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jogathon

Friday, November 15

Update: What a fun morning! Thank you for your support for our annual Jogathon.  The students did an amazing job last Friday, and we enjoyed having so many families attend and cheer them on! If you weren't able to make it, here's a video from the morning: View here

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Why do we run?

Students will be running laps on November 15th, to raise funds for our school while promoting health and fitness. Plus, it’s lots of fun! Support your whale by making a donation.

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This year our main goal is to help fund a Whale Pod room. We want to transform room 117 into a multi use room for art, music, quiet activities during recess, a place to meet with Ms. Fischer for social-emotional health lessons, parent meetings and more. Donations will go to furniture, paint, art supplies, calming items, a music feature, and social-emotional health reading material. Any extra funds will help support PTA sponsored programs. Visit our Whale Pod page to learn more about this project.

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Color for each grade

Students are encouraged to wear the clothing and/or flair in their grade's assigned color: 

  • TK - red

  • Kinder - yellow

  • 1st - green

  • 2nd - orange

  • 3rd - teal

  • 4th - blue

  • 5th - purple

​Cheer on your whale!

Families are welcome to join us at the grass fields to cheer on our students as they run.​

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  • 7:45 am: Pep rally at the flagpole

  • 8:30-10:15 am: Students will run

    • 8:30 am - 3rd, 4th, & 5th grades

    • 9:15 am - 1st & 2nd grades

    • 10 am - TK & Kinder

​​​​Students may collect donations starting Oct. 18th - due November 20th

Family and friends may donate one of two ways: 1. Make a flat-rate donation or 2. Sponsor per lap your student runs (e.g. Pledge $1 per lap, and if student runs 10 laps then the sponsor will pay $10). You may also choose to donate via cash/check or online.

 

  • Cash and check donations may be collected in the envelope sent home with the flyer. Checks should be made payable to: R.H. Dana PTA. 

  • Online - We are excited to offer an online option for secure credit card donations.

    • Visit pledgestar.com/rhdana

    • 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.

Event BackGround

R.H. Dana's annual Jog-a-thon is our biggest fundraiser of the year. Students run laps to raise funds for our school while promoting health and fitness. Plus, it’s lots of fun! There is a pep rally before the run, and parents and loved ones are welcome to come watch and cheer on their whales. 

 

Each year, there is a main program the PTA is supporting, but proceeds also help fund PTA sponsored programs including Meet the Masters, school-wide assemblies, and other investments to our school! Last year, students raised over $22,500 with the main goal of supporting our new school garden. Let's beat that number this year! Fundraising usually begins a few weeks before the event, so stay tuned and mark your calendars for November 15th.

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