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 11th, 2024. 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 $34,500!
Third, fourth and fifth grades noon-1:30pm on Friday, October 11
Kindergarten, first and second grades 8:30-10am on Friday, October 11
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
Scroll through the teacher's names to find your child's teacher. Each classroom is it's own team.
When you click on their teacher, the donation box will update to their team. Donate away!
No need to make an account for each child or family. **This is a change from last year's platform.
Visit the 4giving website today!
Share with friends & family to start collecting donations!
You can share your teacher's team via Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), or with a QR code from the donation box on the main page of the website.
Our goal is $34,500! Aim to share with 10 people to achieve this goal.
NOTE: 4giving does not charge us a fee. They offer an option for you to leave a "tip" which keeps the website free to non-profits like us!
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, United Health Group, 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!
EVENT DETAILS
Each student and their teacher will get this FREE shirt thanks to our generous sponsors. Be sure to check them out below.
Families can order their own shirts for the event HERE!
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 11th, 2024
Third, fourth and fifth grades: noon-1:30pm
Kindergarten, first and second grades: 8:30-10am
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 2024 Run4Deerwood shirt to wear at the event - they will put this on OVER whatever they wear to school. We suggest comfortable pants or shorts 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 4giving site.
Class, Grade & School Rewards
Every student will receive a toe tag at the Pep Fest on September 13th.
PTO will provide an incentive for the grade level who raises the most money.
Deerwood's principal, Mrs. Raasch, will sleep overnight on the Deerwood roof if we reach our overall goal $34,500!
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 MOVIE DAY if their grade reaches $6,000 ($4,500 for kindergarten).
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.
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 exceed our goal of $34,500!
2024 SPONSORS
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.
