Your donation directly supports the many initiatives, events, and programs that make Ritchie Park Elementary School such a special place for our children. The Ritchie Park PTA works tirelessly to enhance the educational experience and sense of community for every student, teacher, and family. Here are just a few examples of what your generosity helps fund:

• Fun and Enriching Events: We organize and fund activities like Cultural Arts Assemblies, the Arts & Science Fair, and Cultural Heritage Night to engage students and celebrate our community's diversity.

• After-School Opportunities: We organize after-school programs and sponsor scholarships so students in need can participate in these programs, including drama, yoga, robotics, and cooking classes to spark creativity and build skills.

• Classroom Support: We provide school supplies, fund necessary equipment, and reimburse teachers for out-of-pocket expenses.

• Community-Building Activities: Your support helps us host events like the back-to-school picnic, parent/staff game night, bingo night, skate night, and more!

• Appreciation for Teachers and Staff: We show gratitude with lunches, snacks, and Staff Appreciation Week, and we even help refresh the teacher's lounge.

• Advocacy and Representation: The PTA amplifies your voice in local school decisions, ensuring our school community’s needs are heard.

When you contribute, you’re ensuring that every student has access to opportunities that inspire learning, foster creativity, and build a stronger school community—all without selling chocolate bars or wrapping paper! Thank you for your support!

You can donate at anytime during the fundraiser, but different weeks have different prizes:

• Week 1 Grade-Level Prize: Pajama Day + Popsicle Party for the grade with the most donations that week.

• Week 3/Final Week Prize: No Homework Pass + Lunch Bunch with Teachers for the grade that raises the most funds cumulatively across all three weeks.

Should you donate more than once? Absolutely!

• Every donation counts toward both grade-level and schoolwide prizes. The more donations your child’s grade receives, the better their chances of winning these fun rewards!

• Multiple donations also increase your entries into the Gift Card Drawing and the Lunch with the Principal Drawing, so you’ll have more opportunities to win.

• Grandparents, family, or friends can donate on behalf of your child and helps boost your child’s grade totals and earns even more entries into the drawings!

Every contribution, big or small, helps us reach our schoolwide goals—and brings us closer to exciting rewards like a visit from the school mascot for all classrooms! Thank you for your support!

Each time you make a donation, you'll be asked to specify the name, grade, and classroom teacher of the child you would like the donation to count towards. This ensures that:

• Drawing Entries: The child you specify in the donation form will receive credit for the donation and be entered into the Principal for a Day Drawing.

• Grade and Class Credit: The donation will count toward the specified child’s grade and classroom totals, helping their grade compete for prizes like the Grade-Level Pajama Day + Popsicle Party or the No Homework Pass + Lunch Bunch with the Principal. Plus it will count towards the teacher prize for the class with the largest number of donations.

If you have multiple children at the school, you are welcome to make separate donations for each child to spread the credit across grades and classrooms. Either way, your support is greatly appreciated and helps us reach our schoolwide goals!