{"id":12896,"date":"2008-09-11T08:06:16","date_gmt":"2008-09-11T15:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/09\/11\/fund-raising-time.html"},"modified":"2008-09-11T08:06:16","modified_gmt":"2008-09-11T15:06:16","slug":"fund_raising_time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/09\/11\/fund_raising_time.html","title":{"rendered":"Fund-raising time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, it&#8217;s that time of year again, when the kids are busy raising funds for their school. Once upon a time, back when I was in school, that sort of thing was reserved for Extra Special Stuff. Nowadays, it&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/franklin.littletonpublicschools.net\/forParents\/PTO\/Whywefundraise\/tabid\/5668\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">practically required<\/a> in order to pay for anything other than a cinder-block lean-to filled with 60 kids per class.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Kitten&#8217;s school is raising money through Innisbrook, known for its fashionable gift wrap, etc.&nbsp;(it really is pretty high-quality stuff). Here&#8217;s the official letter that they efficiently provide us:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>My school&#8217;s annual fundraiser with Innisbrook has begun. &nbsp;Innisbrook Wraps has beautifully designed gift wrap printed on quality recycled paper, coordinating gift wrap accessories,<br \/> gourmet foods and fine Helen Grace Chocolates that make great gifts, Time Inc. magazine subscriptions, and more.<\/p>\n<p> For every item that is purchased, Innisbrook donates up to 50% of the purchase price to my school. &nbsp;I also earn a prize credit for every item purchased except school supplies. &nbsp;The more prize credits I earn, the more prizes I win!<\/p>\n<p> Please consider visiting the Innisbrook website and making a purchase on my behalf. &nbsp;A link is included below. Our sale will be over soon, so don&#8217;t wait. Place your order today.<\/p>\n<p> Thanks for your help!<\/p>\n<p> Seller: KATHERINE Seller ID# &nbsp;R46028D<br \/> School: FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL<br \/> School Number: 103475<\/p>\n<p> Click the link below to visit Innisbrook.com and they will recognize me and my school automatically.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.innisbrook.com\/index_students.cfm?id1=R46028D&amp;id2=&amp;id3=\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.innisbrook.com\/<wbr \/>index_students.cfm?id1=<wbr \/>R46028D&amp;id2=&amp;id3=<\/a><\/p>\n<p> If the above link does not work:<br \/> 1. &nbsp;Click below<br \/> 2. &nbsp;Enter the Seller ID# &nbsp;R46028D<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.innisbrook.com\/id.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">www.innisbrook.com\/id.cfm<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If you have any interest, please feel free to contribute to the cause. Nobody reading this should feel under <u>any<\/u> obligation to do so, however. \ud83d\ude42 The sale ends on <strong>Monday the 15th <\/strong>(yes, I&#8217;ve been a slug in getting this posted).<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve been nice enough to allow a &#8220;I don&#8217;t want stuff, I just want to contribute&#8221; mechanism for those who want to <strong>give directly to the Franklin PTO <\/strong>(a 501C-3 organization, so it&#8217;s considered tax-deductible). You can do so at any time, following the (unfortunately manual) process <a href=\"http:\/\/franklin.littletonpublicschools.net\/forParents\/PTO\/DirectDonations\/tabid\/7265\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. Since I&#8217;ve been laggardly in getting this posted, it might be a push&nbsp;to get it back to them by Monday. If you want to make a direct cash donation, then, let us know and we&#8217;ll do it for you, and you can send us a check.<\/p>\n<p>That ends this solicitation for fund-raising. 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