FundraisingEvery year, the Freedom PTA fundraising committee evaluates many fundraising brochures, talks to fundraising companies, and researches what other schools do to raise money. After deciding on two or three options, the committee presents them to the PTA general meeting. The PTA then votes on which fundraiser(s) to participate in. Examples are below.
Food Label Programs Box Tops for Education
Box Tops™ are found on hundreds of participating products throughout your grocery store. Simply clip and send them into school or place them in the collection box in the front of the school. Look for Box Tops on all General Mills products, such as Fruit Roll-ups, Hamburger Helper, and Kleenex! Go to Boxtops4education to track Freedom's progress and learn more about earning money for our great school.Campbell's Labels for Education
Labels for Education™ awards free educational equipment to schools in exchange for proofs of purchase from the Campbell family of brands. Simply save the labels and send them into school.Tyson's Project A+
Clip and turn in Tyson Project A+ labels from participating Tyson products earn .24 per label for our school! You can send them in to your child's teacher at anytime!Additional Fundraisers MARKET DAY
Online registration (Freedom school code is 19349)
Market Day is a unique fundraiser offering a wide selection of over 180 high quality foods at competitive prices, many of which are not available in your grocery store. Market Day brochures are sent home with students once a month. Parents may order by sending their order form/payment to the school or they can order ONLINE. Market Day pick-up is normally on the second Thursday of the month from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Market Day volunteers make pickup reminder phone calls, set up the food, receive payment, package orders, and check the customer’s order before they leave.Target Take Charge of Education
Update your Target REDcard or REDcard Visa to designate Freedom Elementary as the recipient to receive 1% of your REDcard purchases at Target and Target.com and ½% of purchases made elsewhere with the REDcard Visa.Send in used inkjet cartridges and cell phones
Send in your used inkjet cartridges and old cell phones to Freedom. Freedom will receive money for these used products to be used for school supplies. A box is set up in the hallway outside of the cafeteria to collect these items.Freedom Restaurant Nights
For "Restaurant Night", a local restaurant agrees to split a certain amount of their profits with the school or PTA. All profits from the first restaurant night of the year go to the school. All profits from the remaining restaurant nights go to the PTA. Restaurant night is normally held in the evening during the week.Freedom Apparel Sale
This fundraiser provides parents with the opportunity to buy apparel or items with the Freedom name and logo.Catalog sale
Wrapping paper, candy, household items, magazines, etcHershey Park
In the past, discounted tickets have been sold in the spring. PTA volunteers prepare the information/order form, process the orders, distribute the tickets when they arrive, and mail the tickets to each buyer’s home address.Original Works (art work shown on different items)
In the past, Freedom’s art teacher, Mrs. Campbell, has worked with every class (during art class) to do a special art piece. PTA volunteers receive the art work from Mrs. Campbell and prepare it for shipment to the Original Works company. Original Works makes a magnet showing each child’s art work. The magnet is sent home with the children along with an order form. Parents are able to order many other items (magnets, calendars, T-shirts, mugs, ceramic tiles, matted pictures, etc.) showing their child’s art work. Volunteers process the order forms, send the orders to Original Works, and distribute the merchandise to students when their items arrive.
Register your grocery card online: These programs reward our school with cash. This cash provides extra items and services that our Freedom staff and students may otherwise not have, which willl ultimately enrich the education of our children. You can easily sign up online by clicking on the links below. Please feel free to register for all the stores you use to to do your grocery shopping and thank you for your support!
MARTINS - Online registration (Our school code is 00318) SAFEWAY - Online registration (Our school code is 6505716)
Click on the red check mark to renew your commitment to Safeway. If you are registering for the first time click escrip welcomes Safeway box and follow the directions.GIANT - Online registration (Our school code is 01751) FOOD LION - Online registration (Don't need a school code. Be sure to choose "Sykesville" as the city in order to find Freedom Elementary School.)
