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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/ViscountGris on 2026-06-24 10:00:55+00:00.

In a moment of reflection and being financially comfortable (rather than wealthy) I thought back to my junior school years and decided I’d like to do something for the current generation of pupils there to make their traditional end of term picnic extra special.

I searched online for the PTA contact for my school that has the name [bird species] + [type of forest] Primary School and fired off an email. Something like: very happy to be associated with this wonderful school. Can I anonymously sponsor the end of term picnic? After some back and forth I transferred $1000 (in my currency) to cover ice creams to be delivered from a traditional Mr Whippy van, sandwiches and cakes and a new Bluetooth outdoor speaker for the school to keep. Warm and happy feelings all around.

Cut to this morning and I received a lovely email from the PTA contact with some photos. It took a few seconds to realise I had never visited this school before and didn’t even know where it was. A bit of searching and I now know there is a second school, with the exact same name, 350 miles away and yesterday those kids and their parents were very thankful to an anonymous alumnus for a kind gesture.

You live and learn. No regrets whatsoever but definitely a FU.

Tl;dr paid a thousand bucks to sponsor an event at the wrong school.