WHAT IS WALK-A-THON

Walk-a-Thon is the biggest fundraiser of the year and we couldn’t do that without the help and support of all of you. 100% of the contributions from our Walk-a-Thon are gifted back to our school. Donations in any amount are appreciated and are also tax-deductible. EHPTO uses Walk-a-Thon as our main fundraiser and its success towards our annual fundraising goal means parents won't be inundated with fundraising requests throughout the year. School fees and district budgets only go so far. The money raised goes to support our teachers by allowing them to add classroom supplies, school necessities and curriculum enhancements and also to developing our students by providing additional experiences in and out of the classroom. Our goal for 2026 is to raise $15,000.

Here is just a quick glimpse at some of the ways your donations made a difference to our school in the 2025-26 school year:

• Class Field Trip Transportation, and Assemblies

• Field Day & Kona Ice Visits

• Free events for students and families, such as Grandparents & Goodies; Donuts & Grownups; Family Fall Fest, Daddy/ Daughter and Mother/Son Dances; All-Grade Holiday party and more!

• Teacher Appreciation & Mini Grants for curriculum enhancements

HOW IS MONEY RAISED?

Each student will receive 10 blank address labels, including your own! As a family, identify the names and addresses of 9 friends, neighbors, co-workers, and relatives (even those who live far away). It is best if an adult neatly addresses the labels. You are welcome to list more – your teacher will have blank labels as needed. For those families with more than one child at East Hanover, it is not necessary to submit 10 labels for each child. Each sibling will be credited for the number of labels that are returned. 

Labels are to be returned to school by Friday, September 25! Once the labels are returned, a postcard will be sent asking the individuals identified to sponsor the students during the Walk-a-Thon. The postcards will be addressed and mailed by the fundraising committee and the money is returned to the school. There will be an option to pay with a credit card using PayPal or Venmo. The PTO will notify families when a gift has come in sponsoring their child. 

Important: Please only list addresses of people with whom you have a relationship and are not already on the mailing list (i.e. do not list addresses of other East Hanover families). The PTO provides the postage and would like to reach as many people as possible who would like to invest in the lives of your children. 

We also ask that you share our donation page on Social Media for friends and family to sponsor your students. 

HOW DO I MOTIVATE MY STUDENT? Prizes, Prizes, Prizes!!

Individual Prizes: Each time a family brings in their list of 10 names with addresses, each sibling in that family will receive a prize. (10 completed labels = 1 prize per sibling)

Top Leaper Prizes: The grades with the most labels collected by Friday, September 25 will win:

Grand Prize:  A class ice cream AND pizza party

Second Place Prize: A class ice cream party

Meet Our Goal Prize: If our school goal of $15,000 is met Mr. MacLeod will wear a silly outfit for Walk-A-Thon!

The Grade that raises the MOST money: will get a Golden Prize with extra recess and a trophy that will stay with their grade until next year's Walk-a-Thon.