The dollar bill was on the sidewalk and in one swoop I grabbed it and pocketed it for our school annual fund. Every dollar counts. Our annual fund committee is comprised of parents and we count the dollars and cents carefully and often. We think of clever ways to raise money. Money is scarce, or is it? It surprises me how hard it is to raise money for a public school. We live in a school district in a city with no parcel tax to support our public schools. (A parcel tax was on the ballot in 2010 that would have assessed each home $120 per year to support our public schools. It didn't pass.) Our annual fund is brand new and when we initially set our goal of $50,000 I felt a lump in my throat, "Can we make it?" The answer is yes, we are halfway there. I am happy that our committee never stops working. We have school-wide efforts, we make food to sell, we ask parents and community members for monthly contributions and we create interesting events where we can ch...
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