McKinley JOG-A-THON is one of the Biggest (and Funnest) School Fundraising Events of the Year! It will be taking place on Thursday, October 26th, 2017, during school hours.
The McKinley Parent Teacher Club’s JOG-A-THON is one of our school’s BIGGEST fundraisers and your support is vital. Most importantly this is the only event where the kids take the lead in raising money for their school. Did you know that most of McKinley’s music/dance, art, and Spanish programs are no longer funded by the school district? The only reason our kids get to participate in these programs is because we raise the money to fund them.
YOU CAN HELP!
GET SPONSORS!
We are asking students who are able and willing to participate to get their families, friends, neighbors, and/or parent/guardian, and co-workers to sponsor them in the JOG-A-THON. Although most families have found it easier to collect “flat donations” from sponsors (e.g. $25 for the whole event), some families/sponsors prefer to make per lap pledges (e.g. $1/lap).
Donations can be made using cash, check, or credit cards. Please have all checks made out to McKinley School Foundation.
ONLINE http://pledgestar.com/mckinley is our web-based fundraising tool. Easy to register and use. It takes care of sending sponsor requests via email, notifies you of receipt of donation, and follows up with a thank you message.
- Enter your name and email address, then click Register.
- Follow the instructions on-screen
When you finish, the system emails pledge requests to your family and friends, and allows them to make secure credit card donations online. You get notified each time a pledge is made, and you can track your pledge progress online.
Call 1-888-598-7510 if you need help.
T-Shirts!
We will be selling Jog-A-Thon t-shirts this year!! You can purchase them for $10 online or at the school. A table will be set up most days before and after school starting October 2nd through October 13th ONLY. Cash/check/credit cards are accepted.
Prizes!!!
-Pizza party with the Principal: All kids who raise 85$ or more
-Engraved Trophy: Top boy and girl runner (most laps) for each grade level
-Class party: The class that raises the most money per student
-Limo Ride to In & Out Burger: Top money raisers (Ride with Principal)
THE DAY OF THE EVENT:
The kids will run laps around our new track on the McKinley field (approximately 1/6 of a mile lap). Most students run about 8 to 12 laps, a little more for the older kids.
This year’s JOG-A-THON schedule is as follows:
- Grades K & 1st: 9:00am-9:20am 20 mins
- Grades 2nd & 3rd: 9:35am-10:05am 25 mins
- Grades 4th & 5th: 10:20am-11:00am 30 mins
Staff and parent monitors will be on the course to ensure that the students do not over-exert themselves. Dr. Tara Zandvliet (aka “The South Park Doctor”) will be on hand to help make sure the kids are okay. In addition, there will be plenty of water and orange slices to keep the kids hydrated. At the end of the run, every child will get an Otter Pop to help them cool off. Parents: If your child has any physical restrictions such as asthma or other respiratory problems or even if they just don’t like to run a lot, please let them know it is perfectly okay to walk or sit down if they feel the need. Please notify the office of any special requirements.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS:
Parents also get to help out with the big event. We will need parents to help set up/clean up, donate oranges, help mark the kids laps, hand out water and orange slices during the race, or simply get out and run with the kids to keep their spirits up. If you are able to come and help out, it really is a blast!!
SIGN-UP to volunteer
McKinley Elementary Jog-A-Thon Fundraising System
Remember, our Jog-A-Thon is October 26, so please REGISTER NOW to help our school raise as much as we can for our Ceramics classes, Gardening/Beautification, CRAVE (program and art show), Dance instruction during wheel, Spanish, Buses for field trips.
Questions about anything? Contact the Jog-A-Thon Committee at jogathonmckinley@gmail.com