I used to be a regular on here until I got ousted from PTO for things that I didn't do. I was set up by someone I thought I could trust. After 2 years of backstabbing, our PTO is disbanding. (It's about time) I was going to return as a volunteer next year, but new information came to me today which may change my mind. I found out that all my communications on here were copied by this person and were being used against me since I used to vent to all of you. (Thank you for letting me) [img]smile.gif[/img] Then some stuff was planted to make me look even more guilty. I have gone to the school board, but they won't listen, or tell me I have to fix it myself. I have considered legal action since I was defamed and humiliated. I truly enjoy making a difference in these kids lives. But I feel that I cannot go on with what has happened. I was fooled for 2 years, I don't want it to happen again. Should I resume volunteering and risk it, or just throw in the towel and hope that the school can get the people it needs to do the work? I must say that myself and one other person were the MAIN volunteers in that school, spending most of the day, everyday there. There is no parent involvement, and I don't see that changing next year. I'm afraid that these same people will continue to run the volunteering next year. They didn't even come close to all the wonderful things we had done before them. I don't know if this is wrong of me to say, but I do believe that this year sucked as far as activities and things go. We always spent the money on the kids by buying a really cool thing for them every year. So far 80% of our money this year has been spent on staff which makes up 95% of our board. Next year will be a committee only volunteer organization. That will be helpful since there will be noone in charge. I'm not sure how this will work, but I am willing to give it a shot if it will bring the parents back in. I think the damage has been done though. I'm hoping that by taking away the fear of committment that PTO had will bring them in. I will be posting the ideas we came up with for this new club in another topic so keep your eyes open for that. But please help me. I would be willing to email if you want. Just post your email address here and I will return it. Thank you to this wonderful site for all the great things it has helped me with over the years and to all of you who have listened to me. I love all of you.