FUNDRAISING NEWS
2010-2011 Fundraising information will be posted as soon as it is available.
2009-20010 Fundraising Information
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE FANNIE MAY FUNDRAISER!
In February 2010, $4532.09 in Fannie May candy was sold with an additional $1.79 in parent donations received.
In total, 30% in profit, or $1361.42 was raised to fund various Westbrook School programs and initiatives!
To date, we’ve raised over $4200.00 to fund Westbrook School programs and initiatives in 2009-10!
Thanks again to generous parent and staff donations, proceeds from purchases at Greenraising.com, purchases at eScrip’s merchant partner locations and profits from fall “Yankee Candle” and “That’s My Pan” sales and Winter “Fannie May” sales.
Thanks again to all the wonderful Westbrook School staff and parent volunteers that have facilitated fundraising in 2009-10, assisting with promotion, order entry and/ or order distribution: Jan Ewing, Gail Kaczynski, Jill Orze, Laura Ryndak, Lisa Britos, Ashley Connor, Samantha Funovits, Kim Grana, Christine Green, Lisa Kavanagh, Carrie Monteleone and Julie Moreth.
WHAT IS DONE WITH THE MONEY RAISED?
Here are some of the things that the Westbrook School PTA has done in the past with money raised:
SPONSORED EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS such as a science night, a cultural event assembly, art gallery walks, an author visit, a dance party and a movie night.
SUPPORTED VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES such as CHARACTERCOUNTS!, the highly successful character development and ethics education program and helping hands, a program that assists Westbrook families in need or facing a crisis.
CREATED THE SCHOOL DIRECTORY, YEARBOOK AND PTA DISPLAYS with help, input and/ or pictures supplied by school staff, parent volunteers and committee members.
PURCHASED ITEMS FOR CHILDREN such as classroom supplies for holiday parties, birthday books to promote literacy, school workbooks to encourage learning over the summer and t-shirts to foster sense of community.
PROVIDED “BACK TO SCHOOL” ITEMS FOR SALE as a cost-effective and convenient alternative for parents purchasing school supply packs and spiritwear.
PURCHASED ITEMS FOR THE SCHOOL including a wall art mural and audio equipment that effectively upgraded the school’s sound system.
Additionally, the PTA plans this in 2010:
SUPPORT THE SCHOOL’S CONSERVATION AND WASTE RECYCLING EFFORTS by promoting and funding various environmental initiatives and programs to reduce and recycle waste.
Want to know more or have a suggestion? Please attend a PTA meeting or email Co-President – Christine Green @ 2goofs@gmail.com and Co-President – Julie Moreth @ chach383@yahoo.com.
Interested in joining the PTA? Please contact Lisa Keane, membership chair at shadow_720@yahoo.com .
FEATURED FUNDRAISERS – March-2010
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Fannie May Orders will be delivered direct via UPS ground the week of March 15th, one week before spring break. Please contact Emily McNally with any questions or issues regarding your order.
Emails/calls will be returned promptly. Email: emilymcnally@comcast.net Phone: 847 372 3550.
Please assist the school in its recycling efforts and support its new partnership with Terracycle. Together, we can reduce waste and help fund Westbrook School programs and initiatives by collecting specific trash items and dropping them off at the school for payment and reuse by Terracycle. Every little bit counts!
- WHAT TO DO? : Collect qualifying * packaging & product waste from home/ office and drop-off at Westbrook School.
- WHERE TO DROP-OFF? : Collection Bins are labeled and located outside of the school’s office. Another option, you may place in your child’s backpack. If item is not labeled or doesn’t match a labeled bin, place item in non-labeled bin.
- HOW DOES THIS WORK? : Westbrook PTA Environmental Committee will ship all waste products collected to Terracycle. Terracycle will repurpose/ reuse products and packaging received and remit payment to Westbrook School PTA (.02 to .05 cents for each item received).
- WANT TO CAN GET MORE INVOLVED? : Please contact Brandi Sulak, PTA Environmental Committee Chair for Westbrook and Lions Park Schools, if you’re interested in joining the Environmental Committee, have questions or suggestions to share. Email: bransulak@aol.com , Phone: (847) 708 3943.
Westbrook School Environmental Committee is accepting the following products/ packages for recycling:
- CAPRI-SUN and HONEST KIDS Drink Pouches. If possible, cut hole in bottom and rinse/ shake out.
- MARS/ WRIGLEY Candy Wrappers. Any size accepted, intact is best.
- FRITO LAY Chip Bag/ Snack Packaging. Any size accepted, intact is best. Wipe out crumbs.
- NABISCO Cookie Wrappers/ Packaging. Any size accepted, intact is best. Wipe out crumbs.
- OSCAR MEYER LUNCHABLE Packaging. Empty packages only.
- AVEENO Stand up Tubes. Empty tubes only.
- SCOTCH Tape Dispensers. Leftover dispensers only.
- SCOTT’S Paper Product Packaging. All Bath tissue, towels, napkins and flushable moist wipes packaging accepted except for the 1000 roll packages.
- ELMER’S Glue Packaging. Empty Glue Bottles and Glue Sticks.
- STONEYFIELD Yogurt Packaging. All Empty Widemouth Stoneyfield and Browncow packages.
- SHARPIE / PAPERMATE PENS. Empty Pens, Markers and Highlighters accepted.
- HUGGIES BRAND Plastic Diaper Packaging. Plastic packaging accepted.
PLEASE CUT OUT FOR QUICK REFERENCE:
ONGOING FUNDRAISERS
NO STRESS fundraiser is just that – no stress! You simply donate whatever you wish, at whatever time that you wish, to the Westbrook School PTA. 100% of your contribution is tax deductible and will be used to support Westbrook School PTA programs and initiatives. Cash or check donations are welcome.
Please make checks payable to “The Westbrook PTA”. Place cash or check in your child’s backpack or leave in the school office in an envelope addressed: “Westbrook PTA – No Stress”.
GREENRAISING – Shop online at http://www.greenraising.com for eco-friendly and fair trade products. Select Westbrook School for Young Learners- IL as affiliate to ensure that 25% of all purchases will be donated to Westbrook School.
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ESCRIP offers 3 convenient ways to raise money for Westbrook School:
eScrip Dining, eScrip Grocery Shopping and eScrip Online Shopping!
1) ESCRIP DINING – Enroll in Escrip and earn 2.5 – 5.0 % of what you spend at some of your favorite local restaurants. Here’s How:
1) Enroll with www.escrip.com and register your credit/ debit card.
2) Dine at any of these local establishments and use your registered credit/debit card :
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* Westbrook School will receive 2.5% of what you spend at every restaurant above. You can double what you contribute to 5% by filling out the post-dine survey that is sent in your benefit confirmation email. (A benefit confirmation email is an email that’s sent to you shortly after each time you dine. It tells you how much you earned when you dined.) You’ll earn contributions on tips, too!
2) ESCRIP GROCERY SHOPPING– Enroll in Escrip and earn money for Westbrook School when you shop at any Dominick’s store. Here’s how:
1) Enroll with www.escrip.com and register your Dominick’s Fresh Values card.
2) Shop at Dominick’s and use your Fresh Values card. Escrip will record and automatically remit payment to Westbrook School PTA for 1- 10% of qualifying purchases.
3) ESCRIP ONLINE PURCHASES– Enroll in Escrip and shop at 1,000 of their participating online merchants to earn up to 16% for Westbrook School! Here’s how:
1) Enroll with www.escrip.com
2) Click on the Online Mall logo at www.escrip.com
3) Shop at your favorite online store from the Online Mall and eScrip will track merchant contributions made to Westbrook School.
* At the Online Mall, you may download “AutoEARN” to earn contributions every time you shop without having to visit the Online Mall first.
EScrip – Frequently Asked Questions:
What will I be required to provide when I enroll / register with eScrip?
During the registration process you will be asked to provide your name, address and email address. Next, you will be prompted to designate the school where participating merchants’ donations will be made. You may select up to 3 organizations with eScrip. Please select Westbrook School for Young Learners as the organization or one of the organizations where donations will be made. Lastly, you will be asked to register your grocery loyalty cards, credit/debit cards and/ or retail credit cards that you plan to use for purchases. You may register as many or as few cards as you wish.
Is it safe to provide my out credit/ debit card numbers to eScrip for registration?
Only your card numbers are required for registration with eScrip. These numbers are used for tracking purposes. No confidential credit/ debit card authorization information such as expiration date, security code, and “name as appears” on card, etc. is required or requested. Participating merchants and eScrip’s processing agent must abide by strict card processing rules and operating regulations for handling sensitive card and cardholder information in order to be in accordance with their agreements and contracts with their card processing networks. These rules and regulations are written primarily to prevent fraudulent transactions and misuse of sensitive data. For additional information from eScrip, please read eScrip’s FAQs, security and privacy policy found on the eScrip website, www.eScrip.com.
Are my airline miles and other rewards associated with these cards impacted by eScrip registration?
The eScrip contributions you earn by using an eScrip registered debit or credit card are not associated with the tracking for benefits that may be offered by your debit/credit card issuer. You will continue to earn miles, rewards; cash back bonuses, etc. for these cards.
Are there exclusions to purchases made within the eScrip program?
Participating merchants may have certain exclusions to purchases. Please see the eScrip merchant list for exclusions on the eScrip website, www.eScrip.com.
Can participants modify or remove organizations that they support from their eScrip registration at any time?
Yes, you may update or remove any organization when you login to the “my eScrip” webpage, from the eScrip homepage.
What is / what will I find on the eScrip “my eScrip” webpage?
Once registered, you may access and login to “my eScrip” from the eScrip homepage, www.eScrip.com , by selecting
“my eScrip” from the menu bar at the top of the homepage.
Next, you will be directed to a secure page where you will be prompted to enter the user id and password created when you first registered with eScrip. Once you are logged on to “my eScrip”, you will find options to modify your personal information, card number information, update your group selections, register additional cards, link to eScrip’s online Merchant Mall to visit merchant partner sites and view the details of your eScrip earnings and purchases for a given month.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT
MORE INFO? Please consider attending monthly PTA meetings to get the latest fundraising news and learn about upcoming PTA – sponsored programs and initiatives.
Please contact Emily McNally @ emilymcnally@comcast.net with questions and/ or suggestions.
