SPARK Kids Preparing for October 30 Fun Run

by Sara Zeigler

Once a year, SPARK students solicit donations for the PTO as part of SPARK’s Fun Run. This year’s Fun Run will be held on October 30, 2015 on the Springdale Park Elementary campus. Funds raised through the Fun Run will support a number of programs and other learning enhancements, such as writing coaching, professional development opportunities for teachers, and numerous reading and math digital curriculum tools. These curriculum resources are essential to the SPARK faculty and without the PTO’s assistance, would not be available to the students. APS does not provide for the necessary curriculum resources.

There is no door-to-door selling or delivering of products with Fun Run. Students simply gather pledges from friends, family and neighbors. Sponsors will pledge a per-lap amount or a flat donation amount towards their student. Students will typically run 30 laps (2 miles) with a lap cap of 36 at the Fun Run. Per-lap pledges will be multiplied by the number of laps run by their sponsored student, typically 30 laps or $30 for each $1 pledged per-lap. SPARK is a school that focuses on Wellness.  Parents, teachers and the students love that the Fun Run promotes physical activity and makes it easy to raise critical funds for our school.

SPARK will kick off our fundraising effort seeking pledges or flat donations for the Fun Run on Friday, October 16th.  Students will be seeking pledges and we want to encourage openness/receptivity of the neighbors to students asking for their support. Maybe even a neighbor offering to sponsor their SPARK student next door!

Also, anyone who wants to just make a donation to SPARK  can click here to pledge donations for SPARK.

Please help us raise needed curriculum funds for SPARK and keep this neighborhood gem shining brightly!

Sara Zeigler is on the SPARK PTO and is leading the Fun Run event