cbifoja
Proud Parent
Who does the leo "belong" to? Should it be returned if you are leaving in the middle of the "leo cycle" to be passed on to another girl?
We are trying to figure out the best way to proceed. Our booster club is small and because we hosted a meet last season, we were able for the first time, to purchase competition leotards for our team of 50 kids.
Our L2 kids wear a tank leo. Our compulsories wear a long sleeved leo. Our optionals wear an entirely different leo from the compulsories.
Should the booster club expect the return of any leotard that isn't going to be worn the next season due to growth, quitting, or moving to another leotard category? For example, we have 4 girls moving from compulsories to optionals. Should we expect those 4 girls to return their compulsory leos to be passed on to the L2 girls moving to L3? And should we ask the mother of a gymmie who had to leave the sport due to injury even before the first meet to return her daughter's basically unworn leo to pass on to one of those 4 girls moving up?
And what about the kids who need a new leo next year? We didn't host a meet this year so I don't know if we have the funds to buy new leos for all kids who need them.
I'm just so unsure of how to handle this. For sentimental reasons, I would want to keep my DD's leo but since I didn't purchase it, I would feel like I should pay for part of it since it doesn't really feel like I ever truly bought it. But I also think that some parents will consider those leos "theirs" outright since their child wore it and in some cases, the parents actually participated in fundraising.
Can you give me either some experiences you have had, tell me how your booster club handles this, or even just your feelings/opinions on this matter? I really want to be fair and not offend as many people as possible while not bankrupting the booster funds just to keep people happy, especially since many of those people do nothing to help out the booster club (entirely different issue that really doesn't matter, I know.) I also don't want to be unfair to families who, through no fault of their own, are going to have to get new leos mid cycle.
Help!!!!
We are trying to figure out the best way to proceed. Our booster club is small and because we hosted a meet last season, we were able for the first time, to purchase competition leotards for our team of 50 kids.
Our L2 kids wear a tank leo. Our compulsories wear a long sleeved leo. Our optionals wear an entirely different leo from the compulsories.
Should the booster club expect the return of any leotard that isn't going to be worn the next season due to growth, quitting, or moving to another leotard category? For example, we have 4 girls moving from compulsories to optionals. Should we expect those 4 girls to return their compulsory leos to be passed on to the L2 girls moving to L3? And should we ask the mother of a gymmie who had to leave the sport due to injury even before the first meet to return her daughter's basically unworn leo to pass on to one of those 4 girls moving up?
And what about the kids who need a new leo next year? We didn't host a meet this year so I don't know if we have the funds to buy new leos for all kids who need them.
I'm just so unsure of how to handle this. For sentimental reasons, I would want to keep my DD's leo but since I didn't purchase it, I would feel like I should pay for part of it since it doesn't really feel like I ever truly bought it. But I also think that some parents will consider those leos "theirs" outright since their child wore it and in some cases, the parents actually participated in fundraising.
Can you give me either some experiences you have had, tell me how your booster club handles this, or even just your feelings/opinions on this matter? I really want to be fair and not offend as many people as possible while not bankrupting the booster funds just to keep people happy, especially since many of those people do nothing to help out the booster club (entirely different issue that really doesn't matter, I know.) I also don't want to be unfair to families who, through no fault of their own, are going to have to get new leos mid cycle.
Help!!!!