THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012Rocket Run encourages fitness and fun for students of all ages! The week leading up to Rocket Run will be filled with fun events, including a Pep Rally. Students in grades 1-8 will run laps around our 1/3 Mile-Outside Track (the block around AACA). Our littlest Rockets in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten will run fun laps or relays on the Inside Track (parking lot). Little Rockets love parent participation and so run times will be announced in September!
EVENT GOALS
- $45,000 raised
- $150 or more raised per student
- 100% student participation
GET INVOLVED
Rocket Run relies on parents, like you, to be successful! Volunteer times are flexible and volunteers are needed throughout the day. Please contact rocketrun@alphonsusacademy.org if you are interested in volunteering.
FUNDRAISING INCENTIVES
Please return your offline pledge form to school no later than Race Day, Thursday, October 18. Prizes will be awarded based on pledges collected by October 18. Any pledges collected after the due date will still count toward your annual fundraising requirement.
- Raise $750 or more (per student): Nook Simple Touch
- Raise $500 or more (per student): Chicago Prep Outfitters AACA Fleece
- Raise $250 or more (per student): $10 Barnes & Noble Gift Card
- Raise $30 or more (per student): Goody Bag & Snack
AWARDS
Congratulations to our first boy and girl finishers in each class!
Ms. Halma: Lucy & Daniel
Mrs. Platten: Margaret & Brendan
Ms. Iwersen: Sophia & Troy
Mrs. Pasquesi: Kacey & Andrew
Ms. Carroll: Paige & Lucas
Mrs. T: Caitlyn & Charlie
Ms. Aubry: Liza & Colin
Mrs. Bauer: Fiona & Wyatt
Mrs. Eckberg: Kelly & Jimmy
Ms. Key: Nina & Luke S.
Mr. Peterson: Brooke & Rusty (7th Grade)
Mr. Peterson: Isabel & Jack (8th Grade)
Congratulations to Mrs. Platten's First Grade Class for earning an extra recess and an all-fruit Popsicle Party!
EVENT MATERIALS
Collecting donation checks? Download this form to track donations.
Want to mail a donation? Please write your check out to Alphonsus Academy and include "Rocket Run" in the memo line of your check. If you would like to designate you gift to a specific student's fundraising efforts, please include his/her name in the memo as well.
Mail to:
Alphonsus Academy & Center for the Arts
1439 W. Wellington Ave.
Chicago, IL 60657
As a 501 (C) (3), not-for-profit institution, gifts made to Alphonsus Academy
are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. (Federal Tax ID #36-1721270)
