Fundraisers  

Gift Wrap Sales - We Beat Our Goal! 

Thank you to all who participated in our gift wrap and chocolate fundraiser.  Because of you, we made over $18,500 for PTSA and school activities!  Wow!! 

Thank you for your support, and special thanks to Co-Chairs Joslyn Strode and Edana Peacock for all their great work.

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Take a Reading Road Trip!

Scholastic Books 50% Off Spring Book Fair

Come in and stock up on a great selection of reading for the summer at the 50% Off Spring Book Fair May 14th-16th!  Look for the Book Fair at the stage and plan to shop early for the best selection.

Book Fair Hours:

Wednesday, May 14th   ~   8:30am - 3:30pm

Thursday, May 15th   ~   8:30am - 4:30pm

Friday, May 16th   ~   8:30am - 4:30pm

Once again we will be offering Scholastic’s program “One for Books” where your $1 donations will support our school library and help get books to kids in need.

For more information or to volunteer for this fun event, please contact Janice Curl, jrcurl@aol.com or Staci Schnell, staci@maildrop.org.

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Gift-A-Book

Thank you to Kathy Nolan, Chair of Gift-a-Book, for her hard work. We’re adding 77 new books to the library.  Thanks also to all the families who helped make our library grow!

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Corporate Rebates

Now you can raise money for Newcastle PTSA just by search the internet at www.GoodSearch.com. 

You use GoodSearch.com like any other search engine – the site is powered by Yahoo! – but each time you do, money is generated for us.  Here’s how it works: 

  1. Go to www.goodsearch.com

  2. Type Newcastle Elementary into the “I support” box and click on “verify”

  3. Search the internet just like you would with any search engine

4.     Since GoodSearch.com shares its advertising revenue with charities and schools, every time you search the Internet at GoodSearch, you'll be earning money for us.

You can keep track of our estimated earnings by clicking on "amount raised" once you designate us as your organization of choice.  The more people who use the site, the more money we’ll earn, so spread the word!

EARN MONEY FOR PTSA AND GET A TAX WRITE-OFF BY DONATING YOUR USED VEHICLE!
eScrip has partnered with V-DAC to create the eScrip Vehicle Donation Program. V-DAC will arrange to have any vehicle with wholesale value, legal title, and current registration towed at no charge. V-DAC does all the work. They accept all responsibility. There are no costs to you or our group!
You are eligible for an itemized TAX DEDUCTION for your vehicle donation, and a donated vehicle can provide BIG earnings for our group!

For program details and additional information, call 800.456.5517 or visit: www.v-dac.com/escrip

eScrip

Help Newcastle Elementary PTSA earn money just by using your Safeway Club Card!!!  Your PTSA has joined eScrips - eScrip is a hassle-free way for schools to raise funds through everyday purchases made at eScrip merchants.

It's Easy - Register Today!

Log on to www.escrip.com  and go to "sign up."

Designate our group to receive contributions. Our Group ID is #500004191 - Newcastle Elementary PTSA.

Register your Safeway (& Whole Foods) club cards.  If you wish, you can also register any other cards you have from participating merchants (such as your Macy's, debit and other bank credit cards).

That's it!   Just shop as you normally do. It's automatic! We can potentially receive hundreds of dollars from your participation alone!  Grandparents, friends, and neighbors are also welcome to designate Newcastle Elementary PTSA to benefit from their shopping as well.  Ask them to sign up and help raise easy money for our kids!

If you or family/friends shop at Albertsons IN ANY STATE, please register your Albertsons Preferred Savings Cards to donate funds to Newcastle Elementary PTSA.  This is free money from Albertson -- up to 4% of total purchase -- that is available for you to donate.  Once your card is registered, the funds automatically get forwarded to our school.  It doesn’t cost you anything and only requires a one-time registration.

To register, visit www.albertsons.com. Enter your zip code and enter the site.  At the bottom of the page, click on the “In the Community” tab.  Then click the “Community Partners” link on the right side.  Then you can log in using your Preferred Savings Card and phone number.  Once you’ve registered your card to Newcastle Elementary PTSA (Partner ID# 49001012706) … you are done!  As you shop at Albertsons, they will automatically donate the money to our school.

If you don’t have online access, please send your info to Sue Hartford at sueh@hartfordengr.com.  Send your first/last name, phone number and Albertsons Preferred Savings Card number.

          Take Charge of Education(R)

If you have children in elementary school chances are you shop at Target.  Now, every time you use your Target Visa or Target Guest Card (r) at a Target store or on www.target.com, Target will donate an amount equal to 1% of purchases made to Newcastle Elementary.  When you use your Target Visa anywhere else, Target will donate 1/2% of total purchases.  Call 1-800-316-6142 to designate Newcastle Elementary as your school of choice.  

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Office Depot will credit Newcastle Elementary with the value of 5% of qualifying school supply purchases made throughout the year.  Help Newcastle Elementary by buying your school supplies at Office Depot.  Our ID # is 70204283 and will be available at local Office Depot stores.  You can also go on line to www.OfficeDepot.com and designate Newcastle Elementary to receive the bonus on your on line purchases.  

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Washington Mutual account holders can help Newcastle Elementary every time they shop.  Just designate Newcastle Elementary as your school of choice and every time you use your Washington Mutual check card you'll earn money for the school.  Go to www.wamoolaforschools.com to designate Newcastle as your school of choice.  You can return to the website or stop by our local branch to see how much money you've raised for our school.

Verizon Wireless

Earn $25 for Newcastle Elementary PTSA when you activate a new line of service on a one- or two-year calling plan. Contact Chase Thompson at Verizon Wireless in Bellevue Square at chase.thompson@VerizonWireless.com or 206-491-9015. Be sure to tell your Verizon Sales Rep to support Newcastle Elementary PTSA.

EcoPhones Cell Phone Recycling & Consumer Electronics Recycling Fundraiser

CELL PHONE RECYCLING
EcoPhones will pay cash to our school for every cell phone we donate, even broken or non-working phones.  They will refurbish the newer ones that can be resold, and safely recycle the others.  So ask your parents, neighbors, co-workers or even local businesses to donate any old cell phones to our school.  Simply have your student drop them in the recycle box outside the office at Newcastle Elementary.  For more information, you can visit www.ecophones.com.

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PRINTER CARTRIDGE RECYCLING

Earn money for Newcastle Elementary and dispose of used ink and laser cartridges in an environmentally friendly way by sending them to school with your child or dropping them off yourself in the Cartridge World recycling box near the office.   You can also take them to the Cartridge World store in Issaquah and designate Newcastle Elementary for your donation.  Don't forget to ask family, friends and co-workers to donate their used cartridges as well -- it adds up quickly!

Clip Box Tops from hundreds of participating General Mills products with the original Box Tops program.  Box Tops are worth 10 cents each.  Save your box tops and have your child drop them in the collection box at school.  You can help Newcastle Elementary earn even more by visiting www.boxtops4education.com where you will also find a complete, updated listing of qualifying products.  Join the Box Tops for Education booster club at that site, and you will find coupons and opportunities to earn even more box tops for our school.  Shop on line at the Box Tops for Education Marketplace and up to 10% of each qualifying purchase will be donated to Newcastle Elementary.  

Campbell's "Labels for Education" is an easy, fun way to help Newcastle Elementary get free educational merchandise, including computers, sports equipment and musical instruments.  All you have to do is save labels from participating Campbell 's brands that families use every day. Simply removed labels/UPC codes from participating products (look for the "Labels For Education" logo) and send them to school, so your child can deposit them in the collection bin at Newcastle Elementary.  For more information go to www.labelsforeducation.com.

Project A+ Home

We are taking part in a national fundraising program sponsored by Tyson Foods, Inc. Called Tyson Project A+™. Through this program, we can raise as much as $12,000 for our school this year! The money we raise can go towards buying books or computers, making improvements to our buildings, or anything else that we want.  All we have to do to participate is clip and save the entire Project A+™ label from participating Tyson products. Each label we collect is worth 24¢ for our school. A collection site has been set up at the school where you can drop off your redemption labels.

Let’s support our school! Clip and save Tyson Project A+™ labels today. If you would like more information about the Tyson Project A+™ program, visit http://ProjectAPlus.tyson.com or contact your corporate rebates chairpersons.

PRECISION AUTOCRAFT DONATES 5% OF REPAIR COSTS TO PTSA
If you take your vehicle to Precision Autocraft for autobody repairs, tell them you'd like to support the Newcastle Elementary PTSA and they will donate 5% of the cost of your repairs.  Precision Autocraft is located right here in Newcastle near the city hall.  You can find directions at www.precisionautocraft.com or call 425-277-0845.

This program applies to any customer, not just families who attend the school, so tell your friends and neighbors to consider Precision Autocraft when their vehicles get crunched.  All they have to do is ask Precision to support the Newcastle Elementary PTSA and we automatically receive a check when the repairs are done!

 

MATCHING FUNDS

Many employers in our area offer matching fund programs for you support of the Newcastle Elementary PTSA.  Be sure to ask Human Resources in your office if they participate in a matching funds program and double your support for the Newcastle Elementary PTSA.

QUESTIONS?   

If you know of other corporate rebates opportunities or have questions or concerns, please contact Sue Hartford at sueh@hartford-engineering.com or Koleen Morris at specialkmm@comcast.net.

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