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ROCKET RUN | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 AND FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020
This fun-run encourages fitness and fun for students of all ages! Students in grades 1-8 will run laps around our 1/3 mile Outside Track (the block around AACA). Our littlest Rockets in preschool and kindergarten will run fun laps or relays on the Inside Track (sport court). E-learners will have the opportunity to run in their own designated time or from the comforts of their home.Rocket Run is also one of two ways for our families to fulfill their annual family fundraising minimum requirement.EVENT GOALS- $100,000 raised to support the school's 2020-2021 operating budget
- 100% student participation
FUNDRAISE ONLINEWant 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 your 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 Arts1439 W Wellington Ave
Chicago, IL 60657Whole School Incentive
$50,000: Students will be able to have an out of uniform day!
$75,000: Students will receive free pizza lunch! E-learners too!
$100,000: Students will receive 1-2 hours of additional recess/outdoor playtime in their cohorts monitored by parents in their cohort. Teachers will receive a well-deserved break during the day with a catered lunch.
Classroom Incentives
Each homeroom has the same goal: 100% family participation in fundraising. Progress will be tracked on a “Rocket Meter” outside each classroom. Each homeroom will vote on a movie to watch when their classroom reaches the goal. E-learner students will be able to participate too!BUSINESS SPONSORSHIPBusinesses are invited to sponsor our school for the duration of the 2020-2021 school year. Rocket Run benefits include your company logo on our 500+ event t-shirts, your company logo on our event banner, and much more! Please contact Angela Kladis at akladis@aaca.school and Caroline Jordan at cjordan@aaca.school for more information.CLASS RUN SCHEDULE
Parents are invited and encouraged to volunteer at Rocket Run and to cheer on our Rocket runners! Click here to view what day and time your child will participate.GET INVOLVED
Rocket Run relies on parents, like you, to be successful! Volunteer times are flexible and volunteers are needed throughout the day. Click here to sign up for a time slot. Your help is greatly appreciated!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)
