Fundraisers

Dance-A-Thon

The Eldersburg Elementary PTA is busy working on the PTA's only fundraiser, the Dance-a-thon. This year's event is scheduled for Friday, September 23rd. We are asking students to collect monetary donations from family members, friends and neighbors, and in return students will dance their way through the decades while participating in new and old dances, and celebrating music from different decades - all while learning a bit of history. All of these fun-filled activities will take place during their specials time.

Students will collect pledge donations in an envelope that will be provided by the PTA on September 7th. This pledge envelope will detail all the prizes and all the pertinent dates that pertain to this fund raiser. All students that turn in donations will be entered in a drawing to win a $25.00 gift certificate to Wal-Mart, Little Professor Bookstore, Game Stop or Kohl's. For the next prize category, each student that brings in $30.00 in donations will get a special EES prize, as well as being entered in the drawing to win a $50.00 gift certificate to Wal-Mart, Little Professor Bookstore, Game Stop or Kohl's. The two students who bring in the most donations will win a $50.00 gift card.

The pledge money is due BEFORE the Dance-a-thon event on Friday, September 23rd. This is clearly detailed on the pledge envelope that students will receive.

We will need volunteers on the day of the Dance-a-thon, Friday, September 23rd. Please contact Lani Hrones at 410-795-1606 or via e-mail at hrones@verizon.net,and let her know when you will be there to help.

Innisbrook

Innisbrook, the #1 fundraising company in America is widely recognized as the manufacturer of premium gift wrap and accessories. Our school receives 50% profit from every order. For families that enjoy Innisbrook, the PTA is offering the opportunity to purchase these products directly. You can place your order online at www.innisbrook.com, pay by credit card and have your order shipped directly to your home. Remember to designate Eldersburg Elementary (school ID# 103501) to receive credit for your order. Simply visit www.innisbrook.com and click on STUDENT REGISTRATION. Registering eliminates errors and ensures that the school get credit for the orders made online.

Larry Sheets Players Birthday Party Fundraiser

Planning to schedule a Birthday Party or any other celebration at Players in Westminster? When you schedule the party, just mention that you are with Eldersburg Elementary and they will make a contribution to the school. How easy is that? Players offers glow golf, laser tag, batting cages, bumper cars, arcades and much more.

Campbell's Labels

The Labels for Education program is a great way to get FREE merchandise for our school. Over the last few years we have earned 6 digital cameras, a video camera and a personal sound system. What can we earn this year? Well, it depends on YOU! Please help make this our best year ever!

New this year: there are now items worth 10 points! Also, for almost all products you will just need to collect the UPC label. For V8 drinks you will still need to send in the lid. When clipping labels please be sure to include the entire area inside the dotted line so we can collect all our points! Or, just send in the whole label and we will take care of the clipping!

Please review the qualifying items below and begin collecting immediately. You will be suprised by how many participating products you already purchase! Please help multiply our efforts by asking your neighbors, friends and family to collect labels too!

The following products are worth 1 point:

• BIC® School and Office Products
• Campbell's® Regular Soups, Soup & Recipe Mixes, Tomato Juices, Beans and Gravies
• Franco-American®
• Pepperidge Farm®
• Post® Cereals & Treats
• Prego®
• Swanson®
• SpaghettiOs®
• v8® Beverages (Including Splash and V-Fusion)
• Wolfgang Puck®

The following products are now worth 5 points!

• Campbell's Chunky in Microwaveable Bowls and All Select Harvest and Soup at Hand Soups
• Emerald® Nuts (Trail Mix, Glazed Nuts and 16 oz Canisters)
• Glad® Food Storage (Bags, Wraps and Some Disposable Containers)
• Pop Secret® 100 Calorie 4 count
• Pop Secret® 3-Count
• V8® Soup

The following products are now worth 10 points!

• Emerald® Nuts (100 Calorie Packs, "Breafast On The Go!" and 9-12 oz Canisters)
• Glad® Food Storage (Most Disposable Containers)
• Pop Secret® 10-Count, and 10-Count Snack Size

If you have any questions please contact our program coordinator,Sarah Bradley, at 410-795-2362. or losbradley@gmail.com. You can also visit labelsforeducation.com for more infromation.

Labels are collected all year long. Please send them in to the front office or suites whenever you can. Thank you!

Box Tops

Please continue to collect Box Tops and send them in with your child. This fundraiser has been a great success in past years. Last school year earned our school a total of $1,298.00. What an easy way to earn money to benefit our school and students. There are so many products with Box Tops that many of you are probably already purchasing them. Please check your boxes and packages and take a minute to cut out the Box Tops and send them in at any time. Collection containers are located in each suite. You can really make a difference! Listed below are some of the many participating products:

• Betty Crocker products
• Cascadian Farm products
• Cottonelle paper products
• General Mills Cereals and Cereal Bars
• Gold Medal flour
• Kleenex paper products
• Lloyd's barbeque meals
• Nature Valley granola bars, trail mix
• Old El Paso taco shells, salsa, etc
• Pillsbury biscuits, dough, cookies, pancakes, waffles, toaster strudel, etc.
• Pop-Secret popcorn
• Saran Wrap
• Scott paper products
• Totino's pizza rolls, sandwich rolls, etc.
• Yoplait yogurts
• Ziploc Bags
• Hefty Products
• Huggies diapers and wipes
• Kotex, Poise and Depends personal care products
• Juicy Juice (new for 2008)
• Avery School Supplies (new for 2009)

A full list of products is available online at http://www.boxtops4education.com/Downloads/Global/products.pdf. We would also like to get everyone to register in The Box Tops for Education Booster Club. There are many benefits of becoming a member for your family and our school. You can download and print money-saving coupons for Box Top brands each month. Our school can also earn up to an 8% donation from purchases you make at over 60 online stores, including Lands End, JCPenney, Oriental Trading, Wal-Mart, Target and Avon. The school also receives bonus points (which equal $) just through your family's participation in the program. Please sign up at www.boxtops4education.com and start earning these free rewards. Any questions please contact Kim Mulholland kjmully@msn.com or at 410-549-4197.

Collection Dates are October 1, 2011 and February 1, 2012, but you can send them in anytime.

Safeway

eScrip is a hassle-free way to raise funds for Eldersburg Elementary through everyday purchases at Safeway. This program rewards customer loyalty by contributing up to 3 percent of purchases at Safeway to Eldersburg Elementary (applies to purchases made from October through May). Parents, teachers, friends and families are encouraged to register their grocery club cards as supporters with the eScrip program. If you participated last year, don't forget to renew your commitment to the program by November 1st for uninterrupted contributions. If you do not renew, your contributions will stop. Upon receipt of registration, a percentage of all purchases made at Safeway will be given back to Eldersburg Elementary. There are two easy ways to register. Either log onto www.eScrip.com and click on "sign up", or complete the form below and forward to the eScrip coordinator, Channi Singh, through your child's teacher.

DATES TO REMEMBER: Applies to purchases October 1, 2011 and May 31, 2012.

Target

The TAKE CHARGE OF EDUCATION program through Target provides cash to schools. Whenever you use your Target VISA or Target credit card at Target stores or Target.com, Target will donate 1% of the purchases to our school. When you use the Target card elsewhere, Target will donate 1/2% to our school.

Here's how it works:

1. Call 1-800-316-6142 or by visit www.target.com/tcoe, and sign up for the school fundraising program.
   (Eldersburg Elementary School I.D. 57806)
2. Target will track purchases and distribute accumulated donations to our school in March and September. Naturally, privacy is assured.
3. Anybody can participate, so spread the word to friends and family that shop at Target stores.

If you have any questions or need additional information please contact call Channi Singh at (410) 552-6814..

Restaurant Nights

Domino's Pizza

Domino's night for EES will be the 3rd Wednesday of every month beginning with September 16th. Domino's has agreed to donate 15% of the total orders to our PTA. The flyers will be distributed to all students the Monday prior and reminder stickers will be given out on the actual fund raiser night. In order to get credit for the school, the coupon on the flyer must be filled out and given to the pizza delivery person. I will tally the total orders per class and will work with Domino's and the room representative for the winning class each month to arrange a pizza party.

Other area restaurants that participate in fundraising opportunities include Rita's, Panera Bread, Chili's, Qdoba, Five Guys, Lexi's and Glory Days. Look for more specific information on these restaurant nights coming soon in the EES newsletter. Please support these businesses and help us generate funds for the PTA!

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding Restaurant Nights, feel free to contact Meghan Lyons at 410-552-3962 or mmlirishgirl@verizon.net.

UnitedScrip Gift Card Program

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN EASY WAY TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL WITHOUT SPENDING ANY EXTRA $$$? THEN UNITEDSCRIP GIFT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IS FOR YOU. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS...

Here's How It Works...

UnitedScrip purchases millions of dollars worth of gift certificates/debit cards (SCRIP) yearly from national retailers. Our school purchases these same certificates from UnitedScrip at a discount. We in turn offer the gift certificates/debit cards to our parents at face value. You receive dollar for dollar the value of cash for these items. Example: A $25 Exxon gas card will purchase $25 worth of gas at any of its pumps nationwide.

Each retailer has pre-established with UnitedScrip what the discount percentage is (see order form for percentages). That discount is the money our school earns. Example: A parent orders $100 worth of MARTINS debit cards for $100. The school then purchases the $100 worth of MARTINS debit cards at a 4% discount for $96. The school receives a profit of $4.

Purchase your gift cards today for birthdays, anniversaries or get an early start on Holiday gifts. Don’t forget yourself and family too! Order gift certificates for your personal everyday spending. Plan your personal monthly expenses and purchase them ahead of time for trips to the grocery store, gas pumps, dinner/movie nights, clothing, etc.

HOW TO FILL OUT THE ORDER FORM...

• Complete all personal information at the top of the order form.
• Indicate the # of gift certificates ordering and total $ amount for each store.
• Subtotal columns A and B
• Add subtotal A and B for Grand Total.
• Choose gift certificate to be sent home with child or pick-up at school by signing your name in the appropriate box. Orders over $100 will be required to be picked up at the school.
• Place completed order form and check (made out to Eldersburg Elementary School PTA) in a sealed envelope marked UNITEDSCRIP PROGRAM and return to your child’s teacher.

Orders are due the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month for the months of September, October, January, February, March, April and May.

Orders will be accepted every Tuesday during the months of November and December.

RETURN POLICY... We will accept returns if the certificates are returned within 3 months of purchase with the approval of UnitedScrip, they are not signed, damaged or folded and they have not expired.

UnitedScrip Gift Card Order Form [pdf]