2009/2010 Fundraisers

Chairperson: Colleen Williams
Co-Chairperson: Open

Please consider signing up to help us this year!

We have a number of fundraisers planned for this year and are always evaluating different opportunities and always welcome your comments and suggestions.

contact me at: gesptavoice@aol.com

Please understand that there is no obligation whatsoever to take part in any fundraiser that we sponsor. Everyone’s situation is different and some may be willing and able to take part and others not. This is totally fine. You can also elect to make a direct donation as opposed to purchasing and/or selling products. That is always appreciated and welcomed as well. Many PTA's across the country are moving towards donation drives prior to deciding to sell products.

Our fundraisers cover expenses related to:

• Funding certain committees such as Hospitality, which provides food and other gifts of appreciation for teachers at certain times of the year.
• SOL Tutoring
  
• Supplementing costs of 5th grade graduation
  
• End of Year Field Day
  

In 2008/2009, we additionally

• Purchased additional Sports Equipment needed for Physical Education Classes this year.
• An additional Promethean ActivBoard for the school like the one in the media center which is a top request of theirs.
• We always do our best to fund different Theater Arts and concert programs for the student body to supplement their arts education such as Theater IV. which we did in 2008/2009
• Brought in Operation Blue Thunder – Internet Safety Program at a PTA meeting in 2008/2009
• Supplemented the expense of the GES Reads One School, One Book Program in 2008/2009
  

The PTA receives prioritized wish lists from the principal and teachers and then determine which ones we can afford to provide that meet the criteria for how PTA funds should be spent.

We will continue to strive to keep the PTA 3 to 1 rule in mind with our Fundraising efforts so as not to seem like we are only a money-making organization. You can read more about this philosophy on the Virginia PTA website HERE.


Brochure Programs
We have decided on Gertrude Hawk and van Bourgondien bulbs for our Fall brochure program. These are the ones we did last Spring after evaluating the Fall fundraiser results and finding we came up short on our projections to meet some of our project goals.
You can preview the Fall Bulb Brochure HERE.
You can preview the 2008 Gertrude Hawk brochure HERE. The 2009 one is not online yet but we do have copies.

We will introduce and kickoff the fundraisers at Back to School Night in September. We will have samples of their chocolates available for you to try!


Spirit Wear
We still have a small number of shirts and sweatshirts in some sizes available for immediate sale. We will them on display and sale at Kindergarten Orientation and Business Day Thursday, Aug. 20. We are also meeting with Goochland Tee's and others to discuss some additional options on our Spirit Wear this year to perhaps make it more appealing to more people. Again, please submit any comments or suggestions on what appeals to you and we will present some options at a later date.


Chuck e Cheese - Click HERE for info on last year's event.
Wednesday November 11 3pm - 9pm


Silent Auction - Click HERE for info on last year's event.
Thursday, March 11, 2010