Thank You WMS Families! PTSA Annual Fundraising Giving Campaign
Summary: Thank You!
Annual Giving Campaign 2024
Help Us Raise $25,016!
Giving Tuesday Dec. 3
Giving Tuesday, December 3, is the last day for our Annual Giving Campaign, and we need your help to raise $25,016!
2X Your Donation
The PTSA Board has joined forces to offer families the opportunity to Double Your Donation! We will match $100 gifts up to $5,500. We have already matched 27 gifts and have 28 gifts left to go!
$25,016 will hit our goal of $74.000, and fund the PTSA to support
- Curriculum enrichment grants for Science, Spanish, Special Education, and LA
- Social Worker to support our students
- Math Tutors to support our students
- Funding to bring Mr. Shorb to full-time
- Funding to support the Arts
- Grants to build up our library
- 8th Grade Celebration
- Principal projects
- AND SO MUCH MORE!
With 660 students, the average gift comes to $113 per student. As of today, 33% of families have contributed gifts that have ranged from $15 – $2,000, getting us to 66% of our goal.
Matching Gift Update: The PTSA Board joined forces to match $100 gifts, up to $5,500, through December 3. We have already matched 27 gifts and are eager to match 28 more gifts!
We ask for support in a direct appeal, so that we don’t need to come back to you in the new year with additional fundraiser appeals.
Help us reach our goal by Giving Tuesday, December 3rd! Let’s do this!
Cheers,
Andrea Gomes Morrison
PTSA Fundraising Chair
Mom of Amalia, 6th Grader
We asked families why they donated, and some parents response
“I gave to Whitman because I want my daughter’s educators to have everything they need to be successful! I’ve also seen how seemingly small things that otherwise wouldn’t be funded have had a huge effect on my daughter’s mood, like the moviemaking club and jazz band. Those are the types of things she’s excited to tell me about at the end of the day and I want all of the kids to have access to those things.” – Laurie, WMS Parent
“In a district so severely underfunded, we try to do what we can. I will never forget my very first PTA meeting over ten years ago when my jaw dropped reading the laundry list of services provided for my kid and their peers that I assumed were covered by the school. …advocacy, curriculum and classroom supplies, mental health supports, translation, supports for families in need, etc. it’s not just the fun and flashy parties and extra curriculars, it’s the basics and if we can help we do – and when we can’t we are grateful for those that jump in both big and small.” – Ali, WMS Parent
Give today and help us provide the support that ALL of our kids need to cover the basics!
Library Funding: A portion of this funding will go to Ms. Johnson to help make the library a home for everyone. She’ll invest $6,000 to bring in popular titles requested by our readers, bring in full series to keep students reading, and bring in books for our book talks and book clubs.
“Series are incredibly popular in middle school and nothing is more satisfying that keeping a reader reading through multiple volumes.” – Ms. Johnson
Give today and help support Ms. Johnson and build the Wildcat Library! Gifts can be made online, via check to the main office, or through gifts of stock. Be sure to check if your employer does matching gifts!
Series are incredibly popular in middle school and nothing is more satisfying that keeping a reader reading through multiple volumes. Here we go, give big and help us reach our goal! Gifts can be made online, via check sent to the main office, or gifts of stock. If you would like to make an extra big gift and launch a matching gift challenge, email whitmanptsafundraising@gmail.com.
Annual Giving Campaign Kick Off
This year, we have a BIG goal of raising $74,000 to support our students and teachers! Join us in reaching our mini goal of raising $20,000 by Friday, our first week of fundraising. As of Tuesday, we are at $16,500!
The overall fundraising goal comes to an average of $113 per student to help us do amazing things this school year! Our plan is to ask you this Fall to give what you can through the Annual Giving Campaign, and then allow us to focus on granting these funds to teachers and staff to make the magic happen.
Gifts in the past have ranged from $15 – $10,000. We invite you to support our students and teachers and donate to your capacity! Recurring donations are a great way to spread giving over time, and corporate matching can make donations go further. Whitman Middle School PTSA is a non-profit 501c3. Tax ID: 91-1170778
Donate by check: Mail checks payable to the Whitman PTSA to the school or drop off in the office (form in office).
Thank you for donating and supporting Whitman Middle School. Together, we can reach and exceed our fundraising goals. Questions? Email whitmanptsafundraising@gmail.com.
Annual Giving Campaign AGC
This month, we kick off our Annual Giving Campaign with the goal of raising $74,000 to support our students and teachers!
Funding projects for 2024-25 Include
- Increased support for math tutoring at school
- Increased support for our Social Emotional Therapist for student mental health
- Curriculum Enrichment Fund grants to teachers
- Support for our Racial Equity team
- Support for our library
- Closing a gap in a teacher’s salary
- …and SO MUCH MORE!
Cheers,
Andrea Gomes Morrison; PTSA Fundraising Chair; Mom of Amalia, 6th Grade
PS – If you would like to make an extra big gift and launch a matching gift challenge, email whitmanptsafundraising@gmail.com.
