Read-A-Thon
March 20-30
The annual Read-A-Thon is the PTCO's largest fundraising event of the year. Our goal is to promote literacy and a love for reading while also raising funds for Stevens Elementary. The PTCO will use 100% of all donations to fund a range of school educational objectives. Last year, our students read over 13,000 minutes and raised over $8,000!
How does it work?
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Students register through 99Pledges (our tracking tool)
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Students collect flat donations or donations based on minutes read
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Students read books and log the minutes they read
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Prizes are awarded based on participation, minutes read, and money raised
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There are fun theme days and events throughout the Read-A-Thon

Read-A-Thon Details
Registration
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The Read-A-Thon will be managed through the online fundraising site 99Pledges.
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Register via the button above or click this link.
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Make sure to select your teacher/class when registering
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If a family member or friend who is not a student would like to participate, please select the "Non-Student" group
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Non-Student participants are not eligible for prizes or events
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Upon registration, student families will be emailed a link to their individual fundraising pages on 99Pledges.
Donations
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Students can collect flat donation amounts or donations based on minutes read.
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Donations can be made by credit/debit card or Paypal and are tax-deductible.
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Fun activities will be held throughout the event to encourage students to participate.
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The PTCO will manage all online platform activity.
Prizes
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Free Ice Cream for everyone who registers and logs at least 1 minute!
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2 - Kindle Fire tablets for the top 2 students across the entire school by minutes read
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2 - $100 gift cards for the teachers of the classes with the most minutes read (one gift card for upper and one for lower grades)
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25 - Miscellaneous Toys/Prizes based on minutes read and money raised
Events
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Fun Activity with the Science Teacher - For the class with the most minutes read by end of day on March 23
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Fun Event with the Principal - For the class with the most minutes read and the class with the most funds raised by end of the Read-A-Thon (two classes total)
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Theme Days
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Monday, March 20 - Reading Jogs The Mind (Wear Exercise Clothes)
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Wednesday, March 22 - Books Bring Out Our Wild Side (Wear Animal Print Or Favorite Animal T-Shirt)
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Friday, March 24 - Reading Adds Color To Our Life (Wear Favorite Color)
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Monday, March 27 - Books Knock Our Socks Off (Wear Crazy Socks)
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Logging Reading
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Students will log minutes on their 99Pledges page
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Students must enter minutes by the last day of the event
What Counts?
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Practicing letters, sight words, and vocabulary words
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Reading before and after school
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Being read to by other people
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Reading aloud to a pet or toy
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Reading aloud to other people
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It counts for both students if you read to someone participating in the Read-A-Thon!
What Does Not Count?
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Reading before the official start of Read-A-Thon
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Reading during school