FUNDRAISING

We are so proud to be able to say that due to the generosity of our parent/guardian community, our PTO generates funding that supports our students, staff and administration.  In the last few years, the PTO has been able to fund an outdoor learning area, large obstacle course play equipment, full media center renovation, flexible classroom seating, Apple TVs for classrooms, curriculum support, teacher stipends, and so much more.  

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We understand that parents are busy and seeing fundraiser after fundraiser can be overwhelming.  We have three PTO sponsored fundraisers during the school year.  Fundraisers are important because we have a large school and our annual funding from federal and state taxes falls short. Our fundraisers are detailed below.  We also get a portion of our funding from spirit wear sales, community sponsorships, spirit nights and grocery store shopping cards.  See below for information on how you can help our school as you shop at local grocers.  

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As always, we want to extend a huge thank you for your support!

HawkFund

The HawkFund is our annual fund raising campaign and is the the ONLY fundraiser where 100% of donations go to the PTO. If you only wish to participate in one fundraiser, we ask that it be this one.  Any amount is helpful and this money goes into a general fund to fulfill requests for funding from school administration and teachers, helping to bridge the gap between school needs and state funding. Donations are accepted all year via cash, check, or Cheddar Up. Our HawkFund campaign kicks off in October.

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To donate to our 2023-2024 HawkFund campaign for school safety improvements, click here!

BOOSTERTHON

Boosterthon is our most profitable annual fundraiser and is planned for March.  It is a fun fitness event and interactive character program that actively engages the children and teachers. The program typically runs 9-10 days culminating with a celebration and fitness run.  During the program, Boosterthon encourages a “friends and family” collection/donation requesting WHES students to reach out to grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, etc. to help our school.  However, your child is included with or without a donation.

ATTRACTIONS GUIDE

At the start of the school year, we sell the Attractions® Dining and Value Guide, a money saving coupon book with hundreds of dollars in BUY ONE GET ONE FREE and discount coupons from the area's best restaurants and retailers. Using 1 or 2 coupons easily pays for the book and you can save much more. At a cost of $25, WHE PTO will keep a portion for every book sold! The main goal of this sale is to raise funds for the PTO to use towards staff development, training and curriculum support. All money raised will directly benefit the students at our school.