The following table lists the different types of donations requested throughout the school year and how these donations are put to use. If you have additional questions about PTA donations, please contact fundraising@walnutgrovepta.org.
Type of
support
|
Requestor/event
|
Suggested donation
|
Timeline
|
What the donation pays for
|
Classroom donation
|
Room parent
|
Classroom party supplies
|
As requested
|
Supplies
for class parties/events
|
Teacher
|
Varies by class
|
Back to School Night
|
Classroom
supplies and supplemental educational materials (e.g., books, workbooks, arts
and crafts materials, learning apps and websites, printer cartridges,
batteries, graphic reproductions, printer cartridges).
|
Varies by grade level
|
Back to School Night
|
Classroom
field trips or in-class presentations by visiting organizations
|
Walnut Grove PTA
|
Dollar a Day
annual campaign
|
$180 per child
or $250 per family
|
Registration
|
Student
and school community activities (e.g., spelling bee, science fair,
student assemblies, family fun events, school clubs, student garden),
technology hardware (e.g., school computer labs, classroom projectors,
Chromebooks) and additional technology instruction support hours, specialist
funds, library books and additional library hours, fall and spring
musicals, student intervention support, school materials (e.g., playground
equipment, science lab materials, art programs, and JiJi math), additional recess
supervision, and teacher support (grade-level collaboration, professional
development, curriculum and instruction)
|
Parents Night Out
|
Varies
|
Spring
|
Fun Run
|
Varies according to pledges collected by each
student
|
Fall
|
Amazon shopping, eScrip, Box Tops for Education
|
Varies
|
All year long
|
School supply kits
|
Varies by grade level
|
Order in the spring
|
Student
supplies (e.g., pencils, erasers, markers, folders, organizers,
notebooks, glue sticks, scissors, binders)
|
Education Foundation's Annual Giving Campaign
|
Pleasanton
Partnerships
in Education
(PPIE)
|
Varies by sponsorship levels
|
Registration through March
|
Critical
district-wide programs and services, such as smaller class sizes, technology,
and student support.
|
**Walnut
Grove PTA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization (tax ID: 02-0547233).
Contributions to Walnut Grove PTA are tax-deductible to the full extent
allowed by the IRS. Please check with your accountant at tax time.
|
|