{"id":187,"date":"2015-02-25T11:48:45","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T16:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pay4schoolstuff.com\/blog\/?p=187"},"modified":"2015-02-25T11:48:45","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T16:48:45","slug":"taking-back-your-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pay4schoolstuff.com\/blog\/taking-back-your-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Back Your Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u201cLost time is never found again.\u201d \u00a0(Ben Franklin)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The mid-winter rhythms of American families, schools and businesses can provide a welcome respite from the manic pace of early fall and late spring. \u00a0While this is obviously not always the case\u2014as many factors, including health, finances, successes and failures, come into play to impact these rhythms\u2014the middle of the school and fiscal years can allow some introspection about how we accomplish the tasks we take responsibility for and why. \u00a0An individual who comes to our mind, someone who spent a good deal of time trying to master a wide range of skills and challenges, is Benjamin Franklin.<\/p>\n<p>When Ben Franklin said, \u201cAn investment in knowledge pays the best interest,\u201d he could have been referring to education and learning in general, but his quote lends meaning to the goals of Pay4SchoolStuff as well in hoping to change the way parent group leaders think about running their PTA\/PTO\u2019s and Booster clubs. \u00a0We strongly believe that volunteering your time and expertise to help your child\u2019s school is one of the most rewarding, altruistic and giving things a parent can do. \u00a0But we also know it can be one of the most frustrating, lonely, unrecognized and unappreciated endeavors one can do. \u00a0That\u2019s why we have continued to enhance our online system to provide a full management tool for schools and school-affiliated groups\u2014no forms, easy, customized payments; communication functions; robust, real-time reporting; and 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