The money raised through the KES
PTO fundraising is vital to the KES experience.For the 2010-2011 school year, KES PTO
fundraising dollars paid for among other things:
üover 40 curriculum-enhancing field trips and in-school
special enrichment programs across all grades for every student at KES
üChildrens author visits to KES
üCharacter Education Assemblies
üCopies of Have You Filled a Bucket Today: A
Guide to Daily Happiness for Kidsfor every classroom, so each student
could read this book during PARP month
üClassroom and school library books not otherwise provided by
the school district
üParenting Talk Series focused on issues to benefit KES
Parents
üKES PTO Chronicle of student writing and artwork
üPTO Website, providing information to the school population
üScholarships for graduating JJHS student who attended KES
üStaff Recognition Luncheon and Staff Welcome Back to School
Lunch
üSupport of SEPTA, Family
University and School Based COMPACT Team
üFinancial
assistance for numerous programs and events After
School Activities, School Pictures and other KES PTO events
Did you know?
Money raised by the PTO was used to
build the KES playground (1996).
During the past 15 years, the KES PTO
has continued to enhance the KES outdoor campus through the use of its
available funds or in working with the KLSD to have improvements made.For example, in August 2010, a second section
of the Legacy Walkway was installed and we anticipate adding more during the
2011-2012 school year. In addition, the PTO worked with the KLSD administration
to have a new asphalt kickball court laid in August 2010 and a new KES entrance
sign installed in Spring 2011.
The PTO through its fabulous committees
and chairpersons has added a beautiful butterfly garden, which continues to
grow and flourish year after year.
During the 2011-2012 school year, the PTO hopes to replace the worn rubber mats on the
playground to enhance safety, add features for children who cannot participate
in an active recess, replenish the indoor recess bins and plant various trees
and shrubs on the campus.
What types of fundraising?
KES PTO raises money through a variety
of programs and events:
i.Halloween
Fair
One
of the biggest fundraisers for the KES PTO is the Halloween Fair. In addition
to raising much needed funds for the KES PTO, the children and their families
look forward to and enjoy this event, which is also a community events bringing
together families from the greater Katonah area.
ii.Other
fundraising campaigns
The
KES PTO also raises money through the Innisbrook
campaign, After School Activities, book fairs, directory sales, back to school
supplies, school pictures and more.During the 2011-2012 school year, the PTO is
looking to bring new exciting fundraising campaigns to KES!
In
addition to these fundraisers, the fifth grade runs a number of fundraisers to
pay for their yearend trip.The Fifth
Grade Car Wash is a favorite.
iv.Corporate
Partners
Throughout the
year, the KES PTO receives money through various partners Target, A&P,
Lands End, General Mills, LABELS FOR EDUCATION, Staples, Amazon and OneCause.
KES IS THE BEST
Target REDcardSM helps
us with our school. Its called Take
Charge of Education, and its helping our school right now. Heres how it
works: If you already have a REDcard, visit Target.com/tcoe or call 1-800-316-6142 to designate KES as your PreferredSchool,
then use your REDcard whenever you shop.When you use your REDcardSM, Target will
donate up to 1% of your purchases to the KES
PTO.
Grandparents, alumni, friends and neighbors are all
welcome to participate in the program. The more people we involve, the harder
the program works for our school.
If youre already participating, thank you! Check out our
schools progress anytime at www.Target.com/tcoe.
Box Tops for Education has helped America's schools earn over
$250 million in the past 12 years.
Since 2002 by
clipping 10¢ Box Tops,
KES PTO has raised over $6,145.
In fact, the KES PTO can earn up to $60,000 every
year that's as much as $20,000 from each of these three
easy ways to earn:
·You can clip 10¢ Box Tops coupons from hundreds of
your favorite products such as Cheerios®, Betty Crocker®, Juicy
Juice®, Ziploc®, Kleenex®, Hefty® and more!Just send the Box Tops labels in an envelope
marked:BOX TOPS (either loose or on a
collection worksheet which can be found at http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Projects.aspx) via backpack mail!
·At the Box Tops Marketplace, you can shop at over 70
online stores like Oriental Trading Co., Office Depot and
Lands' End. A percentage of purchases goes
back to KES! Go tohttp://www.boxtops4education.com/Default.aspxto register and start
earning money for KES PTO!
·You can earn cash for your
school just by buying the books that you love! Begin your shopping at the Box Tops Reading Room to earn
up to 6% on purchases made at Barnes &
Noble.Go to http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/readingroom/Default.aspx to learn more.
LABELS FOR EDUCATION® program
Clip and save UPCs and beverage caps from participating products.Just send the labels in an envelope marked:LABELS FOR EDUCATION!with your child via backpack mail The PTO
Fundraising Coordinator will then redeem Labels for Education points for FREE educational
resources.
KES IS THE BEST
KES PTO has a drop
box located in the front office for KES
families to deposit used ink cartridges.Periodically these will be returned to Staples and Staples will annually
send a check to the KES PTO based
on the number of cartridges returned.
The
KES PTO will receive 4%-6% for
purchases made through the amazon.comportal on the KES PTO
home page.In the past 12 months,
the KES PTO has received over $200
simply by your accessing amazon through our portal.
Keep
in mind that you need to enter Amazon through the portal on the KES PTO website
(click here to
be redirected). You can then save the items in your shopping cart, and
KES PTO will automatically be credited with a portion of your purchase.
Did you know that Katonah Elementary, at no additional cost to you, can receive up to 3% back from Lands End for
entering our Preferred School Code
during certain qualifying purchases including their new eco-friendly back pack
made 100% from recycled plastic bottles!!!!
KESsPreferredSchool Code is: 900107285
In
addition, KES has a special school mascot logo (bull dog encircled with KATONAHELEMENTARY SCHOOL and paw prints in
purple thread) on file with Lands End, and it may be applied to any embroiderable Lands End clothing items and back packs for
an additional $5.50. (The logo number is 0584505K.)
Please
keep this in mind when ordering back packs, lunch totes, water bottles. If
interested, go to:www.landsend.comchoose
school uniforms from the top menu (do not let the label scare you) then
choose from Mens, Womens,
Girls, Boys, Backpacks and Totes. Please do not forget to enter or give to the
sales rep the KESPreferredSchool
Number (900107285), and if you want to add the KES logo, the logo number
(0584505K), when placing orders with Lands' End.
It's so easy! You can earn money for KES at no
additional cost to you by doing what you already do -- shopping with your
favorite merchants for your everyday
purchases. The way it works is that the school earns contributions with every eligible
purchase you make. If interested, go to www.onecause.com to join and
to learn about participating merchants.
You
order A&P gift cards, at face value, in $25, $50 or $100
denominations. You receive 100% of the value and the KES PTO gets 5%
back! These funds will go into the PTO general fund to support programs for our
children. If you are interested in participating, you can do so by simply
submitting the order form , along with your payment, no
later than the 15thto each month to KES PTO via back
pack mail. Please make all checks payable to KES PTO. Gift cards
will be distributed to you within 7 to 10 business days after the 15th
of the month via backpack mail, or if you wish, you can make alternate
arrangements to pick up your card. The cards are accepted at any A&P
location and have no expiration date.
