Westbrook / Glen Grove PTA

 


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Fundraising


Times have altered the way most school districts approach fundraising. A lack of funding and inability to approve measures intended to provide educational relief have left teachers, parents, and PTA organizations more dependent than ever on each other.


"Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say 'This is my community, and it's my responsibility to make it better." - Tom McCall


Innisbrook Wrapping Paper Sale – This fundraiser is Westbrook and Glen Grove’s largest fundraising earner; without a benefit this year it becomes even more important.   Orders are placed within the first month of the school year; wrapping paper is shipped to your home before the holidays.  Online orders can be placed from anywhere in the country and if you use the links below our schools will still get credit - so forward these links to family and friends out of town too!


Click here to access Innisbrook online use code # 105055 for Westbrook and 105060 for Glen Grove.


Fall Carnival - Glen Grove is a fairground during this magical event!  The gymnasium is full of carnival games. Students can pre-order food, game tickets and candy apples. The PTA profits from ticket sales for carnival games.  The PTA organizes all of the volunteers who run the games and handle ticket sales. Look out... this is the event where the coveted teacher donations are raffled off for so many lucky students!!


Blossom Boutique -  This wonderful multi-cluster event invites over 20 vendors to sell their wares in Attea Middle school.  Participating cluster PTA volunteers work together to plan the vendor list, marketing plan, vendor communication, floor plan and finances.  Proceeds come from a table fee per vendor and a percentage of sales.  We split the proceeds evenly among the participating PTAs.


Pancake Breakfast -  The Pancake Breakfast is a breakfast extravaganza hosted at Westbrook School for both Westbrook and Glen Grove students and their families.  We serve a breakfast of pancakes, bacon, sausage, coffee and juice.  We host a drawing of the classroom donations during the morning of the breakfast.  Winners are contacted after names have been drawn.  The chair and the co-chair organize a team of people to solicit local businesses for donations, market the event, coordinate food pre-orders, decorations, classroom donations, chefs and event volunteers.


The following is a list of fundraising programs which are loyalty based and require NO student participation.


Dominick’s Club Card - (Fill out e-scrip form) - Help our Schools earn thousands of additional dollars!  Visit www.escrip.com and click on the “sign-up” link. Simply follow the instructions (Group Name:  Westbrook - Glen Grove PTA) to link your Dominick’s Fresh Value Card.  It is that easy and our PTA will receive up to 4% of your total purchases. It’s easy, generates money, and you don’t have to give out your email address! 

 

Target Credit Card - Take Charge of Education - Designated Schools receive 1% of purchases made at Target and ½% of all other purchases made with the Redcard. Simply enroll your Target Red Card in the Take Charge of Education program.

 

Great Lakes eScrip - Schools benefit when you purchase gift cards at face value from them. Donations from retailers vary from 2% to 15% of face value.  To browse list of participating retailers visit www.glscript.com and on the left side and middle of the home page, under Retailer List, click on "Alphabetically By Category" to view the complete list of retailers. Click on this link: Great Lakes escrip to download the order form.  Fill-out the order form and return to your child’s teacher by Monday, September 21st.  Advertisement of future order dates will be involved in bi-monthly school bulletins and on this webpage.  Next order date will be in November, just in time for the holidays.  Click here for the  For more information, contact Keri Williams, 2009-2010 Chair