Fundraising for kid trip?

[DawnM]

Oh, didn't see this when I responded.

Good for all of you and it isn't like this is the very last opportunity he will ever have to do something like this.....

Dawn

Thanks everybody for all the responses. We got the tour details in the mail today and it's not $4500. It's $4,800. They want a $500 deposit immediately, and $680 monthly payments until the tour is paid for.

We sat down at dinner tonight and discussed ways to fund raise, including many of the suggestions given here, and we decided to not send him. He has a trip around the same time that his grandfather is taking him on, and rather than working for the entire school year, he said he'd rather play soccer, focus on band and school and not stress about the tour.

So, for those that suggested not going, we're taking your advice. Thanks for all the responses.

 

[CowboyCO]

What a level headed 11 year old you have. You should feel really proud of him.

We are proud of him, thank you. I think one of the comments he made last night really showed the measure of the man that our son may become-

My DW asked him how he would feel about rehearsing all year and have many of the kids around him get excited as the end of the year approaches about going to South Africa.

"I'm going to be really happy for them".

Now if we can just get him to stop terrorizing his lttle brother