The meaning of donation

apparently, my school doesn't have the slightest idea of what DONATION means.

i was forced to fork out $2 just to wear home clothes on "Be Yourself Day", that is nxt friday. i thought i have a choice in deciding if i want to wear sch uniform or home clothes?!?!?!????? as ironic as the name of the day sounds, i can NEITHER decide on what to wear, NOR to decide on if i want to pay the two bucks. oh ya, the 2 bucks are supposed 2b the DONATION to the charity. how wonderful... & i dont even know the name of the charity organisation. =____=|||

i'm not being stingy with $2 but simply got UTTERLY IRRITATED by the way they collected the money, & the fact that they don't even annouce the benefited organisation. the sch didnt see the importance behind giving out the money WILLINGLY to help others. Donations are NEVER meant to be compulsory but solely voluntarily. if it decided to raise funds by letting students to donate whatever sums they want, i will give out 10 bucks happily. however, this didn't happen.

i don't see how the sch can nurture caring leaders (LMAO!!!) by forcing pple to fork out money for donations. students are not robots & the sch can operate us by giving commands, without understanding the real meaning behind things. it's sad to see that as an education institute that aims to nurture caring students, doesn't seem to understand.

~~~~update~~~~

thanks annie for telling me the organisation. at least i know where my $2 is going to the President Star charity. still very pissed off with the way the collect the donation. grrrrrrrrrr.....