Learn more about our fundraising
efforts. Below is a summary of our four major
fundraisers. Click on the menu at the left to
learn the current status of each event.
ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN
The
Annual Giving Campaign, a community-wide direct mail
effort, is the Foundation’s largest fund-raiser,
generating nearly 50% of total monies raised. The
Foundation has conducted an Annual Giving Campaign via
mail each fall for the past eleven years.
Campaign 2008/2009 was extremely successful generating
nearly $200,000 in contributions. The support of our
financial donors including individuals, family
foundations, community members and businesses along with
corporate matching gifts is sincerely appreciated
The 2008-2009
Campaign generated nearly $200,000.
TARTAN BALL
The Tartan Ball is a
community-wide event that provides an opportunity for
all members from the Mequon-Thiensville community to
join together to celebrate our exemplary schools.
This year’s 10th Annual Tartan Ball was held
at The Pfister Hotel with the theme “Reflecting on a
Decade of Excellence”. The event raised $125,000 in
profits, including $35,800 through the Fund-A-Grant
Voice Auction for SMART Board Interactive Classroom
Packages.
This fabulous evening was supported by 406 guests, 14
Corporate Sponsors, over 200 silent auction items from
120 businesses and individual donors, $17,750 in
underwriting support, $7,000 in donations from 31
neighborhoods, a Tartan Ball committee of 40 volunteers,
and numerous other adult and student volunteers. Such
tremendous generosity shows a strong value of education
and willingness to invest in the future of our
community.
Our
11th Annual Tartan Ball will be held at The
Pfister Hotel, on Saturday, January 30, 2010. Please
plan on joining us.
Tartan Ball 2009 raised
$125,000 including the Fund-A-Grant voice auction!
TECHNOLOGY FUND PROJECT
The
Technology Fund is the perfect opportunity for families
and community members to donate to a specific technology
project. This year’s fund helped to double the number
of SMART Board Interactive Classroom packages in the
district, bringing our new 2009 total to 49 across our
six schools.
Donations to this fund were made in one of three ways:
via the Annual Campaign, through the Tartan Ball
Fund-A-Grant Voice Auction and by participation in our
Technology Fund Spring Raffle. Total proceeds including
all three events exceeded $100,000.
Technology Fund donations more than doubled the number
of SMART Board Interactive Classroom Packages in our
schools in 2009.
M-T COMMUNITY 5K
RUN/WALK
Our Third Annual Mequon-Thiensville Community 5K
Run/Walk and Kids 100m Dash was a huge success with over
700 community members, parents, staff and students
participating. Thanks to the support of everyone
involved, the event raised over $18,000 for our
district.
Donges Bay Elementary School and Lake Shore Middle
School were each awarded a “Golden Sneaker” Trophy for
registering the largest percentage of students and staff
at their grade levels. Congratulations!
Our 4th Annual Run/Walk will be held on
Sunday, May 23, 2010. We hope to see you there!
The 2009 5K Run/Walk event raised over $18,000. |
