Has anyone forbidden an EC due to parental fundraising obligations?

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<p>Missy - and just when I vowed to be more careful in what I said - once at a swim club meeting I suggested that we sell cigarettes. I said I thought the candy and pizza were detrimental to the health of our kids, why not sell something that was unhealthy, but target adults. </p>

<p>You can see why I was never considered for a position as an officer.</p>

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<p>And LOVE to buy. They don’t understand what an imposition it is to be asked to buy some $4 low-quality chocolate bars from a kid so she can go to Disneyland. Why am I sending someone else’s kid on vacation?</p>

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<p>I am a GS leader & I too am sick of the cookies. But it’s been 20 yrs. </p>

<p>$3.50/box in our council. One advantage to GS cookies is they are recognized everywhere and people really do like Thin Mints. But the troop only gets 50 - 55 cents/box, the rest of the profit going to the council. </p>

<p>The cookie comp. gets their share too & I don’t begrudge them. </p>

<p>My beef is our council changed the sale to Jan/Feb from fall when it had been. So we are now trying to sell to people who have just done their Thanksgiving - Christmas splurge and pig out, the bills have come in, and they are on diets. And it’s cold & nasty instead of crisp and bright, when we are selling outside a store or walking around.</p>

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<p>Hey, I ordered 8 boxes from a co-worker’s kid and never got them!</p>

<p>But you’re right about changing the date. In our neighborhood we’ll see the scouts in early January, when we still have Christmas cookies in the house but are vowing to diet.</p>

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<p>Oh the memories -definitely one of the best things about kids having graduated HS is no more fundraising.</p>

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<p>LOL, maybe we should somehow link this thread to the Empty Nest thread, so they will all remember and be glad.</p>

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<p>Yes! Somebody should link this to the empty nest thread. Also, we should go to the empty nest thread to remember to be grateful…In the meantime, I am going to suggest ala workinprogress that the soccer team sell cigarettes for a fundraiser, just to see the faces. Of course, whoever laughs out loud will be the other person on CC who is reading this thread and we will be friends. It is foolproof. Good luck. Looking forward to four hillarious years of cheerleading stories, as well.</p>