Your PTA donations and volunteer activities support programs that enhance the educational experience for students and provide needed support for Barksdale teachers, staff, and the campus. All of these initiatives are dependent upon financial support from Barksdale parents, members of the community, and local businesses.
Each year, the Barksdale PTA Ways and Means Committee collects the funds needed through a variety of programs
- Write-a-Check Campaign
- Bronco Buddy
- School Supplies
- Spirit Wear
- Book Fair
- Spring Auction
- Directory Sponsorship
- Sally Foster, Gift wrap, Entertainment Passbooks, and Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough
- Special Events
- Partnership Program
- Spirit Night
- Box Tops and Campbell’s Labels for Education
- Barksdale Bricks
- School Store
- Employer Matching
How are PTA donations spent?
Your generous support of the PTA through our various fundraising activities ensures these programs continue:
Student Programs
- Field trips
- Grade-level workshops
- Author visits
- School-wide parties
- Chess team
- Spanish program
- School supplies
- Science Fair – project boards
- Reading Ambassador Week
- Scholarships
- Experience the Awareness
- Assemblies
- Yearbook
- Study buddies
- 5th grade graduation
- International Day
- Red Ribbon Rally
- School store
- Student agendas
- Arts in Education
Teacher, Staff and Campus Support
- Teacher treats
- Grade-level supplies
- Shoebox science materials
- Environmental program
- Room reps
- Teacher grants
- Teacher resources
- Building and landscape
- Library volunteers
- Office volunteers
Family Programs
- Science & Technology Night
- Newcomers lunch
- Grandparents Night
- Fall Festival
- Newsletter (YO pack)
- School directory
- SAGE
- PTA volunteer training
- Family Art Night
- Book Fair/Pajama Night
- Practical parent programs
- Weekly e-mail blast
- Spirit wear
- Spring Auction
Write-a-Check Campaign
Every student at Barksdale benefits from the Bronco Buddy Write-a-Check Campaign! Team Up and show your support by contributing to the Bronco Buddy Write a Check campaign! The Barksdale Elementary theme for the 2011-2012 school year is Team Up! Be a part of the Barksdale Bronco Buddy team and support the Write-a-Check Campaign.
As a school community, we have been very fortunate over the years in providing a wonderful experience for our children. The commitment and support of all of our families makes this possible. Your participation is reflected in the exceptional education our students receive at Barksdale Elementary. The Bronco Buddy Write-a-Check campaign is the main PTA fundraiser for Barksdale Elementary, enabling the school to offer the previously mentioned programs and more.
These donations are 100% tax deductible and may even be matched by your employer. Be sure to check with your employer’s Human Resources department. A receipt will be sent for your contribution.
Box Tops for Education
Clip Box Tops from your favorite products and earn cash for Barksdale! Now is a great time to start collecting Box Tops.
- Simply print out the fun Box Top Collection sheets. [pdf]
- Cut out your Box Tops and tape it to the collection sheet.
- Once school starts you can send in your Box Top sheets with your student.
It is easy to do and it really helps to raise money for the Barksdale PTA. Did you know that for every Box Top that is turned in, Barksdale gets $10 cents. Last year we made over $600 from collecting Box Tops. This year, with your help we can do better.Box Tops for Education accepts products from Kleenex, Cottonelle, Scott and Viva. Companies and products already participating in this program include General Mills, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Old El Paso, Yoplait, Ziploc, Bugles, Fruit Roll-ups, and Pop Secret & many more. Complete Box Tops Product Listing.
Remember to cut out each box top on the dotted line. This saves time because they all must be cut for redemption. Please send them in to your child’s teacher or place them in the PTA box in the mailroom.
Campbell’s Labels for Education
Collect UPCs and beverage caps from participating Cambell products to earn great stuff for our school! Click here for a full list of particpating products.
- Clip and/or save the product UPC or cap from a participating product (only the UPC NOT the entire label will be accepted).
- Send in the UPCs with your child to your child’s teacher or turn them in at school.
- The Barksdale PTA will redeem them for GREAT STUFF for our school.
Please contact boxtops@barksdalepta.org for more information.
Employer Matching Gift Program
Because of our non-profit status, anyone who donates to the Barksdale PTA can submit a form to their employer to ask them to match the amount of their donation to us. The form is usually provided by their company – they just have to submit a copy of their Packet Pickup receipt, or the letter that we send to them thanking them for their donation, and encouraging them to go to their company to request the match.
Here’s a list of companies that are known to have a Matching Gift Program (pdf). It’s not all-inclusive, so companies not on this list may still have a matching program. Please contact our third vice-president of ways & means at ways@barksdalepta.org, for more information.
