Anderson Elementary School - PTA Fundraising

This is the fundamental question that all parents have in the back of their minds as they get started in the public school system - especially with all of the property taxes that we pay each year. The funding to the school districts does a great job of covering our buildings, teachers’ salaries, administration of the district, books, and other necessities. But lost in that are some much needed student enrichment programs and community building activities that make the overall learning environment what it needs to be for all of our children. The answer to this question comes right from the very mission statement of the PTA… “The mission of G. J. Anderson Elementary PTA is to promote programs, provide and coordinate resources, and improve communications between parents and teachers to enhance the overall quality of education for all Anderson students.” In order to carry our our mission, we must raise funds - but fundraising is NOT our mission. The funds we receive are put to use for student programs, teacher resources, family-focused activities, and school improvements.

The PTA’s fundraising strategy is driven by the basic assumption that more is less, and less is more. We work hard to try to develop a streamlined fundraising calendar, which is more evident this year as we are consolidating events and trying to make the key fundraisers we do more effective. Also, we are trying to eliminate the constant “noise” created in everyone’s mind by too frequent requests for money. Keep in mind that not all of these come from the PTA, but you are presented with requests by schools, churces, community organizations, and sports teams, among others. There are four basic types of fundraising that Anderson Elementary PTA will do this year.

· Active Product Fundraisers - The PTA will be offering for sale Entertainment Passbooks which provide you with value (via a quality product for sale), and they provide the PTA with a reasonable income opportunity at a reasonably effort.

· Community-Based Fundraisers - These do not cost you any money, for the funding is typically coming from community businesses and partners such as the grocery programs, restaurant programs, directory advertising and Box Tops For Education.

· Educational Fundraisers - The Fall and Spring Book Fairs provide your students a great selection of books at very reasonable prices, and they encourage our youngsters to read! Also, our Spirit Store offers great spirit wear at very reasonable prices - and it promotes school spirit for all.

· Event Fundraisers - The annual Country Fair & Silent Auction is an event you don’t want to miss. This is our major fundraiser, for most of the items auctioned are obtained via donations from local businesses and it is a great time to get together to mingle with your neighborhood friends.

Please browse through the rest of the website to look for details on each of the fundraising activities that we do and the programs that we support. Without our fundraisers, programs like Accelerated Reader incentives, Grade-Level Resources, Field Day, 6^th Grade Field Day, Satff Appreciation, Arts in Education/Reflections, Shooting Stars and other programs would not be possible. The PTA brings families into the school with events like the Ice Cream Social, Chili Cook-Off, Silent Auction & Family Dance, and other Thursday night programs put on throughout the year.

As you can see, the PTA is very involved in the enrichment of the educational environment by building closer bonds among the students, parents and teachers. Thank you for all of your support and please do not hesitate to let us know if you have any questions.

President

Phil Van Beek

1^st VP - Aide to President

Nikki Spurgin

2^nd VP - Programs

Lauren Manley

3^rd VP - Membership

Ashley Southard

4^th VP - Ways & Means

Shannon Garbett

Secretary

Terri Drawert

Treasurer

Julie Kerr

Historian

Alicia Beidleman

Parliamentarian

Christy Schotten

School Phone

972-396-6924

Office Fax

972-396-6929

Anderson Kids Club

972-396-6932

Mascot

All Stars

Colors

Blue & Gold

George Anderson Elementary School - 305 North Alder Drive - Allen, Texas 75002

Allen Independent School District

A Texas Education Agency Exemplary School

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