DD's school is doing a fundraiser, asking for 3-4 figures per donation. I agree to lead this effort. That was my first mistake.
I receive the letter I'm supposed to use...I read it...It isn't great. I gently offer some feedback; That was my second mistake. I even called the head of the school to ensure that I didn't ruffle feather nor misunderstand the letter's intent and we had a great conversation. I receive the revised letter with BOTH the old AND the new verbiage. So now it just sounds completely stupid. I write back: was the intent to include the old sentence? I get a response along the lines of "I think so".
Um no. You either want to portray the school as being run by literate adults (which they are!) or you want to portray the school as being disorganized to the extent that they cannot publish a well written letter.
It is like dealing with work crap only worse because my social life is so wrapped up in it.
Apparently I'm for too Type A to participate in these volunteer opportunities. I think after this one, I'm going to throw money at the matter and stop volunteering my time.
Sorry to sound so bitchy, I'm just annoyed.
Re: Why I can't be on the PTO
If you need the letter head, ask for the word document.
Our school calls it PTO as well. Parent Teacher Organization. No idea why though
*currently incorporating our PTO.
They are structured differently and probably have different rules. We have a PTSA and PBO at the school I work at.
I became an officer of the PTC this year partly in an effort to improve our communications. It wasn't terrible as a whole, but some committees would do things like put out their event flyers assuming everyone is familiar with the events, so they have little more than the name, date and time on them.
Well, I backed out. I HATE backing out of things and rarely, if ever do so. BUT, they won't give me the autonomy to make things better. I'm not comfortable with the quality of letters and the way they represent the school. And I have enough micromanagement to deal with at work. So for the sake of my sanity, I made the choice to step away.
Given all the volunteering I did last year, I'm really annoyed overall at the lack of courtesy. But I realized that this is what I'll have to deal with if I continue volunteering, and I'm just not up to the headaches.