school experience as educational, fun and memorable as possible. To me thats a selfless cause.

And thats how the idea of Grreen Fundraisers was born! Check out Grreen Year-Round Fundraisers on www.leogoesgrr homepage. Leo Goes Grr kicked off its first Grreen Fundraiser at Woodfern Elementary School in Hillsborough NJ. A lucky patron will be awarded an Imagination Box from Leo Goes Grr Grreen Shop!