Fundraising
What is it?
Each family is asked to give $100 (or whatever amount you think your family is able to give). Some families give $100 per child at CFK. Some grandparents also participate. NOTE: Because the CFK PTA is a 501 (c) 3 organization – your Hassle-Free contributions are tax deductible! This is a donation that is in addition to your membership dues, but you can pay it over a period of months if you need to.
Why do we do it?
The Hassle-Free 100 fundraiser was put into place several years ago to replace multiple smaller fundraising activities during the year. We have one Fall fundraiser for gift wrap, cookie dough and restaurant discount cards as our primary fundraising activity. The Hassle-Free 100 program is our only other major fundraising activity. A Hassle-Free 100 donation keeps you and your children from having to spend time attending fundraising events (spaghetti dinners, etc) or selling additional products to your friends and neighbors throughout the year.
What is the money used for?
Because of CFK’s small size, the PTA at Center for Knowledge plays a much larger role to help expand our curriculum and capabilities. PTA funds are used to pay the contractor fees for our Music teacher and our Librarian. Each year, the PTA provides $250 for each teacher for classroom supplies. The PTA also pays for most social events such as Grandparent's Day and the Back to School Picnic.
All American Fundraising is a company which offers quality products that our customers are proud to share with family and friends. The All American wrapping and gift selections continually grow and change as they create exciting new collections that are tasteful, fashionable and truly appreciated. They also offer yummy food selections. Plus, 50% of sales come right back to the CFK PTA! To preview the All American products, please go to http://www.allamericanfr.com.
Scholastic
CFK's PTA teams up with Scholastic three times a year to provide your family an opportunity to discover new books, and support the library! Approximately 30% of our sales during the fall and spring fairs come right back to the library! What a great deal! Please consider stopping by once the book fair comes again.
To celebrate your child's birthday and help build our library, please consider joining the Birthday Book Club. The month of your child's birthday (or their half birthday for our students born June, July and August), our librarian will purchase a book that interests your child and that book will be dedicated to your child, in honor of his/her birthday. You can click here to download the form. Please fill it out with a check made out to CFK PTA for $15. The form and payment may be dropped off in the main office or sent in to your child's teacher.
General Mills' Foods sponsors a fantastic program, Box Tops for Education. Each time you purchase a product with the Box Tops logo, simply cut off the logo and send it in to your child's teacher. We receive 10 cents for each box top, and they add up quickly! Each year, the faculty decides how Box Tops proceeds will be used to benefit the teaching and learning at CFK. In past years, the proceeds bought new PE and technology equipment.
