PATS Launch Meeting

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My name is Shannon Poole. My husband David and I have two kids, one of which is a student at TPS. When I was approached about being the Ways and Means Officer of PATS I saw it as a very exciting and challenging opportunity. It also presented itself as a crucial way to help make TPS a better place for Kadin to go to school. I think that’s something we can all say deserves our best efforts.

For those of you who don’t know me, I’m a pretty straight forward kind of person. Life seems to throw us all enough curve balls and drama, there’s no need to create our own!

So with this approach to life, so will it be my approach to fund raising for the upcoming year. I think the sky’s the limit when it comes to doing what’s best for our kids.

I started talking to friends around school. “What do you like about the current fund raisers?”, “what would you be willing to invest in your child’s school environment?”, for example.

What I can understand, for the most part, is its time to freshen up our approach to raising money for TPS.

So I’m going to be looking at fundraising in a whole new way. Why not just do a donation drive? All the money goes directly to the school. ALL THE MONEY GOES DIRECTLY TO OUR SCHOOL. Its a win/win situation.

We will start our drive at the Back to School Picnic in August, just before school resumes. We are hoping for a donation of $100 per student. It can be a one time payment, or payments as it fits your budget. A PayPal link is also available on this website. We want it to be easy, and a no-brainer.

ALL THE MONEY GOES RIGHT TO OUR SCHOOL.

And our biggest goal is a COMPUTER LAB.

If we have 650 students at TPS, and everyone gives $100....that’s $65,000.00!

That is amazing and easy and as straight forward as it gets.

Of course, all the usual things will also be taken from that money. Field trips, facility improvements, etc. But the big prize to keep your eye on is a Computer Lab. It is ridiculous that in 2010 our school doesn’t have one.

Another thing to keep in mind, last year, including the Patriot’s Ball, the school only raised about $25,000.00 for the entire year. Its time to stop messing around and get it done!

Does $100.00 per student seem like a lot? Think of what you would be paying in a private school for the amazing education our children are getting. $100 barely seems like enough....

You’ll be seeing us around. We’ll start at the Back to School Picnic, we’ll be in the loop on pick ups, and school events. The quicker we raise this money, the quicker the Computer Lab dream can become a reality.

We’re also giving a “gift with purchase” so to speak. For every $100 donation you give, you get an awesome PATS t-shirt to wear proudly around school and in the community. Also, your donation is completely tax deductible. We will have tax receipts in hand when you make your donation.

We will have other fun, community building fundraisers throughout the year. We just need to mix it up a little bit!! They will be geared toward particular grades or causes, and will be a great chance to build our TPS family.

That’s all for now...I just want everyone to get as excited as I am. I really feel like we can do this!

Thank you so much for your interest in your child!!!

Shannon Poole

TPS PATS Ways and Means Officer

Get excited. Get involved.