Walk Run Fun 2010
Friday, September 24th
8:30 am to Noon
Barre City Elementary and Middle School

Walk Run Fun Press Release

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Student Information
Teachers
Tally Information Sheet
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Student Information

Walk Run Fun Information Sheet

Walk-Run-Fun! is a fundraising and fitness event.  Walk-Run-Fun! gives the students an opportunity to take part in a school wide fundraiser and get fit while doing it!  Your support and generosity helps to support our classrooms and school, as a whole.  This event will help minimize other fundraising efforts and help unify the school toward a common goal of fitness.

A Barre City Elementary and Middle School PTO event--Friday, September 24, 2010

  1. Teachers will hand out information and sponsor sheet by Friday, Sept. 10, 2010
  1. Students will have 2 weeks to get sponsors.  All donations will be flat donations and collected at the time the student asks for a pledge.  Sponsors can choose to donate in prescribed amounts of $5, $10 or $15, or may choose another amount.
  1. The Walk-Run-Fun! Event will be held on Friday, September 24, 2010 at the field at BCEMS during school hours.  Students will have 10 minutes with a volunteer led warm up, 10 minutes to walk or run, and 10 minutes to get a healthy snack.  Three classes will walk at the same time.  A rain location will be announced if needed.
  1. All students will participate in the event.  Students will be eligible for prizes based on donations, whether present or absent that day.
  1. All students should be prepared for walking or running with appropriate shoes (the same shoes for PE would be appropriate), coats, and hats/mittens if needed.
  1. Students must return sponsor sheet and donations to teachers by Friday, September 24, 2010.  If students need additional sponsor sheets, please contact his/her teacher or check the BCEMS website for the Walk Run Fun link.
  1. Students may accept cash or check (payable to: BCEMS PTO).
  1. Individual prizes will be handed out Friday, October 29, 2010.  Prize winners will be posted in the display case near the library at BCEMS.

For more information please contact Sonya Spaulding at 476.5569 or sonya@milessupply.com.

See other side for prizes.

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Individual Prizes
Students with at least one sponsor will receive tiny crazerasers for elementary school students or locker mirrors for middle school students.
Students with at least $50 in donations will receive tiny crazerasers or locker mirror and a choice of a water bottle, car magnet or nylon drawstring backpack.

For every $25 that a student collects, he/she will be entered into a drawing for additional prizes. For example, if Suzy collects $75, she will have 3 chances to win an additional prize.

Two Grand Prizes
Limo ride to swim or bowl

Two grand prize winners.  One prize awarded to the student in grades K-4, and one prize awarded to the student in grades 5-8, who collects the most money for either the elementary or middle school. The student who collects the most money for the elementary level and the middle school level will have his/her choice of a limo ride and swimming or bowling with 3 friends and a parent.

Class Prizes
The classes that collect the most money in their grade will win a SURPRISE PARTY.  A total of 9 parties will be awarded, one for each grade level.

School Prize
Principals, Mr. Taffel and Mrs. Cote will complete a SURPRISE CHALLENGE if the school wide goal of $40,000 is met.  To reach this goal, the average amount collected by each student is $44.44.

Grand Prize winners will be announced and individual prizes distributed on the Friday, October 29, 2010.  
All winners will be posted outside the library on October 29th.

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Teacher Information


  • Hand out prize and info sheets with sponsor envelopes by Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. Extra sponsor sheets will be available in the office if a student runs out of room.
  • Motivate, motivate, motivate—get the students excited to participate! Your enthusiasm is contagious and will help us all to meet our goal.  Last year, as a school we raised over $21,000.  The top class last year collected over $1100! It is possible, so let your students know that we can do it!
  • Help students put their name on team bandanas (and decorate, if you have time and the desire to do so)—please keep bandanas at school to wear on Friday, 9/24. We will provide team bandanas for your class.
  • Receive the sponsor envelopes and money from your students by Friday, Sept. 24.
  • If you would like help, recruit a parent rep to assist with counting money received and entering student information on a the tally sheet.
  • Turn in envelopes, money, and the class tally sheet to the office by the end of the day Friday, Oct. 1.  There will be a separate sheet with instructions and tally envelope in your mailbox before Friday, Sept. 24.
  • A schedule will be completed soon, the event will take place from 8:30 to noon.  If you have a planned event the morning of 9/24, please notify Ann Baker by 9/14.  We will distribute the schedule before 9/24, so you may plan the rest of your day accordingly.
  • A portion of the funds raised will be used for enrichment programs.  Just as a percentage of funds raised with traditional fundraising (wrapping paper, cookie dough, etc) goes to the company handling the fundraisers, we would like to take a small percentage and have it be allocated for enrichment programs that will benefit large groups of students (all or most of the elementary school or middle school).  We are hoping to underwrite most or all of Walk Run Fun so that all of the funds raised can go directly back to help with classroom field trips and enrichment.  We have already received over $600 in donations, however, the total of donations is still unknown, so we will not know exact percentages until after the event.
  • We will distribute funds (after paying for expenses) to your account, just as it happens now with team fundraising, for you to use as you need it (for field trips, etc).

Thank you for all your help and support!!

Questions? Please contact Sonya Spaulding at 476.5569 or sonya@milessupply.com.

Daily to-do list for Walk Run Fun!
 Here are some suggestions for how to motivate your class and meet your goal.
Items that are in BOLD are basic reminders for you regarding distribution and collection of sponsor envelopes.

Friday 9/10   Class meetings with PTO, hand out envelopes

Monday 9/13              Send home letter with specific goal for each student-where are you going?, how much money does each student need?

Tuesday 9/14              Have class choose a team name-submit to PTO to be posted

Wednesday 9/15      Choose a team song or write a song/chant

Thursday 9/16          Make a team banner or signs, remind students to bring in envelopes for Friday prize patrol

Friday 9/17   Prize patrol in pods, students with at least one sponsor will receive this prize today

Monday 9/20              Send home 2nd letter reminding parents/students of goal per student and what the funds are for

Tuesday 9/21   Decorate bandanas

Wednesday 9/22   Finish bandanas, signs

Thursday 9/23   Remind students to bring envelopes and money tomorrow

Friday 9/24   Collect envelopes, walk or run and have fun with your class!

Monday 9/27-10/1    Count money, complete tally sheet, turn into office, send home a letter to parents to let them know how much your class raised, did you meet your goal?

Remember that if you believe that the students can meet the goal you set,
they will!

 

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Here is all the information you’ll need to submit your class’ information and totals for Walk Run Fun 2010.

 

 

 

 

  1. Please do not bring the envelopes or the donations to the field on Friday, September 24th. 
  2. Please leave money with Ann Baker in the office to lock up both before and after you have tallied and entered it, unless you have a secure place to keep it.
  3. Count all money and checks for each student and confirm that this matches the total indicated on the student’s envelope.  Enter the student’s actual total (money received) on to the tally sheet.
  4. Submit all of the donations as one deposit in the tally envelope.  Please keep the students’ envelopes for your own records until after prizes have been awarded. We do not need each student’s envelope; we only need their name and total entered on the tally sheet, and their donations submitted as part of the one deposit for your class.
  5. Please submit donations to Ann Baker in the front office by the end of the day on Friday, October 1.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at home 476.5569 or by email sonya@milessupply.com

Thank you for all your help with this event!

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