Events – Douglas Elementary PTA

It’s Almost Time for the Fun Run!

Our main fundraiser this year is the Douglas Dragons Fun Run! It’s a two-week program that kicks off with a pep rally on Wednesday, March 4. Families will then gather pledges for every lap your student runs (30-35 laps) at the Fun Run, which takes place on Friday, March 13.

Our goal is to raise $22,000 for technology, a gaga pit and artists in residence, and we need your help! We’ve asked the experts at Booster to power our fundraiser to make it easier, more profitable and more fun.

Students will also experience a fun character theme, MINDSPARK: WILD WEST, which combines S.T.E.A.M. skills (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) with character-building. While they’re teaming up with the MindSpark Kids to save Dr. Shock, our students will learn five character traits that will help strengthen themselves and our world.

Please help our school by getting pledges from family and friends and entering them on FUNRUN.COM. All families are invited to come out and cheer on our students at the Fun Run on March 13. Stay tuned to the Dragoneer e-newsletter and Douglas PTA Facebook page for more details.

Thanks so much for your support!

Help Out at the Book Fair!

It’s almost Book Fair time!! We need a lot of volunteers to help make this event run smoothly. There are a wide variety of time slots and jobs — from helping students choose their books to running the cash register —and we promise it’ll be a lot of fun too!

Please sign up here if you’re able to lend a hand.

Thank you!!

Mark Your Calendars!

From Spirit Nights to Dragonfire, there are a lot of events happening this fall at Douglas! We’ll update our Events page as more activities are added. You can also keep an eye on the calendar in the sidebar (to the right) and check out the school website calendar for these and other school events.

9/16-20: Dragonfire annual passive fundraiser
9/19: General PTA meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the gym
9/19: School-wide Open House, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
9/20: Kona Ice for sale on campus to celebrate Dragonfire!
10/10: Spirit Night at United Skates of America, 6-8:30 p.m.
10/28: Spirit Night at Tijuana Flats, 5-8 p.m.
11/1: Kickball tournament after school (details TBD)
11/18: Spirit Night at Milton’s, 5-10 p.m.

Dragonfire is Here!

Dragonfire is Douglas’s annual passive fundraiser. Held in the fall, this is a fun and easy way for the PTA to kick off the school year and start investing in campus and classroom projects.

The Dragonfire fundraiser allows the PTA to retain 100% of the money raised to support all of the PTA programs for your children. Please consider asking your employer if there is a matching donation program where you work.

Our 2018 goal is $12,000 and our campaign is planned for the week of September 24.

To get the excitement going and have all of our little Dragons included in the fun, we will have a coin war between classrooms. Change will be collected and counted daily with results being announced during the daily WDES broadcasts. The class that brings in the most change will be awarded with “Mr. Burns as teacher for the day!” Mr. Burns will join students as a co-teacher for half of an instructional day. He will participate in class recess, maybe an art project, perhaps a trip to the media center, lunch, etc. — It is up to the class as to how they will spend time with our amazing and hands-on principal.

If we reach our goal, we’ll have a school-wide pajama day!

Flyers are going home in your students’ folders this week. There are a number of ways to donate, including check, cash and these online options:

Memberhub

Paypal

Thanks in advance for your support! Please contact our VP of Fundraising, Lea Ann Cook, if you have questions or need more information: leaanncook3@gmail.com.

Fall 2018 Spirit Nights!

skate party

The Douglas PTA partners with area businesses to host Spirit Night fundraisers for school projects. These community-building events check so many important boxes — Having fun. Raising money for our school. Supporting local businesses.

The PTA has a fun mix of events planned this fall!

B.Good — September 12, 4-8 p.m.
United Skates of America — October 4, 6-8:30 p.m.
Tijuana Flats — October 24, 5-8 p.m.
Milton’s (Six Forks location) – November 13, 5-10 p.m.

Stay tuned for future Spirit Night dates on our calendar in the sidebar … or check out the school calendar on the Douglas website and plan to join us throughout the year. If you have questions, please contact Spirit Night Chair Daphne Flowers at daphnejflowers@hotmail.com.

Why Fun Run? Your Questions Answered

boosterthon-star500 To make our fundraising easier, more profitable, and more fun, we’ve asked our local Boosterthon team to power our entire Douglas Elementary Fun Run program.

Family and friends anywhere in the world can support our school by giving pledges toward the number of laps your child will run on the day of the Fun Run on Thursday, February 8th.

BOOSTERTHON PAYS FOR . . .

On-campus team with months of assistance and expertise
Fun Run setup and event hosting
Pre-program event kit
World-class character program
7,000+ letters and stickers (avg.)
20+ promotional posters
12 program & character videos
Year-round character program including 36 videos and activities
Teacher t-shirts & kits
Pledge Crown for every student
Pledging website at funrun.com
Online Support Team

EVERY STUDENT INCLUDED

Regardless of financial participation, every student is invited to participate in the entire Fun Run program. Students will also receive a FREE gift just by being registered on funrun.com.

LESS HASSLE & MORE PROFIT

To get the most out of our Fun Run, we’re using Boosterthon’s smart pledging technology—funrun.com—which helps us raise and collect far more. Plus, their amazing team coordinates all the details and logistics, allowing us to better focus on education.

THE MOST VALUE

Most schools keep between 40-50% with other fundraisers. But Douglas Elementary will receive 53%, have more fun, and raise much more. Plus, Boosterthon covers all the costs of the program. Over our three-year partnership with Boosterthon, Douglas Elementary has profited over $50,000. This year, our goal is to profit $15,000 for new Chromebooks and PTA Budget and we need your help to do it!

WORLD-CLASS CHARACTER PROGRAM

Every student will experience Boosterthon’s newest character theme, CASTLE QUEST—a castle theme all about being brave and living with character, which was developed in collaboration with CHARACTER COUNTS!©, the nation’s most reputable character education organization. Learn more at Boosterthon.com.

Thank you so much for supporting our school! For more information, please contact your Fun Run Leader, Natasha: NatashaC@boosterthon.com.