Thank you for being a Forest Park PTA supporter in the past, and this year we are counting on your assistance again. Please donate generously to make our Forest Park Jumpstart Fundraiser an enormous success. Our goal is $50,000. As you may all know, California budget shortfall has greatly affected our school, like all other schools in the Fremont Unified School District. With cuts being made in all areas of funding, Forest Park PTA is working hard to stretch our budget as far as possible in ensuring that no more programs are cut or get affected in our school.
Your fundraising contribution, early in the year, will facilitate our teachers and the PTA to implement the following outstanding programs and activities to enrich your student’s academic curriculum. In addition to the Back-to-School supplies donated by parents, 70% of your JumpStart donation will go directly towards your child’s classroom and 30% to support the other Student Enrichment Programs.
Forest Park PTA is a significant supporter of our SCHOOL and our TEACHERS. We work hand-in-hand with the school and sponsor the following noteworthy activities:
Math/Science Night
Friday Folders
Music Program
PE
Red Ribbon Week
United Nations Day
Forest Park Carnival
First day Parent Meet and Greet Coffee
Staff Appreciation Lunch
Forest Park Fitness Walk
FAME-OUS (Art and Music)
Monthly Assemblies
Science
Health and Safety
Computer Lab
Respect Week
Movie Night
Classroom Supplies
Coffee With the Principal
First Day Teachers Welcome Lunch
Health and Fitness Nights
Additional reading material, computer programs and much more........
Suggested donation is $75 or more. Please check the box on the attached reply form and send it with your generous donation (check or cash) in the envelope provided to your child’s teacher by Monday, October 5th, 2009.
Note : ●Every JumpStart Fundraiser Supporter will get a special Forest Park School Calendar Magnet which will highlight all the important school dates and phone numbers. Names of Doners who contributed $75 or more will be published in the monthly PTA Newsletter. ●Classrooms with 100% participation will receive a Pizza Party.
DOUBLE YOUR DONATION BY ASKING YOUR EMPLOYER FOR A DONATION MATCH !!! Companies that have matched Employee Contributions in previous years include ADC, Adobe, Alza, Amgen, Applied Materials, Autonomy, Charles Schwab, Computer Associates, Cadence, Chevron, Cisco, CitiGroup, eBay, Genentech, Google, Intel, Intuit, Juniper Networks, KLA Tencor, Kraft Foods, Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle, Philips Electronics, Qualcomm, RHI, SAP, SanDisk, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, Synopsys, Tyco Electronics, Visa, Washington Mutual, Wells Fargo, Xilinx and Yahoo.
It is not a requirement that Company matched checks come in before the Fundraiser end date, as they are usually received by the PTA around Jaunuary-February timeframe. To make the Company Match filing process easier for busy parents, we have provided direct links to many of these companies Employee Matching Program on the Forest Park PTA Website at http://www.forestparkpta.org/Employee_Match.html
Thank you in advance for your continued support. For more information about these programs, please contact the PTA Fundraising Chairs listed in the Board Members page.