2024 ROAR Run
Update Date Monday, April 22nd!
School Goal: $60,000
Visit the fundraising page at https://app.memberhub.gives/roarrun2024
The Meiklejohn PTA is hosting our third annual ROAR Run! The ROAR Run will take place on Monday, April 22, 2024. This is our school community’s biggest fundraiser. Each student will run as many laps as they can in 30 minutes to help raise money for Meiklejohn. Each lap is 1/16th of a mile. The average student will run 30 laps. Students will be given a bracelet for each lap they complete to help us tally laps at the end of the event. Donations can be made per lap or as a flat amount from now until Friday, April 26th.
Below is a tentative schedule of times the classes will run, so you can mark your calendar to come cheer everyone on.
- 8:15am – 5th Grade
- 9:00am – 4th Grade
- 9:45am – Kindergarten
- 10:30am – 3rd grade
- 12:30pm – Preschool
- 1:00pm – 1st Grade
- 1:45pm – 2nd Grade
Fundraising Goal. The ROAR Run is how the PTA raises most of the money we donate back to Meiklejohn. PTA volunteers run the event, as opposed to an outside company, so that all funds raised go directly to the school. Our fundraising goal for this year is $60,000. These funds will be used to pay for additional paraprofessional hours, instructional materials, grade-level budgets for classroom materials, staff professional learning/trainings, and technology updates. Did you know that over 90% of the annual school budget is used to pay our current teachers and support staff, and that only includes a very limited number of paraprofessional hours? By helping to cover additional paraprofessional hours and instructional/classroom resources, your donations will enable more of the school budget to go to much-needed, additional staff resources to support mental health, STEAM and learning intervention next year. These funds are so valuable to our beloved school and maintaining and adding more support resources directly benefits all our students.
ROAR Run Fan Pack. Parents and family members are invited to come cheer on your student during the event! We are selling a fun ROAR Run Fan pack for $10. The pack will include a Meiklejohn cowbell and 2 pom poms. Supplies are limited, so order early. If purchased by April 17th, the fan pack will go home with your student on April 18th, otherwise it will be available to pick up on the field at the ROAR Run. All profits will be donated to the school. You can place your order at the Meiklejohn PTA store here: https://meiklejohn.memberhub.com/store/items/1005708
Volunteer Opportunities. PTA volunteers run the event, as opposed to an outside company, so that all funds raised go directly to the school. We are looking for several parent volunteers to help support the PTA on the day of the run (e.g., set up, counting laps, etc.). You can sign up to volunteer here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B49AEAF2FA1F49-48884622-roar#/.
