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What’s Happening
9/14 Kick off Assembly
- Your Virtual Assembly is on 9/14.
- Students will watch an exciting assembly and hear lots of information about the Dragon Fun Run and all the prizes they can earn!
- Your student will bring home a Parent letter and Pledge sheet with more details about the Dragon Fun Run.
Please help your student(s) to find sponsors and donors right away so they can reach their individual and class prize goals! We have an online donation form so anyone can easily donate!
Start sending out informational emails from our website to potential donors!
Spirit Theme for Run
- Find out what your class has planned for its Spirit Theme on Run Day. The class with the best Spirit on the run day wins a Glow Party!
Dragon Fun Run Information
Our school goal is $25,000 and we will all enjoy a Foam Party when we reach it! There are several individual and class prizes that your student can earn as well, we hope that you will help and encourage your students to reach their fundraising goals.
- You can check on your student’s donations (use password douglas21) and keep track of your class progress on your website
Individual Goals/Prizes Are
- Every $100 raised earns a Pick from the Lolli Tree for Cash/Prizes!
- $50-99 = Twisty Pencil
- $100-499 = Human Hamster Ball @ School
- $500+ = Gift Card for Inflatable Rental
Class Goals/Parties Are
- $40 Avg/Student by 9/20 = Pig in the Pig Race. Winning Pig = drawstring backpacks with run logo for the class
- $55 Avg/Student = Inflatable Party @ School
- $65 Avg/Student = Sandy Candy Party @ School
- Top Dollar Class = Human Hamster Ball Party @ School
- Top Laps Class = Extra Recess
- Best Spirit Class = Glow Party
All Dates
9/14: Dragon Fun Run Virtual Assembly
- Your student will watch a kick-off Virtual assembly at school to learn more about the Run and the prizes they can earn.
- Informational materials will come home today or in their weekly school folders so that students can start contacting friends and family to raise funds towards their prize goals.
- Help your child(ren) by sponsoring them for the Dragon Fun Run and helping them find other sponsors like Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles, Neighbors, and family friends.
- Go to www.r4funds.com/schools/
gvadouglasrun21/ to easily send out emails to potential sponsors, make online Donations, and check online totals. Password: douglas21 - Check out the back of the pledge sheet and the website for the cool prizes that your child(ren) can earn!
9/17: Dragon Fun Run Email Campaign Due Day
- We have a great email tool on your website to help increase your donations! And we are rewarding you for using it!
- On the Family Resources page at www.r4funds.com/schools/
gvadouglasrun21/ , parents/students can send out donation requests/informational emails to friends and family. When you send out 10 emails through this system by 9/17 at 5 pm your student will earn a Magic Water Bottle Sticker!
9/20: Pig Race Donations Due Day
- When your class reaches $40 average $/student by 5 pm on 9/20, the class earns a Pig in the Pig Race! The winning Pig earns drawstring backpacks with a run logo for the class!
9/21: Dragon Fun Run Date
- Your child(ren) will run/walk as many laps as they can around the track in their 30-minute run slot.
- The track is 1/16 of a mile (16 laps =1 mile). Students average 25-30 laps with a 50 lap max.
9/28: All Donations Due
- All donations are due today.
- We are asking that donations be done online via our website to avoid unnecessary contact or money handling.
10/5: Prize Day
Fun Run Website
Our website has lots of information and tools to help you and your student make the most of our fundraiser. Be sure to check it out at www.r4funds.com/schools/gvadouglasrun21/! Some quick highlights are:
Simple online giving for friends, family, and other donors! We are asking for all donations to be made online. If you still have to send a check or cash, it must be turned in by your student by 9/28. Please make checks out to PIC-GVA-DC.
Students or parents can send out emails to potential donors directly through the website! Personalize the pre-loaded email message on the “Family Resources” tab to let everyone know how to sponsor your student! No need to go door to door asking for donations.
Parents can check students’ donations easily on the “Check my student donations” tab
- You will use the password douglas21 and then follow directions on the following page to see posted donations for your student(s)
- If donations are not showing up, it is most likely because the student name entered on the donation does not match the student name on the school roster. Run4Fund$ staff will go through each donation to make sure they match up to a student as they run reports – no donations are lost or uncounted.
- Goal tracking thermometers in real-time for schools and classrooms!
- Answers to lots more questions in our FAQ’s section!
- Important dates, prizes, and other reminders all in one place!
Any questions? Please contact [email protected]
To see a run and some of the great prizes, check out our video (please note that this video was filmed pre-covid so many changes have been made to keep everyone safe): Parent Welcome Video
Laurian Horowitz, President
Parent Involvement Committee (PIC)
Global Village Academy - Douglas County (Parker)
Visit our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/PICGVA/