To wonder how to get school parents to volunteer to do anything?

[FishfingerFlinger]

I’m a somewhat reluctant volunteer for the school PTA - only reluctant because I have a full-on job (12hr+ days most of this week) another volunteer role and am frankly frazzled.

Trying to get volunteers to help do small tasks for the school fair and no one will do ANYTHING. Everyone wants the school fair to happen. Everyone moans if it doesn’t happen. But they think the magic fairies make it happen?

Some schools seem to have an abundance of volunteers making elaborate fairs happen. All I’m asking is for someone to man the bat the rat stall for half an hour and I can’t even get that.

What am i doing wrong here?

@Quinoawoman that seems odd. What events are you wanting to help in? If it’s a stall at a fete wouldn’t your older daughter be coming along anyway (if you were just coming to the fete)?
If it’s during the school day - wouldn’t she be at her own school?

I agree, it is weird. I asked about helping at the disco, was told it would have to be referred to the head teacher, who said no. 🤷🏻‍♀️