Me and my friends used to set up a lemonade stand every year for the Lafayette Square house tour. One year my friend came walking by with a box turtle he'd just found, and it was mine! She'd gotten out and run away. I gave him $5 as a reward and that really cut into our profit margin.planet pujolsian wrote:I still love lemonade stands though. Those "lil entrepreneurs" get me everytime.
This thread kinda got off on a fundraiser tangent but I can't believe people would ask for money in these situations. I mean, I would pitch in a few bucks for some flowers if a coworker I knew was in the hospital or if a coworker died and their family was in a bad spot. But baby showers, weddings, birthdays? If you want to get something for them that should be on your own. I would be embarassed to even accept money from coworkers or take up a collection on someone else's behalf for any of those things.cardinalkarp wrote: I've got about 60 people in my department and anytime and I'm talking ANYTIME something comes up people are wanting you to donate money. Everything from weddings, birthdays, deaths in someones family, a person is sick and they want to buy them a plant, baby showers, etc.
I failed to mention that in my dept its probably about 90% women (all in their late 30's and up) so I guess they just like to do this kind of crap but don't include me in on all that stupid stuff!!cardsfansince82 wrote:This thread kinda got off on a fundraiser tangent but I can't believe people would ask for money in these situations. I mean, I would pitch in a few bucks for some flowers if a coworker I knew was in the hospital or if a coworker died and their family was in a bad spot. But baby showers, weddings, birthdays? If you want to get something for them that should be on your own. I would be embarassed to even accept money from coworkers or take up a collection on someone else's behalf for any of those things.cardinalkarp wrote: I've got about 60 people in my department and anytime and I'm talking ANYTIME something comes up people are wanting you to donate money. Everything from weddings, birthdays, deaths in someones family, a person is sick and they want to buy them a plant, baby showers, etc.
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Very odd. I've never heard of collecting for funeral travel expenses? Getting a masters degree or getting married....yes. Funeral travel expenses??? You should respond by stating that any gift of $50 or more must be reported to the IRS. Then they'll stop sending you these emails!cardinalkarp wrote:Here is the latest email that I recieved today :
We are taking up a collection for ____ due to the passing of her grandmother and the traveling expense this will occur. If you would like to donate toward this cause please feel free to see _____ or _____. We will be collecting thru Thursday August 2, 2007.
Ok I kind of understand possiblly getting this person a card or something like that but taking up a collection for the travelling expenses? Is it me or are these people crazy?
