DFES PTA - Walkathon

Our Walkathon Fundraiser is on Friday, October 9th, from 10am - 2pm in the courtyard at DFES. Please register at Pledgestar and help our school raise as much as we can to support programs for our children.

Pledgestar is an awesome web-based fundraising system that makes it easy for you to request pledges from your family and friends, and for them to make secure donations online. (It's what we've used for the past Walkathons.) Participants who register on Pledgestar will receive an awesome prizes. See below for more details. Register by October 9th; but the earlier, the better.

Our Goal for the Event is $50,000. What will your goal be?

How to Sign Up for Pledgestar

Using your computer's browser:

Go to http://pledgestar.com/dfes
Click “Not Registered For This Year’s Event” Enter your name and email address, then click “Submit”
Follow the instructions on-screen to register Student(s) and add family and friends

Using your Android or Apple phone or tablet:

Go to the Apple App Store on iOS or the Amazon App Store on Android and search for "PledgeStar" to download the Family App, or go to https://pledgestar.com/dfes/downloadapp.html
On the home screen enter your event code: “dfes” to locate your event
Click “Not Registered For This Year’s Event”
Enter your name and email address, then click “Submit”

Follow the instructions on-screen to register Student(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.

Prizes

First 20 students to send out 10 requests will get a NeeDoh cube
Setup your pledgstar and send it to 5 people to get a Walk-a-thon t-shirt
Raise $50 and earn a sweat towel
Raise $75 and earn a Star squishy
Raise $150 and earn a cool new Fanny pack
Raise $200 and earn a foldable blanket

Why We Are Raising Money

The DFES PTA helps our fantastic school by funding the following programs:

Literacy Support through our amazing Literacy Specialist.
Art Program and art supplies.
Money for every teacher to use at their discretion for school supplies.
Professional development for teachers.
Community events
And more

For more information about what the DFES PTA funds, check out our fundraising page.

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