What Is the Run, Walk, & Roll Fundraiser?
The LRES PTA has partnered with Boosterthon (a company who coordinates an online giving platform and fun run set-up) to coordinate a pledge drive culminating in students running, walking, or rolling around a track to earn those pledges. People can pledge a flat donation or pledge per lap. There will be a maximum of 35 laps around the track. Students’ laps will be marked as they complete each lap, tallied at the end of the event, and entered into each student’s account. Every student participates in the Run, Walk, and Roll and every student gets a complimentary (thanks to our sponsors) event t-shirt.
Click here watch a overview video of this fundraiser.
Dates:
Pledge Drive (10/8-11/6) - Students and Families collect pledges
Kickoff Assemblies (10/22) - 9:30-10:00 a.m. PreK through 3rd grade; 10:30-11:00 a.m. 4th through 6th grade
Race Day (10/30) - Students Run, Walk, or Roll up to 35 laps around a track at school
Why Do We Do It?
The LRES PTA is organizing this large scale fundraiser to provide funding for the many school wide programs and projects we support throughout the year. These include field trips, grade level assemblies, school improvement items, instructional supplies, family night events, reading room books, staff appreciation, and more. Our goal is to raise $40,000 to support this effort.
Are There Incentives: Yes!
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Boosterthon Prizes: As a part of the Boosterthon system, students can earn prizes individually for reaching various pledge levels. These prizes will be distributed by the Boosterthon team.
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School Wide Incentive: If we raise our goal amount of $40,000, there will be a school wide prize. This prize will be announced in future morning announcements.
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Daily Homeroom and Teacher Incentives: There are nightly challenges for each day of the campaign! Based on new pledges each day (from 8am-8am), a homeroom class and teacher (including IA if the class has one) will be awarded a prize. Prizes vary by day. Details about the class prizes will be shared this week!
How Do We Sign Up?
You can get started today! All donations will be collected through our fundraising platform: MyBooster.com. You need to create an account for each of your students and then share that account to ask for & receive pledges. Please note: Any pledges entered prior to the first day of the drive will count toward the first nightly challenge.
How to Get Started on MyBooster.com:
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Click “Sign Up”
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Enter your School Name
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Enter your Information (Psst... Use YOUR birthday, not your student(s)).
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Once you sign up, get started by sharing via Facebook, email and text!
Will Adult Caregivers Be Able To Participate?
The actual Run, Walk, and Roll is for students to complete. However there are multiple ways adults can support this event. We will need help with pre-event shirt sorting and event day volunteers. to volunteer visit bit.ly/LRESfallvolunteer. Adult caregivers are also welcome to watch and cheer at the event.
The event schedule will be:
9:20 - 10:20 a.m.: PreK through 2nd grade
10:20 - 11:20 a.m.: 3rd and 4th grade
11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.: 5th and 6th grade
Questions?: Email fundraising@laurelridgepta.org
Thank you for helping our PTA to support our school! We are grateful for our amazing school community!
Thank you also to our generous event sponsors:
Property Sisters, Cathy Beasley DeLoach
Wendroff & Associates CPAs, Brian Wendroff
eXpoBranders, Amy Zydel
Allstate, Grover Agency, Hui Mei Tai (Grover)
Mathnasium of Burke, Rachel Hsueh
Lord of Life Preschool, Julia Gardner
KidCreate Studio
Kings Park West Civic Association
NoVa Orthodontics, Garret Djeu
i9 Sports, Todd Peterson
Fair Oaks Chantilly Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, Hermann Cuadros
Lakeview Swim Club, Richard King
Opportunities offered by organizations other than Fairfax County Public Schools are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Fairfax County School Board, the Superintendent, or a specific school. These opportunities may utilize technology tools that have not been assessed by the Fairfax County Public Schools Department of Information Technology. Students should gain permission from their parent or guardian before engaging in any non-FCPS enrichment opportunity and families should review the Terms of Service, User Agreements, and Privacy Policy for any technology platform that the enrichment opportunity may use before participating.
