ranting mom

[indysteel]

I have to agree with Sarah. Fundraising of every kind is just hard, especially in this economic climate. I've rarely been involved in a fundraising event that made a lot of money. In my experience, most of the money that is made comes not from attendees but from sponsorships. And if sponsorship money is limited, there usually has to be some other revenue generator, like a silent auction or the like. The other side of the equation is cost. It "pays" to get as much comped as possible in an effort to keep costs low. It often means calling in as many favors as possible.

Still, your son should be proud of what he did.

[Slowspoke]

He also had to stay within the restrictions from the Boy Scouts and from the event people at Children's. Since it was an Eagle Scout project, it's a one time gig. He was ok with it. He knows he did all the right stuff, it's just timing and who you know. All in all it was a great learning experience and he now understands all the ins and outs of producing a show (whether for profit or charity).

[Tri Girl]

All in all it was a great learning experience and he now understands all the ins and outs of producing a show (whether for profit or charity).

More than anything, I'm glad that this is the outcome (helping the Children's Hospital is a great thing to do). I think we learn SO much more from doing something unsuccessfully than from doing it perfectly right off the bat. I'm so proud of him for taking this on. Not only did he do something great for scouting, he did something to help out his community- kudos to him.
In our society, we want everyone to be a winner. The fact of life is that we're not all successful. It takes hard work and LOTS of failures to create success. I'm glad it was a good learning experience for him. I'm certain he'll take this into adulthood and use it.