Do Fundraisers Build Character?*
I don't think fundraisers build character.
Whether it's girl scout cookies, gift catalogs, Sonic Cards, Entertainment Books, tickets to local concerts, popcorn buckets, restaurant discount books, Pizza Hut coupons, Subway coupons, cookie dough, walks, runs, jumping rope, bowling, Valentine's Day flowers, etc. it all drives me nuts. And in Nashville I think I've been guilted into buying or sponsoring everything on this list at least once.
I am not at all against charitable giving per se, it's just that I don't like the door to door high-pressure sales (and don't even get me started on the Tennessean's cold call telephones sales shtick) blitzes. I especially don't like when we put little kids through it.
