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05-02-2016 07:01 PM
I'd send my regrets..........
05-02-2016 07:06 PM
I think $25 is just right. I bet he will be grateful for that from someone he really doesn't know.
05-02-2016 07:13 PM
Sometimes they register at places like Bed Bath and Beyond (things for college).
I've seen so many of these kids get this money and spend it on partying. I guess to some people that's fine but it should be spent on college stuff.
Wait until the find out how much all of the college stuff costs, etc! Ha!
05-02-2016 07:45 PM
It might be better to do nothing than give 20 dollars.. JMHO
05-02-2016 07:53 PM
Casual friends, I give a check in the amount of the graduate's year.
This year would be: $20.16
05-02-2016 07:57 PM
My son graduated last year. The going rate for friends and the parties we were invited to was $50.00.
I think $25.00 is more than generous if you can swing it otherwise, in this situation, I think I would just send a card..
05-02-2016 08:09 PM
I would send no more than $25.00.
05-02-2016 08:10 PM
Since you asked how much you should send, and NOT should you do it ( I don't get these posters who won't answer what is asked, but instead give advice on a topic you didn't ask about).
It's a nice gesture that you are making and I think for a high school graduate that you don't know well, a $25-$30 gift card would be nice. If you knew the person well, maybe $50.
05-02-2016 08:14 PM
I'd say $25 and a card for a graduating high school student you met once when he was 12 and who is the son of of an business acquaintance with whom you do not socially interact is generous. I think it is gracious of you to send a monetary gift I hope the young man is gracious enough to acknowledge it and write you a thank you note.
05-02-2016 08:18 PM
@KentuckyWoman wrote:I'd say $25 and a card for a graduating high school student you met once when he was 12 and who is the son of of an business acquaintance with whom you do not socially interact is generous. I think it is gracious of you to send a monetary gift I hope the young man is gracious enough to acknowledge it and write you a thank you note.
Thank you. I am retired and not getting too many invitations to these kinds of events, so the $25.00 won't be a burden. From what I read about him in the newspaper, he is a terrific young man on his way to a great university in the fall. I'm sure I'll get a thank you!
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