When I came across the PTA Florida Congress (Forest Lakes Elementary PTA)’s 84 fundraising pages, I couldn’t help thinking about something I read today. On my 45 minute commute to Firstgiving every morning, I have become engrossed in Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead. Don’t worry! I am not an Ending Spoiler (you can exhale), but may I interest you with a harmless quote?

“To act together. To think- together. To feel- together… then- unite and rule.”

If you have read this novel, then you are aware that the speaker is not really talking about charitable giving, but the words were fresh in my mind when I started reading about the Dolphin Splash PTA Walkathon at the elementary school in Oldsmar, Florida.

Every October, the PTA organizes a walkathon to raise money for a specific project at the school. In 2000, the fundraiser financed the construction of a roof over the children’s play area to prevent sunburns and heat stroke in the Florida humidity. Students, parents, teachers, and other members of the community joined together to raise funds for this $30,550 project.

What is so impressive about this fundraiser is that while individual pages raised a few hundred dollars at best, put those 84 pages together and they raised thousands! This PTA gets an A+ for promoting and achieving unity in its school system. Making a Firstgiving page is simple enough that even young students were able to make their own!

 So here is your second PTA fundraising tip: Unity.

…and you can Rule your school fundraiser!

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