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amother
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 Thu, May 25 2017, 12:54 pm
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Does everyone go to school dinner? And if yes how do you afford it it's almost a month tuition?
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amother
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Thu, May 25 2017, 12:56 pm
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amother
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Thu, May 25 2017, 12:58 pm
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I asked the secretary when she called to see who's coming if most parents are going she said yes. I feel bad not going it's a new small school but it's a lot
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amother
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Thu, May 25 2017, 12:59 pm
| amother wrote: | | Does everyone go to school dinner? And if yes how do you afford it it's almost a month tuition? |
I have never been to a school, or a shul, dinner. I never will. Socially, its not my thing. If I can donate, I do. I don't need the mediocre food and company I don't enjoy in return.
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amother
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Thu, May 25 2017, 12:59 pm
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The dinner fee is a mandatory part of our tuition. We don't go though because we have no interest and we'd have to pay for babysitting as well.
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Chayalle
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Thu, May 25 2017, 1:08 pm
It's mandatory like tuition in my DD's school as well. I try to plan ahead and put some money aside here and there for it, so it doesn't hit like a ton of bricks when the time comes (sometimes this doesn't help - other things invariably pop up that need my stash....)
DH and I both go, though we don't generally stay very long. We feel that the school deserves a show of our support.
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amother
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Thu, May 25 2017, 1:33 pm
| amother wrote: | | Does everyone go to school dinner? And if yes how do you afford it it's almost a month tuition? |
In my school it's mandatory to attend and pay. I was very firm about what I could give (not even a token of what they were asking for) and made clear that I was doing everything I could just to pay tuition bills and this wasn't possible. They reluctantly agreed to my donation. Told me I need to come anyway and they'll reserve a seat and dinner plate but I didn't participate in the food. Just showed up to show my support since my presence was mandatory and then went home.
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mha3484
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Thu, May 25 2017, 3:11 pm
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Our school dinner is reasonable ($100 pp). Only one of us goes and it counts towards our give and get requirement. The school likes to have a lot of parents come so if you cant afford they will offer a discounted rate. I am much more social then DH so I go and I usually enjoy it.
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amother
Teal
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Thu, May 25 2017, 6:33 pm
Its not mandatory - and you can show up if you don't pay. They want bodies.
But we don't count ma'aser for tuition but we do count the dinner fee - so that makes it much easier - we just ear mark a part of our ma'aser for there instead of a different org.
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