Bailey Lake Elementary PTA introduces Friday, October 2, 2015

Be INSPIRED To Do Your Best! We are planning our second Fun Run again this year!

Our FUN RUN fundraiser is scheduled for Friday, October 2, 2015 (rain or shine), during the school day. This will be BLEs largest fundraiser this year. How does it work? Your children will be running/walking for dollars! On October 2nd they will walk/jog/run as many laps as possible around our 1/10 mile asphalt track in the 15 minutes allotted. This will be a fun and exciting day with a DJ, mascot, as well as fellow classmates cheering each other on. We will celebrate our schools accomplishments in an assembly at the end of the day, announcing prizes and offering random drawings. Pledge donations and forms will be due no later than Wednesday, September 30, 2015.

Our FUN RUN theme is Be INSPIRED To Do Your Best because it MATTERS and we hope you will join our fundraising efforts. Every contribution MATTERS; and everyone MATTERS in making a difference. Whether it is a $2 pledge or a $200 contribution every penny MATTERS and will add up to continue to provide BLE with excellent programs.

The money raised from this event will support our many fun and educational programs at BLE such as: Family Bingo Night, March Reading, Seuss Fair, Reflex Math and Reading programs online, Field Day, and all the Field Trip excursions geared towards each grade levels curriculum, additionally a specific percentage will go automatically to each classroom to help with extra resources the teachers need throughout the year. These funds offer our students a much richer educational experience, plus they provide for many fun and spirit filled BLE activities and events.

Based on our projected budget for the 2015 2016 school year, our goal is to raise $24,000. If we reach this goal, it spares us from having to implement numerous small fundraisers throughout the year, i.e., candy sales, bake sales, pizza kits, magazine sales, etc.

PTA School Goal $24,000 --------- Goal Per Student $40 ----------- My goal is $

Each child participant that submits a pledge will receive a t-shirt! Should we reach our goal of $24,000, our principal, Mr. Gualtieri, has agreed to die his hair blue for the day and allow himself to be duct-taped to a wall by our students throughout the afternoon of the Fun Run!

We know these are difficult times, but we hope that your family will be able to help us raise some funds. BLE has always been blessed to have such generous households. We thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for BLE programs and activities. Your Bailey Lake Running of the Bulldogs Team

Each student may record pledges on his/her Pledge Form. Donations are a flat base and are not based

on how many laps your child has successfully completed. Everyone is a winner! *****(For increased safety, pledges should be requested FROM FAMILY & FRIENDS ONLY and a parent should always accompany children when requesting pledges.) *****

The Pledge Sheets along with donations should be returned to your childs teacher on or before Wednesday, September 30.

No matter what amount, each child will receive a spirit t-shirt. These shirts can be worn for many other school events throughout the year.

It would be greatly appreciated if you would write a personal check for your childs total pledges collected. Make checks payable to: Bailey Lake PTA ***All retuned checks due to insufficient funds will require immediate reimbursement from the responsible party via cash or money order and may be subject to a service charge.

The day of the FUN RUN, Friday, October 2n , please have your child bring in a water bottle (re-usable is great!) with their name on the bottle. Those students that do not have water bottles will be provided with water at the event. Listed below are the teachers/grades and their scheduled time to run/walk. Children are asked to wear their grade-colored spirit t-shirts they will receive for turning in their pledge forms prior to the day of this event.

(T-shirts are compliments of some generous sponsors, supporting our school!) Please feel free to join us and cheer for your child during their scheduled run time.

Kindergarten (blue): Morris Sprague Reis

1st Grade (yellow): Noble Sajan

Patnaude Shipp

2nd Grade (green): Lambouris Copland Santola

Stephenson

3rd Grade (red): Simecek Avery Moscovic Vanas

4th grade (orange): Brown Minot Rocho Taseski

5th Grade (gray): Kornas

Barber Brazier Martinez

Schedule for Grade Level:

3rd Grade Walk/run 9:10-9:25 am.

5th Grade Walk/run 9:35-9:50 am.

2nd Grade Walk/run 10-10:15 am.

4th Grade Walk/run 10:25-10:40 am.

1st Grade Walk/run 10:50-11:05 am.

Kindergarten Walk/run 11:15-11:30 am.

School Assembly: 3 -3:30 p.m.

**VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THIS EVENT!** If you would like to help us, and havent already, please check sign-up genius on or after Friday, Sept.

18, or contact either : Christy Kreucher: c.kreucher@comcast.net Theresa Rotman: tjrotman@att.net

PLEDGE FORM Friday, October 2, 2015 Be INSPIRED To Do Your Best!

PLEDGES FOR___________________________________________________ (students name)

Teacher/Grade__________________________________________________ I will be running, jogging or walking on Friday, October 2nd in our PTAs RUNNING OF THE BULLDOGS at Bailey Lake fundraiser. I will have 15 minutes to circle an approximate 1/10 mile course as many times possible within that time limit. 100% of the funds collected will go to finance programs at my school such as field trips, reading programs and family fun nightjust to name a few! I hope you can help by sponsoring and donating! Your donation may be tax deductible. Receipts are available by request. If possible, Please make check, payable to Bailey Lake PTA.

PTA School Goal $24,000 Goal Per Student $40 My goal is: My personal goal in laps is:

Sponsor Name/ Phone Number Total donation Received

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If you are ambitious, full of school spirit, and have more than 9 sponsors.FANTASTIC!! Please staple more paper to this

sheet with your list of additional sponsors. # of receipts needed for tax purposes? ___________________________ Students/Parents: If possible, please submit one check made out to: Bailey Lake PTA for the total amount collected.

OFFICE USE ONLY: Check # OR Cash _____________________ Total Amt. PD__________________________

I did my BEST and it MATTERS!

(# of laps filled in day of event)

Prizes & Incentives

Please remember that everyone is a winner, no matter how fast or slow, 10 laps, or 1 lap

If we are lucky enough to receive donations, than all of us will win! Should we reach our goal of $24,000,

our principal has agreed to die his hair blue for the day and allow himself to be duct-taped to the wall by all our students that afternoon!!

Children will also receive a bracelet for each lap they complete. Students will be given a snack and the chance to cheer on another grade after their run.

The TOP CLASS with the highest donation amount total will win their choice of One class Goldfish Party One class Bowling Party

One class Basketball of America open gym time (basketball and volleyball) One class Little Caesars Pizza Lunch Party

One class Dunkin Donut Party One class Ice Cream Party

One class Snow Cone/Popcorn & Movie Party ***The childs safety and transportation to/from, any party venue will be the parents responsibility and will be held after school hours at a later

determined date, and not the responsibility of the Bailey Lake Elementary or Clarkston Community Schools.***

Following 1st Prize selection, ONE CLASS from each grade (besides winning grade) will be rewarded one prize based on the next highest class donations total.

Also, all students who raise $100 or more will be entered in a drawing to win: 2 General Admission Tickets to The Adventure Park in Frankenmuth or

1- $100 gift certificate to Stars & Stripes

Students who raise $60 or more will be entered in drawings to win:

One- Free Ticket to Michigan Sea Life Aquarium (with a paying adult ticket purchase)

Many random drawings and raffles will take place at our assembly, including rewards for top number of laps.

Prizes from Rainforest Caf, Zap Zone, Culvers tokens, 7-Eleven, Hungry Howies, and Cooks Dairy Farm!

**Turn in your pledge sheets with donations early to be entered in random drawings every morning beginning

Friday, September 25th for 20 lucky students each day! **