Travel the world with a good book!
Reading is a passport to adventure
The annual Read-A-Thon is our PTO’s major fundraiser of the year and combines fundraising with academic goals. 100% of the funds will be invested right back into our school to help pay for things like field trips, supplies for special projects, community events, and much more!
To participate in the Read-A-Thon, students pledge to read (or be read to) a set number of reading blocks, and then collect pledges from sponsors. Sponsors can pledge to pay a certain dollar amount for each 15 minute block that the student reads OR a sponsor can give a flat donation. Having friends and family as sponsors will encourage students to reach their reading goals. It’s simple; the more they read, the more money they’ll raise, earning them fun prizes!
Quick tips to get started:
- Help your child set a reading goal and write the goal on the Pink Pledge Sheet.
- Help your child solicit donations from friends & family.
- Keep your kids motivated with the prize sheet!
Read-a-Thon Downloads
Important Dates
Dates To Remember
- Read-a-thon runs from Sunday, September 1st thru Thursday, September 19th.
- September 1st-12th: Start reading, logging reading blocks, and asking for sponsors.
- September 13th-19th: Reading is no longer logged. Collect donations from your sponsors & fill out your forms.
- Place your money, yellow page, & pink page in your envelope and turn it in before Friday, September 20th.
- Grand prize winners will be announced during a super fun school assembly!
Support our school and literacy!
Make a pledge to the Read-a-Thon
Pay with a credit card by filling out the form below, after clicking donate you will be taken to PayPal to complete the payment process.
Here is a breakdown of the packet your child brought home.
**FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, WE DO NOT ENCOURAGE SOLICITING PLEDGES BY GOING DOOR TO DOOR**
Important pages from the Read-a-thon Packet
- Envelope: Include each student’s first & last name on the front of the envelope. If you have multiple children who attend Mirada, please include the money and forms for all children in one envelope.
- Yellow: Reading Log – Every participating student must turn in a reading log in the family envelope
- Pink: Pledge Sheet & Sponsor Form – keep track of money pledged and received. Turn in the form and money with envelope.
- Green: Daily Reading Raffle Coupons – Each participating student turns in one coupon to their teacher every day.
- Gold: Prize List
Dates To Remember
- Read-a-thon runs from Sunday, September 1st thru Thursday, September 19th.
- September 1st-12th: Start reading, logging reading blocks, and asking for sponsors.
- September 13th-19th: Reading is no longer logged. Collect donations from your sponsors & fill out your forms.
- Place your money, yellow page, & pink page in your envelope and turn it in before Friday, September 20th.
- Grand prize winners will be announced during a super fun school assembly!
Daily Reading Raffle Coupons (green sheet)
- Green raffle coupons are pre-dated; make sure to turn in a raffle coupon every morning.
- Due to Labor Day; The first two coupons should be turned in together on Tuesday, September 3rd.
- These coupons are not tied to raising money. If you read daily, you turn in a coupon daily.
- One winner from each grade level will be announced at school daily! (Preschool-5th grade)
Receiving Donations
- We accept donations via Cash, Check or Credit Card. Turn in cash and checks with your envelope.
- Checks can be made out to Mirada PTO (A fee of $35 will be issued if a check is returned)
- Sponsors can pledge with a credit card by filling out the form above. Indicate your students first and last name and teacher.
Prizes will be awarded after 9/20/19, once all packets have been tallied.
- Every student who participates will earn a prize; the more money they raise, the more prizes they earn.
- The Top Reader & the Top Fundraiser from each grade level will win all day passes to Urban Air.
- The FAMILY that earns the most money, school wide, will win a family 4-pack to Disneyland!**
Intel Employees
Intel will match donations made to the PTO. Simply contact your PTO Treasurers at miradatreasurer@gmail.com and ask for a donation receipt. Then, from your Intel work computer, upload your receipt to the giving website at http://communitygiving.intel.com/matchinggifts/. If you are an Intel retiree, you can also have your donations matched by uploading your receipt to https://intel.benevity.org/user
