Support Our School: Contribute to the $180 Fund
Every year, the Whittier Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) raises vital funds that benefit our children by paying for additional resources that augment your child's elementary education. The PTO funds an array of items, including experiential learning, field trips, school supplies, extracurricular activities, school-wide events and more.
The $180 Fund is a straightforward donation to the Whittier PTO and allows Whittier families to directly impact their child's educational experience by providing a $1 donation for each day of the school year. This is simply the most efficient way to raise money that goes straight to improving our children's education without the overhead costs and volunteer hours required by other fundraising efforts. This also means that your entire donation to the 180 Fund is tax deductible.
These collective, voluntary, and tax-deductible gifts help to continue to make what makes Whittier the Boldest School in DC (2024)! Please be a part of this critical support for our school. No donation is too small, as it all helps us provide the best experience for our kids.
The 180 Fund has two important goals this year:
Encourage 100% participation from all Whittier families - a gift at ANY level makes a difference!
Raise $10,000 to provide the resources and support needed by all Whittier students from Pre-K to 5th grade.
Your gift of $180 per child can make the difference in meeting our financial goal, but gifts at all levels will help the PTO provide our children resources above and beyond those budgeted for by DCPS.
We recognize that families give their time and talent to Whittier in many ways and we are enormously grateful. We also appreciate that within our diverse community, families will make donations that are significant to them and commensurate with their financial capacity. Giving at a more modest level is just as important in reaching our family participation goal. If we all give what we can, we know we can meet our goals. Thank you in advance for your contributions!
Support us when you shop!
Link your Harris Teeter VIC card. Register online or give the cashier our code next time you shop: 5320
When contributing to the $180 Fund we ask you to complete this form so we can track your membership in the PTO (an automatic benefit of contributions) and send you a receipt for your tax-deductible contribution.
Donate securely online via Paypal, CashApp, or Zelle by clicking below:
Zelle email account for the PTO is JGWhittierPTA [at] gmail.com
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