Annual Fundraiser

Our annual fundraiser is finally behind us, and the tally is in:

We surpassed all of our goals by raising $20,900 and completing 916 acts of kindness!

Thanks to all your hard work and contributions, here's what our kiddos have in store:

Principal Jones will be Student for a Day!
The student with the most AOKs will be Principal for a Day!
A mystery staff person will get silly-stringed by students!
Our 3-5 and K-2 classes with the most AOKs will have pj and popcorn parties!
The closing assembly included raffle prizes from our community partners: Alumni Hall - Balloons and Tunes - Chapel Hill Sportswear - Crumbl Cookies - Fleet Feet - Flyleaf Books - Glazed Expectations - Golden Fig Books - Lumina Theater - Silverspot Theater - Sky Zone of Durham.

Our 2023-24 Fundraiser begins on Friday, October 20th and runs through Monday, November 13th. We use a platform called Raise Craze which is built on the idea of paying it forward:

Parents, family members, and friends pay it forward by donating to the PTA
Kids pay it forward by engaging in Acts of Kindness (AOKs)

What is raise craze?

Raise Craze is a meaningful, interactive fundraiser where students collect donations online via a secure, custom website then show their appreciation by serving others and completing random acts of kindness. In other words, students spend time serving, not selling! Here’s a quick 2- minute video to tell you more.

2023-24 GOALS

* Raise $20,000 *

* Complete 500 Acts of Kindness *

PRIZES & INCENTIVES

Classes with the most AOKS are visited by a funky traveling trophy, and we have fun perks for teachers as well!
A closing assembly featuring donated raffle prizes and parties for K-2 and 3-5 classes with the most AOKs (see donors below)
Principal Jones will be a Student for a Day! That’s right - if we hit our goal of completing 500 acts of kindness, Ms. Jones will attend classes, specials, have lunch in the cafeteria, go to recess, all the things our students do!
The MES student with the most acts of kindness in the whole school will get to be Principal for a Day!
FUN: Next Friday, the students will get to pick a mystery staff member to get silly-stringed!
PLUS the top PK-2 and 3-5 Classes with the most Acts of Kindness will get to have a Pajama and Popcorn Party and their teachers will receive an Amazon gift card!

Remember that you do not have to register with Raise Craze to make a donation!

You can always donate to the PTA on our website, via Venmo, or with cash or check (made out to MES PTA). Simply place in an envelope labeled “PTA” and send to school in your child's take-home folder.

THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS!