The Playground Story
Background:
The Cost:
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The Playground Before:
The Playground After: |
The Startup:
Initial playground fund: $13,000
General PTO funds available to transfer: $32,000
$45,000 to get the fund started!
The Task at Hand:
On May 1st the PTO launched a campaign to raise $45,000 in 3 months
The first $30,000 was needed in 6 weeks!
How the next $45,000 was raised:
Spirit Nights (April/May): $490
School Store and Pretzels (April/May/June): $1,293
5K Walk/Run: $2,296
Giant rewards and Box Tops: $2,146
Hershey Park Raffle: $1,051
Dollar Wars (Hop, Skip, Slide vs. Superhero): $3,389
Playground Cash Bucket (in office): $110
Family Donations: $6,787
Company Matching: $1,250
Local Business Donations: $18,551
Neighborhood Drives/Lemonade Stands: $2,318
RallyUp Donations: $3,828
The final total needed was $87,531… and on August 3rd we had raised $88,509!!!
Initial playground fund: $13,000
General PTO funds available to transfer: $32,000
$45,000 to get the fund started!
The Task at Hand:
On May 1st the PTO launched a campaign to raise $45,000 in 3 months
The first $30,000 was needed in 6 weeks!
How the next $45,000 was raised:
Spirit Nights (April/May): $490
School Store and Pretzels (April/May/June): $1,293
5K Walk/Run: $2,296
Giant rewards and Box Tops: $2,146
Hershey Park Raffle: $1,051
Dollar Wars (Hop, Skip, Slide vs. Superhero): $3,389
Playground Cash Bucket (in office): $110
Family Donations: $6,787
Company Matching: $1,250
Local Business Donations: $18,551
Neighborhood Drives/Lemonade Stands: $2,318
RallyUp Donations: $3,828
The final total needed was $87,531… and on August 3rd we had raised $88,509!!!
Thank you to all the family and business sponsors that supported the funding of the playground!
WE spread the word, YOU spread the word,
WE believed we could, YOU believed we could…
Whether you clipped a Box Top or sent in a check…
Everything added up, and TOGETHER we DID it!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
WE believed we could, YOU believed we could…
Whether you clipped a Box Top or sent in a check…
Everything added up, and TOGETHER we DID it!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!