{"id":2659,"date":"2015-09-01T06:17:38","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T12:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/janetheactuary\/?p=2659"},"modified":"2015-09-01T06:16:03","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T12:16:03","slug":"its-fundraiser-season-again-ugh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/janetheactuary\/2015\/09\/its-fundraiser-season-again-ugh.html","title":{"rendered":"It’s fundraiser season again – ugh!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Steven Khor [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>School\u2019s back in session, and fundraising with it \u2014 so much so that there\u2019s been a viral photo floating around facebook, and featured on Slate<\/a>, purporting to be a fundraiser in which parents donate to the PTA as an expression of their gratitude for not being asked to sell wrapping paper or candles.<\/p>\n

This is also the time of year when I place an order for, and start planning the site sale portion of the annual Cub Scout popcorn sale. \u00a0Yes, it stinks. \u00a0$10 for a 10 oz bag of caramel popcorn, or $20 ($20!) for a box of 18 packets of microwave popcorn. \u00a0True, nearly 75% \u201cgoes to Scouting\u201d as they say, so it\u2019s like buying a $3 bag of popcorn and making a donation to the Cub Scouts (split roughly 50\/50 between the local pack and the Chicago-area council).<\/p>\n

(Is it that much worse than Girl Scout cookies? \u00a0According to NBC<\/a>, the profit margin on cookies is about the same, but people don\u2019t think of it in the same way because each individual box costs less. \u00a0At the same time, I\u2019m inclined to think that, unless their \u201cgourmet\u201d popcorn really is significantly better than your average supermarket popcorn, the manufacturer takes more profit.)<\/p>\n

My philosophy? \u00a0I figure we\u2019ll give it a good shot, but \u2014<\/p>\n