Support our Reading Leopards! What is a Read-A-Thon?
Welcome to Lincoln’s Reading Adventures which is also our read-a-thon event! This fundraiser is a school-wide event to celebrate reading, to foster healthy reading habits and to fundraise for our school. We spotlight the power of reading for 12 adventurous days by providing an opportunity for students and their families to focus on books and reading together.
When do students begin and end logging reading time?
Students may log minutes from Monday, January 23rd through 8pm of Friday, February 3rd.
READING GOAL
Our school-wide 2023 reading goal is 250,000 minutes. There will be a school prize if school reaches this goal!
FUNDRAISING GOAL
Help us meet our Read-A-Thon goal of $40,000! The money raised will help maintain all the PTA-supported programs such as Back to School night, Ice Cream Social, Lincoln Pumpkin Patch, Project Cornerstone, Book Fair, movie night, field trip buses or admissions and much more. Please consider donating on behalf of your child and inviting family members and friends to donate as well. We hope that every student can raise $75 from their sponsors. Sponsors can include neighbors, grandparents, parent’s Facebook friends, dentists, piano teachers.
How does the Read-A-Thon Work?
- Parents, register your child(s) here and login to their profile. Start reading, and let the ADVENTURE begin! Keep track of your minutes, report your minutes as often as possible! Meeting minutes milestones will be accounted for in participation raffles.
- On our FUNDHUB Fundraising Website, you will find information on:
- How much we have raised relative to our goal
- How to register your student/s to start collecting online donations
- Event Dates and Updates
- Schoolwide Donation Rewards and Incentives
- Classroom Donations Leaderboard
- Start spreading the word! Share your child’s page easily with QR code via emails/text messages, social media, for donations. Every dollar counts! When all families participate, we will fulfill our mission to our children and make our school stronger. Your student’s profile page can be found ONLY through your shared link or QR code.
★ Note: Lincoln PTA receives 100% of cash/check donations and 85% of credit card donations.
How do you increase your chances of winning a raffle prize?
All your child has to do is read! Encourage your child to read and log into the FundHub platform daily.
❖ Register your child on Fundhub platform by Jan 29th (No donation required) 1 entry to the raffle
❖ 1 Completed Bingo 1 entry to the participation raffle [Max of 6]
❖ Tiered 1- 100 mins by Jan 29th 1 entry to the participation raffle
❖ Tiered 2- 200 mins by Feb 3rd 1 entry to the participation raffle
Participation Raffle Prizes
❖ One 256GB 10.2″ iPad
❖ Two Topgolf game play certificates
❖ Two Movement Gym ‘Intro to rock climb’ class vouchers
❖ Two Exploratorium admission tickets
❖ Two ‘Pump it up’ 5-visit open jump passes worth a total of $198
❖ One Bay Area Discovery Museum family pass for 5 people
❖ One Curiodyssey 3-month family pass certificate valued at $109
❖ Flash prizes for the first 50 students who logged their reading minutes on Fundhub platform.
❖ Leopard pins for the teacher selected ‘Most enthusiastic’ readers each class.
Class Prize
❖ Classes with 100% registration on Fundhub will get extra recess time at school
❖ Top 6 classes with most total reading minutes first week will select ONE person (student or teacher) from the winning class to have a Scooter race against Ms. Kropp on Friday, Jan 27th.
❖ Top 6 Classes with the highest reading minutes by the end of the event will earn $150 Scholastic dollar for the class
❖ Top 6 classes with most donation raised through the event will earn a pizza party for the class
Fundraising Prizes
❖ Individual student who raises the most in donations at school level will earn one 256GB 10.2″ Gen 9 Ipad
❖ Students who raises the most at their grade level (except the Ipad winner) will earn one Kid’s Fitbit Ace Tracker
❖ For every $50 donation milestone will earn ‘Glow in dark’ custom bracelets (6 max)
For Other Frequently Asked Questions
What reading counts? Does reading to my child count as well?
Yes, ALL reading counts, including being read to by another student or an adult. If one student reads to another student, they both get the minutes. Books, e-books, picture books,textbooks,graphic novels,magazines and newspapers all count towards minutes. Audio books do not count.
Do students have to record their minutes every day?
Why not?! Students can build up their minutes whenever they can, and daily log just help them keep track of it and encourage them to read more. Teachers will be able to log class reading time to the platform and students can add that total minutes by logging minutes at home.
Where to submit Completed Bingo cards?
Please download your BINGO cards and submit your completed with your mesh folder every Friday.
How to donate?
Students can ask family, friends and neighbors to sponsor them through a shared QR code. For convenience, sponsors may support their student online, however we will lose 15% of the donations. Alternatively, students will be sent home a reading packet with a donation envelope on Jan 19th via their mesh folder, so we get to keep 100% of your donations. Please consider sponsoring by check or cash!
When is the donation money due?
In order to qualify for fundraising prize, ALL donations (cash, check and online) must be turned in by Friday, February 3rd.
How to make cash/check donations?
Return the envelope with cash and check donations to their teachers or the office.
Please include the student’s name, room number and donation amount on the envelope.Please download your pledge form here.
● Please make checks payable to: Lincoln Elementary PTA.Are read-a-thon donations tax deductible? What about corporate matching?
Yes, FundHub will provide a receipt after you make the online donation on the website. Cash and check donation receipts will be distributed upon request. Please request through lincolnptaconnect@gmail.com if donation is over $250.
All donation is eligible for corporate matching if your company supports this benefit.
What’s our school identifier code for the FundHub platform?
School Identifier: 6397244c2067bWhen will you get the prize?
Reading Adventures bracelets are given to each student based on the pledge raised. For every $50 raised, students will receive a Reading Adventures bracelet and will be distributed. Raffle and fundraising winners will be announced at the morning assembly on February 6.