Children and sponsorship - where do you draw the line?

Georgiegirl256

Marshmallow82 wrote: »

Yeah I should just say no, its cause the little one looks like he's gonna cry lol.

I think I might just email the school anonymously and ask if they're putting undue pressure on the kids

Can I ask, do you actually give them £30?!

If so, you definetly need to learn to say no! A couple of pounds here and there I wouldn't mind, but personally I wouldn't be parting with £30 each month.

Pollycat

I'd class this the same as any chugger knocking on my door asking me to support their charity (of the week).

'No'.

Any sad face would not make a difference.

Are they the same children coming every month?
Or different children from a different school?
If they're the same children, it's a bit 'off' for the same school to be raising money so frequently and I'd contact the school to make that point.

Do you know their parents?
Could you have a word with them and say that you think their kids are coming too often with requests for money?

19lottie82

sounds fishy to me!

1) no school would run sponsored events once a month.

2) there would be registered charities involved, or it would be to raise £ for the school directly. vague mumblings about the poor or africa sound a bit made up to me.

3) £30 minimum? i think not.

i agree. ask for the childs name and call the school to verify. without a doubt. also, if it turns out to be false, id call the police, a warning might stop these little toerags from trying anything like this again

jetplane

Is this the same child or different children? I agree with all of those who say contact the school and the parents. For yourself just say no and mean no and if he looks like hes going to cry then let him.

I wonder is it common knowledge that you will pay up so the kids just come to your door and the jobs done, or are they raking it in by blackmailing all of the neighbours and if so how much of it goes to the school??

Do they even have legit sponsor forms is there any other signatures on it? To be honest if my child ever came home with just one form with that sort of sponsorship on I would be straight back to the sponsor to refund the offer.

Tell the parents to stop them knocking.

jetplane

Just laughing at the flurry of crossed posts, can you imagine if they knocked on any of our front doors :rotfl:

Marshmallow82

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Can I ask, do you actually give them £30?!
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This is the first time they've mentioned 30, I usually just give £2

Pollycat wrote: »

Are they the same children coming every month?
Or different children from a different school?
If they're the same children, it's a bit 'off' for the same school to be raising money so frequently and I'd contact the school to make that point. ?

Yeah it's the same kids, siblings

Tigsteroonie

Marshmallow82 wrote: »

Yeah it's the same kids, siblings

I'd smell a rat ... Just because the school is holding a sponsored event doesn't mean that those children are volunteering every time.

jetplane

£1 or £2 is probably what they get from all of the neighbours, however keeping their finger on the bell, making sad faces and cheeky remarks are all a step too far. What exactly do they do for this sponsor money? Tell them you will sponsor them a pound never to come to your door again :idea:

Georgiegirl256

Marshmallow82 wrote: »

This is the first time they've mentioned 30, I usually just give £2



Yeah it's the same kids, siblings

Ah! Now it's starting to sound suspicious. To be blunt here, it sounds like they're taking you for a mug! No school would have a sponsored event every single month surely? They'll be thinking they're on to a good thing! Do any of your other neighbours have visits from them?

Pollycat

Marshmallow82 wrote: »

Yeah it's the same kids, siblings

I'd do 2 things then:

1. Tell the kids a firm 'no' every time they come knocking.
2. Have a calm word with their parents and tell them that you won't be sponsoring their kids every month (they may be totally unaware that their kids are even doing this).