Cabot Fundraising

Cabot PTO fundraisers makes many events and opportunities possible for our students and staff.

This year, we are targeting to raise over $76,000 to support a variety enrichment programs for our children, as well as technology purchases for classrooms, books for the libraries, support for field trips, defray teacher’s out-of-pocket expenditures and much much more. We also help fund great Cabot activities like the 5th grade field trip, the Invention Invasion, and the Cabot Fair. To view details, see the Fundraising and Spending Plan 2009-10.

To help support these activities, the Cabot PTO holds a number of fundraisers throughout the year:

Cabot Fair Raffle
The annual Cabot Fair & raffle is a widely anticipated event. Occurring in early May, it is a great event for all the family. Featuring a variety of rides, assortment of family friendly games, martial arts displays, dunk tank & much much more, this event is not to be missed. Each year, the Cabot PTO challenges every class to sell the most raffle tickets for a myriad of great prizes drawn on the afternoon of the Fair.

Each year we have many fantastic prizes such as: Family summer membership to the Beaver Swim & Tennis Club, A day of canoeing or kayaking on the Charles, Tasting dinner for two at Lumiere, Gift Certificates to Prana Power Yoga, Bloomingdales gift certificate, Jewelry by Talia Don, Copies of Watch It Made In the USA by Karen Axelrod & Bruce Brumberg, Family pass to Plimouth Plantation, Two tickets to the American Repertory Theatre, One-year youth membership to the YMCA, Season pass to Babson Ice Skating Rink, Gift certificates and merchandise from Newbury Comics...Last year we had over $5000 worth of other fabulous prizes!!

The class that sells the most tickets is awarded a special ice-cream party. In addition, Cabot students selling tickets are eligible for many student only drawn prizes such as Prinicipal for ½ a day & a fantastic bike!!! Lots of reasons to sell tickets!! Check out the calendar to save the date!

Campaign for Cabot
In response to our members the PTO several years ago launched the Campaign For Cabot, a check writing campaign to solicit for funds replacing other fundraising activities. This is our annual major fundraiser which is launched November 1st to early February. Last year we raised a fantastic grand total of $28,125 with 158 families participating - that's a record 53% of Cabot families!

Giftwrap
In the Fall the PTO offers families the chance to purchase a range of gift wrap & other gift items for delivery in time for the holidays. This year the ordering process will be available online so that students can encourage distant family members to place orders on their behalf. Each year there is a fabulous prize for the student selling the most!

Boxtops for Education
Box tops for Education starts up again in the Fall. Last year, the program brought in over $200 for the PTO. Participation is easy. Collect boxtop tickets on specifically marked boxes of grocery store products such as Saran Wrap, Kleenex tissus, Betty Crocker mixes, Ziploc bags and Old El Paso products. (See full list of qualifying products.) Bring these to school and deposit them into the marked box in the main lobby.

If you shop on line you can continue to benefit Cabot by logging onto www.boxtops4education.com before making any purchase. Follow instructions to join the booster club for free and designate Cabot as the school you are supporting. You can then start shopping at the BoxTops Marketplace or directly from the shopping section of the Cabot School PTO web site. Many stores are participants of this program and will donate a percentage of your purchase amount to the school.

You might also want to consider getting the box top Visa card that gives a full 1 percent back to Cabot with every purchase anywhere Visa is accepted at no annual fee. You can apply on-line at www.boxtops4education.com or call 1-800-650-0235. Those supermarket and gasoline bills can soon add up to Cabot dollars!
Joining at boxtops4education is easy, free and has membership benefits as well as supporting our school.

Recycle your retired cell phones!
Cabot School continues to participate in the Motorola Wireless Recycling Challenge. The program yielded over $200 last year. How does this work? It’s easy!!
Simply collect retired cell phones from friends and family, and drop them off in marked boxes in the office, under the mailboxes. ANY CELL PHONE BRAND IS ACCEPTED. Each recycled phone brings $3.00 to our school.

Please discharge batteries and make sure that the phone cannot be turned on. Please do not drop off phone accessories. We don’t get cash for these items. No speakerphones or cordless phones accepted.

Papa Gino's Night
Enjoy a stress free dinner and contribute to Cabot at the same time. Dine at Papa Gino’s and 20%of your purchase that night is donated to the Cabot PTO. Works for take out as too, so bring some home with you. Details to follow. This program brought in over $250 for our school last year.

Learning Express Fundraiser
Shop for holiday gifts during this fundraiser, and a portion of the proceeds go to Cabot PTO. Last year, this program brought in over $250 for our school.