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πŸ’³ PayPal / Venmo / Credit Card Use the Donate Now button above
πŸ“ Check Made out to "Runkle PTO" β€” leave in the locked box in the front office
πŸ’΅ Cash In a sealed envelope with your name β€” leave in the locked box in the front office
🏦 Donor Advised Fund Contributions through DAF are welcome β€” contact us for details

Where does your donation go?

Here's a sample of what the Annual Fund has paid for in past years β€” and what we're planning this year.

πŸ“– Literacy Enrichment β€” K–8

  • 1st–4th grade Author visit by Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin
  • 5th & 6th grade Author visit by Veera Hiranandani (The Night Diary, Newbery Honor)
  • Library Fund

🎭 PAAR β€” Performing Arts at Runkle β€” K–8

  • Kindergarten Pineapple Project
  • 1st grade BJ Hickman, reading magician
  • 2nd grade Michael Tougias, author
  • 3rd grade Leland Faulkner, Native American storyteller
  • 4th grade Wingmasters, Native American storytelling
  • 5th grade Chris Poulos, BMX
  • 6th grade Andrea Lovett, storytelling coach
  • 7th grade Mythmasters
  • 8th grade Knighthorse, Shakespeare performance

πŸ”¬ Math & Science Enrichment β€” K–8

  • Kindergarten Structural Engineering
  • 1st grade Waves, Sound and Light
  • 2nd grade Structural Engineering
  • 3rd grade Weather
  • 4th grade Forces of Motion
  • 5th grade Forces of Motion
  • 6th–8th grade Energy and Electricity

🚌 Field Trips β€” K–8

  • Kindergarten Hall's Pond and Amory Woods
  • 1st grade Franklin Park Zoo
  • 2nd grade Bugs and Butterflies Trip
  • 3rd grade Plimoth Plantation
  • 4th grade Lowell Mills
  • 5th grade Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum
  • 6th grade Camp Wing (Runkle T-shirts provided)
  • 7th grade Howe Caverns, upstate New York
  • 8th grade White Water Rafting, Crabapple, MA
  • RISE Ice Skating at Larz Anderson

🏫 All of Runkle Benefits From…

  • $250 per classroom toward field trips (K–8)
  • Professional development for educators
  • Teacher stipends (K–8) and new teacher stipends for classroom setup
  • Principal Discretionary Fund
  • Online Family Directory and PTO Communications
  • Teacher Appreciation Fund
  • Math and Science Night, International Night
  • Community events β€” Bingo Night, Middle School Dance, Music and Arts Festival, Ice Skating Night, Candy House Decorating
  • Welcome Wagon β€” Popsicle Parties, Welcome Coffee for new families
  • Community Action β€” thank-you gift cards for crossing guards
  • Library Fund β€” Playaways and eReaders for student borrowing

πŸ’° How Annual Fund Dollars Are Allocated

$19,350
Teacher Support
$11,750
Student Support
$6,950
School Support
$6,750
Arts Enrichment
$6,750
Math & Science
$5,400
Literacy Support
$5,050
Community Events
$2,125
Administration
$900
Communication
$850
Fund Expenses

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