My friends feel that a terrible meal is what should be expected at a fundraiser. I feel it’s disrespectful to the donors.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I refused to go to a fundraiser this year because the food was so bad last year, and because the cost of the dinner was over and above the donations. I decided, with so many charities to choose from, to donate elsewhere.
My friends disagree and feel that a terrible meal is what should be expected at a fundraiser. I feel it’s disrespectful to the donors. Your thoughts? GENTLE READER: Although your friends are not alone in their opinion, Miss Manners hopes fundraisers will not rely on such illogical passivity. If the event is not a reward to the donors for their donations, what purpose does it serve -- other than to spend some of the money that could have been directed to the organization’s cause?
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