Run4Deerwood
Put on your tennis shoes, and get ready to Run4Deerwood and support our school through our FUNdraising event!
The Run 4 Deerwood Jog-a-thon is a fun and fit activity for all Deerwood students, their families and staff. This year's event is Friday, October 13, 2023. Students reach for their personal best by setting realistic lap goals based on age and development. Warm-up and cool down activities add to the fun through stretching and dance!
This is Deerwood’s primary effort to raise money to help support enrichment opportunities, technology offerings and infrastructure enhancements that would not be possible without these additional funds.
100% of the money raised stays at Deerwood! 50% of it is provided directly to the school and the rest is allocated to PTO-supported initiatives and events.
Our overall goal is $35,000!
As always, the only way we'll be successful is with the help of our families and staff! We hope you can participate to the best of your ability to help us reach our goal by encouraging family, friends & neighbors to donate to this fun, school-wide event!
GET STARTED
Registration is very simple! Once you're registered, your family will be able to accept donations online, set goals and view progress.
First, you'll provide some basic info to create a family account. Then, you'll add your 1st child. Once that's complete, you can add additional children and add/edit details for your children's profiles, if desired.
Share with friends & family to start collecting donations!
Each child will have their own page that you can share separately - OR... you'll be able to share a "Family" page that lists all of your children and allows people to make a single donation that can be split across multiple kids.
We'll reach our goal of $35,000! Aim to share with 15 people to achieve this goal.
NOTE: online donations incur a fee. When donating, users can select whether they'd like to cover the fee (so that their full donation goes to the school) or if they'd like to have the fee deducted from the donation.
Does your company match your donation?
A corporate matching donation, or matching gift, is when a person makes a donation to a non-profit organization and their employer donates an additional amount, often equal or greater than the employee’s donation. If you work for a company with a matching gift program (Ecolab, Thomson Reuters, Wells Fargo, Express Scripts, Ameriprise, US Bank, just to name a few), it's a great way to maximize your donation to Deerwood!
Typically, the person makes their donation first and then submits their match request through their companies established process. The receipt from the person's donation is often required to complete the request. Please list the recipient as Deerwood Elementary School when filling out the company paperwork.
VOLUNTEERS
Please sign up for available Volunteer slots leading up to the event as well on the day of the event! You'll still have time to run with your child as there are slots before/after the run and the slots during the run are only 1 hour (and the run is about 2 hours). This year, we will be marking laps on students' arms as usual. But we've also added other activities that require some volunteer support!
SIGN UP FORM COMING SOON!
EVENT DETAILS
Each student and their teacher will get this FREE shirt thanks to our generous sponsors. Be sure to check them out below.
Mockup only - the year will be updated to 2023!
Families can order complementary shirts - LINK COMING SOON!
For those of you who ordered Adult t-shirts, they will be shipped to the school and can be picked up on event day.
Friday, October 13, 2023
TImes for each grade coming soon!
Join us at the Blackhawk Track as our students, staff and families walk/jog/run to support Deerwood's fundraising efforts!
All Deerwood Students will be provided with a 2023 Run4Deerwood shirt to wear at the event - they will put this on OVER whatever they wear to school. We suggest comfortable pants and closed-toed shoes they can jog/run in -- add a sweatshirt/jacket if needed. Please apply sunscreen at home.
Parents and other family members are encouraged to join their kids to walk, run or cheer. Please leave pets at home! Show your school spirit by wearing Deerwood apparel or blue & green.
PRIZES
Ask your kids for more details about the prizes they're most excited about -- they can track their progress on the Fundhub site.
Class, Grade & School Rewards
Every student who registers on Fundhub will receive a toe tag to attach to their shoes.
The class(es) raising the most funds will earn a pizza party & pajama day!
Class with highest percentage of kids registered/participating in the fundraiser will earn a breakfast bar on a TBD date!
Each teacher may come up with intrinsic or "coupon" based rewards for reaching the class goal (e.g. sit by a friend day, read to the class, etc.).
Each grade level will earn a special activity if their grade reaches $3,000.
Kindergartners - TBD
1st Grade - TBD
2nd Grade - TBD
3rd Grade - TBD
4th Grade - TBD
5th Grade - TBD
Note - if the top earning and participating class is the same, the Breakfast Bar will go to the class with the 2nd highest % of registration.
IMPORTANT LINKS & DOCUMENTS
If you do not have access to a printer, you can pick up copies of the documents below in the Deerwood office.
Offline Donation Log
Download & print this form to collect & track donations that are provided to you directly via check or cash. Students can turn in offline donations to their teacher anytime throughout the fundraising period (September 5 through October 16, 2023).
Cash Receipt Template
Donations are tax deductible due to the Deerwood PTO's non-profit status. When paying by check, the canceled check serves as a receipt. When donating online, a receipt will be sent through the system. For cash donations, print this receipt template, complete and provide to the person who donated.
Sample Script for Requesting Donations
Help your student practice their request for donations. Feel free to update their fundraising goal -- if each student raised $75, we'd hit our goal of $35,000!
2022 SPONSORS (2023 SPONSORS WILL BE ADDED SOON!)
We had many businesses that sponsored our Run 4 Deerwood Jog-a-thon. We would like to recognize them for their support of Deerwood and our fundraising efforts. It is thanks to ALL of our sponsors, that EVERY Deerwood student received a free Run 4 Deerwood t-shirt! Please consider supporting them the same way they supported Deerwood - click on their logos/name to visit their site and learn more.