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How do I best donate to my child's school? (self.parenting)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by PetDinosaurs to c/parenting

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My child just started kindergarten. As far as I can tell, it's wonderful and is the best place for him.

We're just... people of means. We've saved a lot of money compared to the private schools we were considering.

I just don't want this to be inappropriate. We'll give to all the standard pta / school fundraisers and already do the wishlist and extra school supplies requests.

I'm still selfish. I do want plenty of it to benefit my child. Appropriately though.

I just also want to make sure that the (kindergarten) teachers can get pizza and beer or whatever without it seeming like bribery.

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[–] indomara 4 points 1 year ago

We donate to all our daughter's schools, not inappropriate money, but plenty. Basically every fundraiser that comes up we donate to. They often accept donations of gifts to then raffle off as well.

If you want to directly donate, like say you want to donate new keyboards and peripherals to an under funded computer lab, or donate uniforms paid to the uniform shop so they can give them to families that can't afford them, that requires following a set of specific rules.

In that case (in my country) you have to go to the principal (just ask for a meeting) and ask what the process is. Pick a single thing you would like to fund per year, and go through the steps involved to fund it.

Ask to keep it anonymous if you prefer that, we never wanted anyone to know.