2003-2004 Paloma PTA Fundraising

Donate up to $250 to support extra-curricular activities and get it ALL back as a Tax Credit later!

While this is not a PTA fundraiser, we strongly encourage you to participate in this great way to raise money for extra-curricular activities at Paloma. Simply stop by the school office, send in the donation form, or donate online at www.kyrene.org. You'll receive a receipt for your records and may claim an equal amount in state tax credits. (Remember that total school donations eligible for the tax credit are limited to $250 for married couples and $200 for those filing single or head of household. Contact your tax advisor for additional information about this tax credit.)

Before you donate, check with your employer for matching grant programs. Many corporations require a form to be submitted to the school at the time of the donation in order for the school to receive a matching donation from the corporation.

Some activities that have been supported by this over the years include lunch recess clubs, a Garden Club, a Yearbook Club, Family Technology Nights, field trips, and assemblies. Funds can be designated for specific uses, but keep in mind that activities can only be supported if enough funds are raised for them and there are people willing to organize them (either volunteers or employees paid with these funds). A general purpose donation allows the Collaborative Team the most flexibility in providing activities that benefit the most children.

Thank you to all who have already donated!

Spring Read-a-thon

Date: April 19-23, 2004

Students will receive an envelope prior to the event, and will be encouraged to gain sponsorship for minutes read during the read-a-thon. The students will read, or be read to, for a maximum of 100 minutes (or 20 minutes per day) during the event. At the conclusion of the week, students will collect their pledge monies. Proceeds from this event will be used to support literacy at Paloma.

Entertainment Book Sale

You told us, and we listened! We replaced the Catalog Sale with the Entertainment Book Sale. It is easy and can be sold to anyone, anywhere. If you want to sell the book to friends and relatives back east or on the west coast you can! They will receive an Entertainment Book for their specific area.

The books run $20 each and will come home with your child in September. Orders will be taken September 5 - 19.

Please contact Becky Magana if you would like to assist in this vital fundraising opportunity for Paloma school.

School Rebates

There are many companies that would like to reward parents for shopping with them by donating to community schools. The Paloma PTA attempts to take advantage of these opportunities as much as possible. If we have missed something you think could be a worthwhile source of donations and/or fundraising, please contact the Paloma PTA treasurer. Here are the programs we currently participate in.

Grocery store rebates:

Basha's and Fry's both offer programs that link your grocery savings cards to the school. Basha's has a special ID # for the school that you can use to link your Thank You card to Paloma. Fry's has a bar code that must be scanned with your VIP card. Once these cards are linked to Paloma, your purchases add up to earn the school rebates. If you need the Basha's ID # or the Fry's bar code, contact a board member.

Other store rebate programs:

Target supports schools in a variety of ways, including grants and rebates. To participate in the rebate program, apply for a Target credit card and link your card to Paloma. Your purchases with the card are eligible for rebates.

Food label rebates:

Complete list of eligible products

Send product labels to school with your child. See information on eligible products and what to submit in the links to the sides. We'll take care of the rest.

Complete list of eligible products

To help with collection and redemption of any of the above, join the Grocery Rebates Committee.

You don't need to be a parent or teacher to help! Send labels with a neighbor's child or drop them off in the office.

Internet rebate programs:

Earn money for Paloma every time you shop on the internet if you go through the SchoolPop site to reach your preferred on-line merchants. You must be registered, with Paloma chosen as your school, for Paloma to receive eligible rebates.

All you need to register is an email address and first and last name. None of this information is distributed or sold and you can request during registration to receive no notices.

Event Proceeds

While all of our events are planned with the needs of the school community as the primary focus, some of them serve a secondary fundraising role. If you would like to help with any of these events, please contact a board member or the coordinator of the event.

Disclaimer:

The Kyrene de la Paloma PTA does not endorse any products or companies. Requests for receipts or product labels are not intended as a request that anyone shop at a particular store or purchase particular brands of products. We are merely asking that you contribute these receipts or product labels if you happen to purchase qualifying items.