Cougar C.A.G.E. Annual Donation Drive 

 

 Welcome New and Returning Families to the 2024-2025 School Year!  

 

Create And Give Enrichment to our children!

 

C.A.G.E. Donation Drive Meter


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We need $350 per student to be able to fund all of the enrichment activities and supplies not covered by the district. (See bottom of page for a list of items we typically fund each year)

 

There are 3 Membership Levels (Donation levels are per Student):

 Bobcat: $150

 A donation of this level applies $150 to all AVHSC expenses   detailed above and will include one entry into our grand prize   raffle. 

 Cougar: $300

 A donation at this level covers a majority of AVHSC   expenses for your child as detailed above. Provides   two entries into our grand prize raffle. 

 Tiger: $500

 A donation at this level covers all AVHSC expenses for your child   and provides additional funding towards the student enrichment   programs. Provides three entries into our grand prize raffle!

 

Note: You are also able to make a custom donation if one of the levels listed above does not work for you. Every penny helps fund your child’s education!!

 

COUGAR PRIDE PRIZE!!!

All students in the grade with the highest % of participation by donating on or before September 6, 2024  will WIN A COUGAR BRACELET AND BE RECOGNIZED AT THE WEDNESDAY ASSEMBLY!

 

RAFFLE PRIZE!!

Every family that donates will be entered into a raffle for a grand prize. The higher the donation, the more entries!

 

Bobcat Donation or below:   1 Entry
Cougar Donation:   2 Entries
Tiger Donation or above:   3 Entries

 

(The number of entries is per child. Example: if you have two children at Alta Vista and donate $300 for each child, you will receive 4 entries)

 

The Grand Prize will be announced soon!

 

 (Past prizes have included an iPad and a Nintendo Switch)

  

 

Where do my donations go? What does the Alta Vista Home & School Club (AVHSC) fund?

Did you know that the Alta Vista does not receive funding for items such as Classroom supplies, Music, clay, art & field trips? We rely 100% on family donations to support these activities!! More specifically, the AVHSC funds what is not otherwise funded by the district. This includes:

 

Classroom Supplies & Activities

Clay

Olympic Day

Field Trips (& buses for select trips)

Art Vistas

Mileage Club

Project Cornerstone

Garden Club

Class Parties

Music

Movie Night

Variety Show

Multicultural Night

Author Visits

Crossing Guards

Community Events

School T-shirts

 & MORE!

 

How much do some of the items above cost?

 

Here is a breakdown of  our larger budgeted items for 2024-2025:

 

Grade Level Supplies/Projects (total not per grade level, includes class shirt)

 $42,000

Music

 $35,000

Field Trips (including Buses)

 $36,000

Crossing Guards

 $34,000

Other Enrichment (Art Vistas, Clay, Cornerstone, Etc.)

 $34,000

 

Don’t forget to use corporate matching to double your donation. 

Here are just some of the local companies that support corporate matching!

 

·   Apple

·   SAP

·   LinkedIn

·   Google

·   HP

·   Microsoft

·   Intel

·   NVIDIA

·   PayPal

·   Netflix

·   Genentech

·   Applied Materials

·   Dell Technologies

·   Thermo Fisher

 
     

Want to learn more about corporate matching? Please visit our Corporate Match FAQ page!

 

Questions?

C.A.G.E. Questions: Contact AVHSC Membership VP at avhscmembership@gmail.com

Volunteer Questions: Contact AVHSC Enrichment VP at avhscenrichment@gmail.com

General AVHSC Questions: Contact AVHSC President at avhscpresident@gmail.com