Fun Run, Spring Potluck, and Raffle

Join us for a Fun Run, Spring Potluck, and Raffle!

Fun Run 5:15 

Potluck 5:30

Raffle 6:30

Run or Cheer! The (optional) Fun Run is intended for all ages and skill levels. And there will be many opportunities to cheer!

Teams! Whether you run or not, we want to encourage class spirit and have assigned each grade a color.

• Kindergarten - YELLOW
• 1st grade - GREEN
• 2nd grade - RED
• 3rd grade - DARK BLUE
• 4th grade - ORANGE
• 5th grade - PURPLE
• 6th grade - LIGHT BLUE
• 7th grade - BLACK AND WHITE
• 8th grade - PINK

Potluck! After the Fun Run, join us for a potluck feast of hot dogs, pizzas, and more! Healthy Living (owned by a CCS family!) is donating the healthy hot dogs! Plates, napkins, and utensils will be provided by the PTO, but consider bringing your own if they're reusable. BYOB. Want to contribute food? Sign up here (and see below for more details).

Raffle! New this year, all students will receive the same number of raffle tickets. Students will have chances to earn additional tickets at school and at the Fun Run!

WE CAN ONLY MAKE ALL OF THIS HAPPEN WITH YOUR GENEROUS HELP!

This is a very FUN but very BIG endeavor and we need help to pull it all together! Here is how you can help.

Fun Run Pledges! Pledge a donation on behalf of your child's Fun Run this year! We're using an awesome web based fundraising system that makes it much easier for you to request pledges from your family and friends, and for them to make secure credit-card donations online. It's fun, it's easy, and people who use it typically raise twice as much as those who don't! June 4 is right around the corner, so register now to help our school raise as much as we can for a variety of student enrichment programs, including but not limited to STEM, theater, athletics, and our community Emergency Care Fund.

Potluck! Help us bring together all of the food by signing up here! Hot dogs and all the fixings are being generously donated. But we still need baked goods and side dishes from your lovely kitchens. Not able to cook that night but you still want to contribute? We'll buy as many plain cheese and pepperoni pizzas as possible (and some gluten free!) from CCS-family owned Folino's with your generous contributions. 

Raffle baskets! All raffle baskets will be sponsored by each grade. Julia Schofield emailed all the families for each grade with details about how to donate to the basket. But you can find all the details here. The donation deadline is March 23.

Donations! Since there will be no charge for raffle tickets this year, we are encouraging families to make a donation to the PTO either online now or at the Fun Run. Every donation you make toward the PTO goes to fund teacher educational enrichment grants, teacher appreciation celebrations, and emergency funds for families in need in our community. Any questions about how our funds are used? Please reach out to one of our dedicated board members. 

We need your help! We will also need help with a variety of jobs that night. Please consider signing up to help with a gift of your time. 

Why are there no raffle ticket sales this year? Last year we found raffle ticket sales were very inequitable. There was a stark contrast between some students with long strings of tickets and others who did not have any. For that reason, raffle tickets will be given out for free this time around. Each student will receive ten tickets to put in the raffle basket of their choice. And every student will have the chance to earn more raffle tickets—think raffle tickets for running and raffle tickets for cheering!

The PTO is encouraging families to make a donation in the amount they may have otherwise spent on raffle tickets. There is also the option to pledge a donation to your child’s Fun Run. As always, donations are encouraged but by no means required!

We are grateful to our amazing community for making the Fun Run such a success each year! We are sure to learn more this year that will make an even better Fun Run next year. If you are interested in joining our Fun Run team next year, please let us know!

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Fun Run Pledge Instructions

From your computer's browser:

• Go to http://pledgestar.com/charlotte
• Click “Not Registered For This Year’s Event”
• Enter your name and email address, then click “Submit”
• Follow the instructions on-screen to register Runner(s) and add family and friends

From your Android or Apple phone or tablet:

• Go to the Apple App Store on IOS or the Amazon App Store on Android and search for"PledgeStar" to download the Family App, or go tohttps://pledgestar.com/charlotte/downloadapp.html
• On the home screen enter your event code: “charlotte” to locate your event
• Click “Not Registered For This Year’s Event”
• Enter your name and email address, then click “Submit”
• Follow the instructions on-screen to register Runner(s) and add family and friends

When you finish, the system emails pledge requests to your family and friends, and allows them to make secure credit card donations online. You get notified each time a pledge is made, and you can track your pledge progress online. Call 1-888-598-7510 if you need help