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School Fund Raisers, Great when there are four kids from the same family tree....

School fund raisers happen every week where the kids are going to school. Every Friday they have a "dollar" day. This means they get to do something out of the ordinary that day. Maybe it's wear pajamas to school, bring a stuffed animal, wear a crazy hat, something of that nature. We generally participate in each of the Friday events.  Even if it is just to give the system a dollar and not wear a crazy hat.  Of course then there are catalog sales that are overpriced goodies that you pay for now and receive a lot later, like close to the holidays later. Far enough away that you forget that you have ordered something and replace it at the local store at 25% of the price you paid the school for it. This time the fund raiser went a little far. They gave the children a coupon page and a speech about how they would get a prize for each thing they sold (kids interpretation). On the coupon page they had a coupon for a "good deed" prize. They each had to do a good de...