Notes for Next Year

Don't forget that all pledges are Tax Deductible!  and 100% of the pledges benefits the students!

For those of you who are new to Pilgrim Lutheran School, this is our first jog-a-thon.  In the past we have sold gift wrap as a fund-raiser.  Last year we sold over $10,000 worth of "gift wrap" and received half of that back as profit.  Not only is Pilgrim Lutheran School new to jog-a-thons... so am I.  So every now and then you will see that I am writing notes to remind us what we might consider doing differently next year.

This is one of those posts.

I'm not sure what I was thinking... but I just realized that I only had one... one!? jog-a-thon committee meeting.  I have been meeting with different groups of parents, staff and teachers, but bringing all of these groups together would have been much wiser.  Next year, committee meetings should be scheduled and publicized ahead of time. 

We have been collecting donations for the jog-a-thon so that every dollar goes directly to the students' education, field trips and fun.  I think it would be good idea to have someone be in charge of procurement for the jog-a-thon.  Which reminds me that I should get out donation receipts to those who have already donated items to the jog-a-thon.  So far our donations include:

• $50 Target Gift Card
• $50 Amex Gift Card
• Almost 1,000 "Silly" Bandz (Wild Bands)
• Box of oranges
• Racing Bib numbers
• Prizes:  Soccer balls and toys
• Poster supplies
• Stationery supplies (envelopes, paper) donated by church and school office
• Reusable Logo Water Bottles
• $25 Target Gift Card

Normally a jog-a-thon like this would take an initial $1,000 if we would have used a company to help us get it off the ground.  So FREE is sounding really great!  Thank you to all our donors!  (We will be thanking you publicly in the Panther.)