What is a “Hassle-free Donation?
The “hassle-free” donation is Adobe Bluffs PTA’s primary source of fundraising. We prefer not to use your children as door-to-door sales people to raise funds for PTA Programs. Instead we save you time and the “hassle” of selling cookie dough and gift-wrap by asking you to make a one-time donation. One hundred percent of your tax-deductible donation goes to Adobe Bluffs. Adobe Bluffs PTA works closely with the school administration and teachers to ensure we deliver educational and fun community-based programs, which enhance your child’s elementary school experience and gives each student a great sense of achievement. Your donation funds over 30 programs. Some are small one-time events others are on-going throughout the school year. A lot of effort goes into keeping the costs for these programs as low as possible. Some of the programs that all Adobe Bluffs students benefit from are:
PTA Program | Cost |
AB Games – a school wide sports day Arts Attack – art programs taught in the classroom Mileage Club – a healthy choice for lunch recess Science Day – one day event exploring science with students Performing Arts - experience a live performance (this year “The Power of One” anti bullying message) Science Supplies – classroom science supplies Author’s Faire – assembly with a published children’s author Literacy Support – support for in-class reading programs Safety Patrol – helping students arrive at and depart school safely | $400 $1,750 $500 $1,400
$800 $800 $1,200 $2,800 $525 |
These programs need your support in order to continue. It costs, on average, $73 per student to deliver all Adobe Buffs PTA programs. To continue delivering these quality programs, we ask all families, who are able, to please contribute $60 per student. However, if $60 is too much, then please consider a smaller donation to show your support. Any amount that you can contribute will help ensure that Adobe Bluffs PTA has the ability to continue these programs. Sadly, without your support programs will be eliminated.
If you have already contributed, we thank you so much for your support!! To those families who have contributed, or plan to contribute, more than $60 per student to support their child(ren) and a child in need we say thank you for your generosity and thoughtfulness!!
If you have not yet sent in your contribution it is not too late. Please take the time to fill out the form, attach your check and return it to your child’s teacher.
We know there are a lot of back-to-school expenses this time of year so if you would prefer to defer payment until later in the year or make payments in installments please write your pledge on the form with your name and contact information and return it in so that PTA may move forward with planning for events later in the year.
Thank you for your support!!
Sincerely,
Krissa Jensen,
PTA President 2011-12