Thanks Partners!!

Our Coyote Crazy Walkathon and Fall Festival was unbelievable, and it couldn’t have been so without all the hard work of our AMAZING Committee who brought some new and exciting ideas to fruition for our annual primary fundraiser and community event. Because of the generosity and dedication of our families, students, staff, sponsors, and volunteers, we met our fundraising goal!! With the financial success of the Walkathon, we can now expect to implement all the planned funding for this year. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who was involved!

As we hope you have realized our website is overflowing with information related to all the great things our very involved community provides to our school through the PTSA. We are often asked what programs we support on an annual basis, and the list is large and ever-expanding. Nearly 95% of all our expenses are spent on programs, grants, and awards that directly benefit our children. Some of these programs include:

• Staff Grants – ~$19K
• K – 4 Drama and 5th Grade Enhancement Programs – ~$7.5K
• Art & Science Enrichment Fund – ~$9K
• Instructional Support – ~$12K
• Art & Science Docent, Science Fair, & Fine Arts Night - ~$7K
• Other Educational & Safety Support programs including: Eager Reader, Destination Imagination, Reflections, Math Club, Safety Patrol, First Lego League, Foreign Language, Spelling & Geography Bees – ~$6K
• Community Events & Programs including: Caring-thru-Sharing, Dad’s Day, Great Kids, Birthday Celebrations for the students, Talent Show, Festival of Cultures, Fifth Grade End-of-Year Celebrations and activities, Parent & Child Education, Staff Appreciation – ~$6K

Now that November is here and we have worked so hard to meet our financial goals, before the holidays hit us full force, we can prepare for some more great activities ahead!! Be sure to check out all the information in this Howler and on our website www.cascaderidgeptsa.org related to the upcoming events and programs. Be sure to get involved if you can in Dad’s Day and Caring-thru-Sharing, and be proud of all this great community has accomplished - together!

Happy November!
Deanne King, PTSA President
deannewking@live.com