hmmmm....touchy situation. Our auction chairmen last year (who were extremely successful) received bouquets of flowers (from the grocery) and a huge thank you from me (the president) at one of our meetings PLUS many accolades in the school's newsletter. We wouldn't dream of treating ourselves to lunch with PTO money.
One auction chairman actually hosted a little luncheon at her house for her whole committee (after the fact) and paid for it herself, just to thank everyone.
I might try to tactfully offer her some other suggestions and maybe she'll get the hint.
Good luck!
SHC
We just had a very successful fall fundraiser (Walkathon) that will raise about $40K. Our school has about 400 kids. The Fall Fundraiser chair wants to take 5-6 of her key people to a thank you lunch using some of the funds that they are collecting from Walk a Thon pledges. I ran this by the board - I'm the President - and they are unanimous in their belief that a thank you card should be enough...the money is to be used in the classroom only. The Fall Fundraiser Chair complained to me all summer that she and her "group" don't feel properly appreciated.
Any ideas on how I convey to her that we are very appreciative of her hard work...but, just don't feel that PTO funds raised for the classroom should be used for a thank you lunch?
Any other thank you ideas?
Oh...thank you for your responses...they are appreciated!
