re: Pay for your children's activities.

Agree.

Ours did raffles and we typically bought all the tickets our kid had to sell because we didn't want to ask/"beg" others to support what we allowed our kids to join. Sometimes they would work with a local restaurant and "work the tables" cleaning up and refiling drinks and would get tips plus 10% of sales during a specified time (typically non-waiter places like McCallister's/Pizza Hut). Of course all the family's would eat there that night and help the sales for the night.

I don't begrudge people that try and support their kids activities but would prefer you leave a box a "Worlds Best Chocolate" in the break room and let those that want some to buy/support. If it's a good raffle I'll buy some tickets just don't ask for donations.