Is having a fundraiser tacky?????

Spaypets, I'm glad you stated your opinion. You sound EXACTLY like my S/O and he NEVER allowed others funding our adoption beyond our first adoption. Of course, way back then, we had a bit of debt and less capital flowing in. My sentiment is that I would do anything for some of my friends if they couldn't have a child via "natural" means. I'm not angry when people earnestly ask for help; starting out in debt isn't easy, or simply not being able to afford it, nor would I be chastised into donating. I'm also not a capitalist, which may account for just having a different feeling about it. Garage sales and Ebay are just different sorts of fundraisers in my eyes. Renting a hall for a shindig wouldn't appeal greatly to me, but to each his or her own. Rich politicians hold fundraisers and I find this asinine. Anyway, I'm not attacking you; I just felt an urge to clarify. As I stated before, I'm very close to "people like you." :p