I thought it was really odd of them to ask us for charitable donations when we were receiving a huge amount of need based aid. And I told them we were simply not in a position to do so.
We were told there was a large donor whose own donation was going to be based on the percentage of the current class that would be donating as well. I told them we’d be happy to accept donations from that large donor, such that it might change our financial picture. In that event, we’d consider a much smaller donation to the school.
I was puzzled that there was some large donor out there who truly had no concept as to how difficult it is for families with financial need.
And I stressed how grateful we were for the wonderful aid our pups received. I applauded everyone who was not just in a position to be so generous, but who also acted on it.