The Rea View PTO does not live to fundraise, but we must fundraise for our school to live. Therefore, to make it easier for Rea View families, the Donate Your Way Fundraising Program was created in 2018 to offer two different options for giving donations. These options provide Rea View families with a choice on how to contribute their donation while still maintaining a profitable revenue for the school. As an added bonus, the program is designed to require only a minimal number of parent volunteers to manage the fundraisers.  

Donate Your Way at Rea View Fundraising Program donations are used to help ensure students have the tools they need to learn, help teachers and school staff feel appreciated, provide enrichment activities for students and their families, and make improvements to Rea View's building and grounds.

The Direct Give Campaign is the first donation option for Rea View families, and is held in the first few weeks of school. The Direct Give Campaign gives parents the choice to donate to Rea View without any of their contribution going to an outside company and is a non-event, "no strings attached" fundraiser. This is the easiest and most straightforward fundraiser we offer because there are no door-to-door sales, no events to attend, no prizes or gimmicks, and no high pressure tactics, which makes this a truly hassle and stress free fundraiser. Donations can be given at Rea View's Open House or online. As a HUGE bonus of the Direct Give Campaign, none of the campaign contributions will go to another fundraising company, and all funds raised stay at Rea View! 

Run with Rocky is the second donation option for Rea View families. In order to make Rea View's fundraising easier, more profitable, and more fun, the PTO has also asked the experts at Booster to power our Run with Rocky fundraiser. Run with Rocky brings in a higher number of donations from extended family, friends, neighbors, and company matches due to the experts at Booster. Family and friends anywhere in the world can support Rea View by giving online pledges or flat donations toward the number of laps your child will run at the Fun Run. Run with Rocky occurs in late October and/or early November. Run with Rocky has been Rea View's most successful and most profitable fundraiser!

The school and the PTO want families to be able to "Donate Their Way" at Rea View Elementary. 

Each school year, both fundraisers of the Donate Your Way at Rea View Fundraising Program are held in the fall. The Direct Give Campaign starts at Rea View's Open House in August and continues online through the PTO Website through September. Run with Rocky is a seven-to-eight-day program held in late October and/or early November. Run with Rocky events are held at the school, but donations are collected online at MyBooster.com.

The reason both fundraisers are held in the fall is so proceeds raised can be used as early as possible in the school year to support students and staff. If we were to wait until the winter or spring to hold one or both of the fundraisers, some students (especially 5th graders) and staff might never benefit from that year's donations.

The PTO understands that holding two fundraisers close together could be taxing for families. Donating at Rea View is optional, and families are certainly not expected to donate to both of the fundraisers. We want families to "Donate Their Way" to Rea View. (For more information see the "Are Families Required to Donate?" question below.)

In North Carolina, individual public schools have to find ways to cover the cost of educational supplies and school improvement projects, sothe Rea View PTO created the Donate Your Way Fundraising Program to help the school raise funds. Each summer the PTO President works with Rea View’s Principal to determine how to uses funds from the Donate Your Way at Rea View Fundraising Program, which includes Run with Rocky and the Direct Give Campaign, for the upcoming school year. 

In recent years, Donate Your Way Fundraising Program donations have been used to make improvements to Rea View by purchasing a Lü Interactive Playground for the school gym, updating the RVTV system in the media center, installing water bottle filling stations, providing shade structures for all of the playgrounds, installing interactive smart projectors in all K-6 classrooms, installing gaga ball pits, purchasing new curtains for the gym's theater, and buying new furniture media center and the courtyard. 

The PTO also uses the fundraising programs donations to support student learning at Rea View by providing an educational magazine for each student and student agendas. In addition, during several of the last few school years, the PTO has also been able to give each Grade Level Team, the ACC Team, and the Specialist Team thousands of dollars for grade-specific and team-shared materials such as books, educational programs, professional training, educational games, sporting equipment, art supplies, and more.

Donations are also used to support Rea View's staff by funding staff appreciation and treats, and by providing instructional staff with either $75 (part-time staff) or $150 (full time staff) reimbursements on classroom & instructional supplies each school year.

Finally, the PTO uses fundraising program donations to provide student and family centered programs, including Family Fun events, All Pro Dad, C.A.R.E., Go Green RVES, Read with Rocky Summer Reading Program. 

Rea View PTO is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization. All donations to made to Rea View PTO since August 13, 2018 (our founding date) are tax deductible. Our official name is Rea View Elementary PTO and our organization's EIN number is 83-1550322.

Email the following PTO Volunteers...

• PTO President: reaviewpto@gmail.com

• PTO VP of Fundraising & Sponsorship: reaviewpto.fundraising@gmail.com