Here is what we send out:
Dear Parents,
Fundraising is something that we don’t like to do, but it is something that must be done if we want to give our children the “extras†that aren’t included in tuition fees. In the past, the PTO has made all of the decisions regarding fundraising, but now we are asking for your input. We will be starting our spring fundraiser with Home Interiors candles on March 20th, and we are asking for your help in determining what fundraiser(s) we will be doing next year. Our fall fundraiser (catalog sale) will once again be with Paragon Promotions. We had a positive response to that company and will use them again next year.
On the back is a list of fundraising ideas that we have found, and we want to know your opinion. Since it is the parents who do most of the selling, we would like to know what you want to sell. We are hoping to only have to have two fundraisers for the 2006-2007 school year, but we may have to do a third, if the first two don’t bring in the revenue we need. Please mark your choice(s) of what you would be interested in selling, and return this form by Friday, March 18.
Have you ever wondered what the PTO does with the money that is raised? Some of the things that we have paid or will pay for this year are:
Weekly Readers or other periodicals for each student
Bus fees for field trips
Kindergarten Phonics curriculum
Family fun events, such as movie night
Accelerated Reader tests & library books
Refreshments for school programs, such as Veteran’s Day & graduations
Young Authors books and T-shirts
New digital thermometer for the clinic
We are always looking for new ideas and can use more help. If you would like to join PTO, it is not too late. Our next meeting will be Monday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the library. Elections for next year’s offices will be coming up soon, and if you are interested in a leadership position, please contact the school office.
Thank you.
Slate Run PTO
(on the back)
____ Candles
____ Hot Chocolate, Iced Tea & Coffee
____ Nuts, Trail Mixes & Chocolates
____ Candy
____ Cookie Dough
____ Flower Bulbs
____ Frozen Pizza Kits
____ Granola Bars, Fruit Snacks or Other “Healthy†Food Items
____ First Aid Kits
____ Dry Mixes (cookie dough, brownie, scone, muffin & pancake/waffle)
____ Discount Cards (each card has discounts from 10-12 local merchants and are $10 each)
____ Walk-a-thon
Other (list any ideas you have that are not mentioned above):
We only send it out to the K-4th grade parents, as our current 5th graders will be in middle school next year. We didn't get a large number of them back last year, and when people complain about what we are doing this year I always ask if they turned in their survey form. Usually the answer is "no", and I remind them to return the form this year as every vote counts.
HTH!
