Fundraising

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February 5, 2024

February 2024 Newsletter

 

BES PTO NEWS – February 2024


BES PTO Board 2023 – 2024: President – Diane Holven, Vice President – Sue Bair, Secretary – Ellen Lytle, Treasurer – Lisa Recek.

 

Follow us on Facebook @BanksElementaryPTO

Email us bankselementarypto@gmail.com

Website: bespto.blogspot.com

 

Spare Change Challenge! We raised $1,359.23 with this year’s Spare Change Challenge!  Thank you so much for participating. The top 3 classes were:

Brown $297.47

Bailey $223.09

Curran $98.88

Square 1 Art! We will be doing our Square 1 Art fundraiser again this year.  Look for catalogues coming home around March 18th.

What we fundraiser for:  This year we have allocated $150 per teacher for classroom supplies.  We spent $2,000 on technology (iPads) for the school.  The BES PTO is also currently shopping for a new piece of playground equipment.  If there is something you would like to see PTO funds go towards please come to a meeting and share your idea!

Come join us for the monthly meetings! Our monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm in the Banks Elementary School Library. Our March meeting will be March 13th.  Please like us on Facebook to get our notifications or keep an eye out for our newsletter sent home with students every month. You are not required to volunteer if you come to the meetings.  You can even bring your kids if needed.  If you are unable to attend the monthly meetings you will find the meeting minutes posted on our website. The website also gives you access to newsletters, budgets, and other information about PTO activities.

All BES volunteers will need to have passed a background check even if they are volunteering outside of regular school hours. The front office has background check forms to fill out and to return to the office before volunteering. Or you can go to http://www.helpcounterweb.com/welcome/apply.php?district=banks to fill out the background check electronically.


 

 

 


This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Earn Easy Money for BES PTO – BES PTO Receives Funding

Here are some easy ways to earn money for our school.  All funds raised go directly to BES and our children's education. The PTO provides funding for field trip busing, technology improvements, classroom supplements, updated textbooks, and much, much more.  Last year we helped fund new I-Pads and Chromebooks! Please help us do all we can to improve our school, help our teachers, and enhance the education our children receive.

 

Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program
Register your Fred Meyer card at 
www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards and designate Banks Elementary (our organization number is NG018) as your donation school. Each time you shop our school gets money! 

Minted

Purchase cards or gifts at www.minted.com with the discount code: FUNDRAISEBANKS and you will save 20% and Minted will donate 15%.

Box Tops for Education
Get the new Box Tops App! Scan your receipt, no clipping necessary. 
https://www.boxtops4education.com/

Monetary Donations

The BES PTO is 501c3 Charitable Organization. You can make monetary donations by sending a check made payable to Banks Elementary School PTO to PO Box 515, Banks, OR 97106. You will be provided a receipt of your donation.

Employee Matching Programs

Many companies, like Intel and Nike, give matching donations for volunteer hours you spend at our school. Please ask your employer if they offer a matching grant program.  If you need help, contact a PTO member and we'll figure it out!  Intel employees: The cause name for the PTO is BANKS BUXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION.

 

Earn Easy Money for BES – BES Receives Funding

 

Safeway
Register your Safeway card at 
www.escrip.com and designate Banks Elementary School as your donation school.  A percentage of your purchase will be donated back to our school!

Office Depot Back to School Program
For every qualifying purchase BES gets 5% of it!  Simply present our school number (70083347) when shopping in-store or online.

 

 

January 2024 Newsletter

BES PTO NEWS – January 2024


BES PTO Board 2023 – 2024: President – Diane Holven, Vice President – Sue Bair, Secretary – Ellen Lytle, Treasurer – Lisa Recek.

 

Follow us on Facebook @BanksElementaryPTO

Email us bankselementarypto@gmail.com

Website: bespto.blogspot.com

 

Spare Change Challenge!

Round up your spare change, reach out to family and friends to check their couch cushions! BES PTO will be collecting spare change by class, the classrooms that collect the highest dollar amount will win the following prizes.

1st Place – Pizza Lunch

2nd Place – Ice Cream Snack

3rd Place – Hot Chocolate Snack

Each classroom will have a designated bucket to collect the change.  Simply send in any spare change January 10th – 24th with your student. Prizes will be scheduled for the first week of February!

Come join us for the monthly meetings! Our monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm in the Banks Elementary School Library classroom. Our January meeting will be January 10th.  Please like us on Facebook to get our notifications or keep an eye out for our newsletter sent home with students every month. You are not required to volunteer if you come to the meetings.  You can even bring your kids if needed.  If you are unable to attend the monthly meetings you will find the meeting minutes posted on our website. The website also gives you access to newsletters, budgets, and other information about PTO activities.

All BES volunteers will need to have passed a background check even if they are volunteering outside of regular school hours. The front office has background check forms to fill out and to return to the office before volunteering. Or you can go to http://www.helpcounterweb.com/welcome/apply.php?district=banks to fill out the background check electronically.


 

 

 


This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Earn Easy Money for BES PTO – BES PTO Receives Funding

Here are some easy ways to earn money for our school.  All funds raised go directly to BES and our children's education. The PTO provides funding for field trip busing, technology improvements, classroom supplements, updated textbooks, and much, much more.  Last year we helped fund new I-Pads and Chromebooks! Please help us do all we can to improve our school, help our teachers, and enhance the education our children receive.

 

Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program
Register your Fred Meyer card at 
www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards and designate Banks Elementary (our organization number is NG018) as your donation school. Each time you shop our school gets money! 

Minted

Purchase cards or gifts at www.minted.com with the discount code: FUNDRAISEBANKS and you will save 20% and Minted will donate 15%.

Box Tops for Education
Get the new Box Tops App! Scan your receipt, no clipping necessary. 
https://www.boxtops4education.com/

Monetary Donations

The BES PTO is 501c3 Charitable Organization. You can make monetary donations by sending a check made payable to Banks Elementary School PTO to PO Box 515, Banks, OR 97106. You will be provided a receipt of your donation.

Employee Matching Programs

Many companies, like Intel and Nike, give matching donations for volunteer hours you spend at our school. Please ask your employer if they offer a matching grant program.  If you need help, contact a PTO member and we'll figure it out!  Intel employees: The cause name for the PTO is BANKS BUXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION.

 

Earn Easy Money for BES – BES Receives Funding

 

Safeway
Register your Safeway card at 
www.escrip.com and designate Banks Elementary School as your donation school.  A percentage of your purchase will be donated back to our school!

Office Depot Back to School Program
For every qualifying purchase BES gets 5% of it!  Simply present our school number (70083347) when shopping in-store or online.