Come join other school district families at the Papermill Saloon on Friday December 16 at 7PM. Come out, celebrate, kick off the holidays and raise money for our kids!
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Hello SGV Parents!
LEAP is going to be ringing in the New Year toasting our parent body and staff on the tremendous success of the pledge drive. Thanks for seeing the need and stepping up! We know it is utterly confounding that our kids attend public school, not private, and yet we are all asked to donate money for our kid’s education.
We also know for some families giving is super easy, while for others that is not the case. Whatever you give it is always greatly appreciated. Because of you our art and music programs and aides are able to continue enriching our kid’s educational experience. As we don’t see a change in the amount of state and federal funding happening anytime soon, our goal is to have 80% participation in pledge by the end of this school year. We are getting there.
Please come celebrate our district’s awesomeness with us on December 16th at our Holiday Give Back Night with local band, North Shore Railroad, at the Papermill Creek Saloon. Also mark your calendars for Valley Visions on April 29, 2017. We’ve got a new venue (it’s amazing), rad dj and a super fun theme. Don’t miss it! Thanks to all who have donated time, money and support to LEAP this past year. We wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year
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Pledge Drive 2016
Thank you to everyone who participated in our pledge drive! It was a big success, we raised a total of $10,472.
The General Fund raised $3,442, Middle School raised $2,600, Montessori raised $2,760 and Open raised $1,670. This was the result of great efforts on behalf of parents and staff. It is an unfortunate reality that we depend on parent raised dollars to support most of our arts and enrichment programs. We are grateful to everyone who helped out, we have come a long way in a short time. We still need to raise more money and pledge participation this year.
To date, roughly half of our parent body have pledged. Open has 26 out of 66 families pledging, LPM 35/66, Middle 44/87 and 23 families have pledged the General Fund. Please encourage employers, grandparents, god-parents, friends and neighbors to pledge if they can. Every dollar donated goes straight to our great kids, and every bit helps.
In the spring of 2015 a finance committee made up of representatives from each program, teachers, the school board and administration made drastic cuts to the district budget. This was necessary to save the district from non-compliance at the county level. One of these cuts was the distribution of the parcel tax to the programs. In 2015/16 school year programs received half of their expected allocation and in this 2016/17 school year they will receive none. Programs used these funds to pay for aides, art, electives and field trips. These programs keep our kids thriving and inspired to learn. We now need to raise this money ourselves or face major cuts to these very important programs next year when we could be unable to meet our expenses.
So what can we do?
PLEDGE – We are asking every family to find a comfortable level of support within your budget. You can make a one time payment or automatic monthly payments of any amount can be set up to make your pledge. Please pledge and help us close the gap in funding between what we get from the state and what we actually need! All of our children are counting on us. Fill out the enclosed pledge card and mail it back, bring it into the school office or donate easily and safely online at: www.leap4education.org
VOLUNTEER – Many hands make light work. Whether you are involved on the program level or with us at LEAP – it’s all very much needed and appreciated. Baking cupcakes, making pledge calls, working a shift at the book fair or attending a LEAP meeting – whatever your interest is – just show up. Jump in and get involved at whatever level works for you and your family. The kids, teachers, staff and parent volunteers are looking forward to working with you.
USE YOUR SCRIP CARDS AND SIGN UP FOR ESCRIP – FREE MONEY! Truly. LEAP is registered with local merchants and online charitable donation sites and vendors with “pay-it-forward” customer loyalty programs. When you shop, the merchants give back a percentage of your purchase back to our school district. This is passive fundraising with no extra expense to you and very little effort!
Here is what you do:
Put the Good Earth and United scrip cards in your wallet right now. Show them when you check out and earn our district up to 3% on each purchase! Sign up for eScrip, iGive, and Amazon Smile or download the Amazon Benefit app. Follow the directions in the enclosed Scrip letter or go to our website at www.leap4education.org
ATTEND PROGRAM AND LEAP EVENTS – Go to a party! It’s hard but you can do it. Our school district throws some amazing events, and we are encouraging you to bring your family, let your hair down, hang out with our community and raise some money while having a great time.
We know that sometimes it feels like there is event after event after fundraiser after event. We get it. LEAP will be sending out a calendar over the next few weeks that will have most of the school year’s event dates on it. Check it out and mark on your calendar the events you want to attend in this school year, that fit in your family’s budget and you can commit to. Does Valley Visions, a Give Back Night at Farm Burger and Clothes Off Your Back all sound like a blast? Mark them on your calendar! Have you heard about the great times at Fall Festival, Bingo Night and Open’s Carnival? Right it down when you get our calendar so it doesn’t sneak up on you – or you forget and schedule something else. Attend events! Pretty fun and easy.
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Welcome back to school!
LEAP is looking forward to a busy, fun and productive 2016/17 school year here in the Lagunitas School District.
We’ve had 2 record breaking fundraising years and are hoping for another! Last year’s pledge numbers were awe inspiring. We actually got a little choked up over here at LEAP.
You all stepped up in a big way. Thank you!
Valley Visions was also a super success. The Valley community and supporters, live music, delicious food, amazing costumes and Huda’s incredible event design made it one of the best yet. We are taking a year off from the Read-a-Thon to try a new fundraiser. On January 21st, 2017 LEAP will be hosting our first ever Clothes Off Your Back – and we need the clothes off your back! So start cleaning out those closets. Below are our 4 LEAP recommended actions you can do throughout this school year to keep everything humming in our district. Act on them! Remember them! Remind your friends!
The kids will thank you.
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Thanks LEAP!
Such a sweet ‘Thank You’ from Jenelle’s 3rd/4th grade class in Open Classroom. LEAP provided funds for an overnight Environmental Learning Program field trip at the Petaluma Adobe where the kids spent 24 hours living in California’s history.
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Eat, Drink and Give Back!
The Gestalt Haus is generously hosting a ‘Give Back’ night for LEAP. So come out and Eat Good Food, Drink Beer, Have Fun With Friends… all for a great cause.
Monday, May 23rd 5:00-9:00
Kids eat Free
We have amazing items and services just waiting for you to snap them up!
Place Your Bid.
Whether you’re looking for something unique for yourself, searching for a gift for a special someone, or looking to add a little adventure to your life, you’re sure to find something in our auction. Every bid helps support our children.
Tell Your Friends.
The success of this online auction depends on spreading the word to as many people as possible. We need your help. Please Refer a Friend and encourage them to participate so they don’t miss a single moment of the fun and excitement.
Visit the Auction Often!
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Valley Visions!
Go to www.biddingforgood.com/ValleyVisions and buy Early Bird discount tickets before April 1st.
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The 2015-2016 LEAP Budget
