4th Graders in Portland, ME Elevate Fund-Raising to New Heights
The shoppers!
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When Mrs. Deb Fenton contacted Tanner’s Totes and said her fourth graders, from Lyseth Elementary School in Portland, ME, were going to raise over $1200 for Tanner’sTotes, we were very excited and optimistic in a careful way. That’s a bunch of money for any group to raise! But Deb knew that with the help of Mrs. Whittum & Mrs. Gavitt’sstudents, those little 10 year olds would work until their goals were met.
Crazy Hat Day!
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The fourth grade classes got together and came up with some very creative ways toraise funds. How do you get the entire school involved, as well as the families of eachfourth grader? The ideas came fast and furious. At the end of the day, three rang true. Aschool wide “Hat Day” was introduced. Donate the funds and you are allowed to wearyour favorite hat “ALL” day to school! Take this from some southern folks, those aresome interesting hats!
The next one was a school wide “Face Painting Day”, another hugely successfulfund raiser. Kids of all ages like to have their faces painted. And to have it paintedfor the entire school day was just an added bonus. Tanner’s Totes would like to takethis opportunity to thank the Lyseth School administration for allowing their studentssome additional fun as they raised funds for the patients undergoing long term care.
Face Painting Day!
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The final fund raiser not only got the school involved but also the immediate familymembers. Check out the picture of the amount of coins on the table. “Spare Change Day”opened a lot of eyes to the amount of money just collecting spare change can generate.The fourth graders added much to this by completing chores at home to raise even morefunds.
Once all of the fund raising was completed and the money counted, it was time for thereal fun. Mrs. Fenton, Mrs. Whittum and Mrs. Gavitt arranged the shopping spree of alife time!
From all of us here at Tanner’s Totes and on behalf of all the patients that you havetouched with your efforts of fund raising, a big Thank You to the 4th Graders, teachers, and Lyseth School of Portland, ME.
