Putting the F-U-N in FUNDRAISING!

That title is not really true. In fact, it is the exact opposite of how I feel. I live in a state that we shall call Delaware(instead of where I truly think I am, at times). In this state, public schools scarcely fund their extracurricular programs. Especially in the district where I am, where they had a $13 million budget crisis a couple of years ago, they limit funding to "necessary" items only. This means that, if I want to run a girls basketball program and do it well, I am going to have to do a ton of fundraising. I will have to do this year-round! This sucks! When I was growing up, I was the kid that never won anything during fundraisers because I DID NOT DO the fundraiser. I was okay with that. Now, it has become a MUST. So, periodically over the last few weeks I've been going out and asking people to give money to a program that has only won 2 games over the last two years. It hasn't been easy but I've got to do what I've got to do, right. We expected our players this year to pay dues as part of being on the team. I think it's a travesty to come to that point in a public school program. When I was in school, I was supplied everything I ever needed to play in the program from Freshman year to Senior, from my jockstrap to our varsity warm-ups. I never paid one cent and never fundraised one either. That's how it should be!