Ours is also about $1500! We did get a lot of things donated or at a reduced price, however. And the booths were largely organized and staffed by parents (by classroom).
Ours is $1,500. as well, however we did not use that much this year as our chairperson did not order the prodcuts we needed and utilize the money in a "fun" way.(did not get all the jumping things, a clown, magician, etc.) We have purchased some bigger items ( inflatables, games, etc.)so we will not need to include as much next year.
The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating-in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life. --Anne Morris