Bear-a-thon

Banda Bears get moving for our school!

The annual Bandelier Bear-a-thon is scheduled this year for Friday, September 29, 2021. 

Banda Bears running laps

What is the Bear-a-thon?

The Bear-a-thon is the PTA’s largest donation drive of the year and it provides much of the funding for the many PTA-supported activities that help to make Bandelier a great school. Money raised will go toward field trip buses, classroom materials, teacher and student support, and much more!

How does it work?

Step 1: Students request pledges from family, friends, and coworkers. (Please do not send your child door-to-door.) Pledges can be made as a per lap amount or a flat fee donation. All pledges should be gathered before Tuesday, October 10th.

Pledges can also be made ONLINE here: 

https://app.99pledges.com/fund/bearathon2023

A pledge page has been created for all classrooms. Your child’s classroom page can be found by searching for the teacher’s LAST NAME under “All participants.” You, family and friends can donate to the classroom team for your child. You can leave a note when you make a donation to indicate the donation has been made on behalf of your child.

Step 2: On Friday, September 29th, students run laps around a course on the grassy field. The number of laps will be recorded by teachers and only a few prescreened volunteers. Your student will bring home a lap sheet showing the total laps run. Each grade will run their laps as a grade during their pull-out slot for the day to minimize exposure for the children. If you do not want your child to participate in running laps, please complete the opt out form and return to your child’s teacher. They can still get pledges and raise money for the PTA. Parents will not be allowed on the field to watch secondary to Covid precautions (SORRY!!).

Step 3: Students collect any outstanding pledge money (that was not pledged online) after the event and place money in the attached envelope and return it to your student’s teacher. 

All money must be turned in by Tuesday, October 10th.

Participation and Prizes: There will be prizes awarded to the 2 classes that raise the most money! Only money turned in by Tuesday, October 10th will count toward prize totals.

Thank you for your support and cooperation in making the Bear-a-thon a success!

-The Bandelier PTA and Bear-a-thon Committee