ADA VISTA PTO

The Ada Vista Elementary PTO (501(c)(3) nonprofit) exists to strengthen, enrich and encourage the educational experience at Ada Vista Elementary. Our goals are to complement the school curriculum, build community, and foster relationships among students, families, teachers, and staff.

This is one of many fundraisers throughout the year that helps the PTO build up our funds. Your generosity in the past has been more than incredible; our AV community continues to help make extraordinary things happen!

How does the PTO raise money?)

Historically, the PTO has hosted several fundraisers throughout the year. This included Caminata de Colores (raising the large majority of our funds), restaurant/pizza nights, Square1 Art, family dance (new as of last year), and t-shirt sales. We also collected funds for each event during the school year including staff meals for conferences, teacher appreciation week, book machine funds, and others. Sipzee and BoxTops for Education are ongoing collections that will also contribute to this overall goal.

Contributions from our families help us enrich our students' experiences. This year's funds will allow us to support our students and staff all throughout the school year.

Our goal of $60,000 this school year will cover events including:

Caminata de Colores $8,600 (yard signs, business banners, student/staff t-shirts, snacks, supplies)
Family Events $15,000 (Fiesta Latina, associated costs but not individual ticket sales for family movie nights, Cannonsburg snow tubing, family dance, golf outing)
Spanish Curriculum $9,000 (Mystery Science, numbers)
Teacher Conference Dinners $1,800
Teacher Appreciation Week $6,500
Field Trips $6,500
4th grade Zoo Lab at JBZ $2,000
Field Day $2,500
Music Program Accompaniment $1,000
Grand Rapids Symphony Visit $1,100
Teacher Supply Funds $6,000

Ada Vista PTO Fundraising 2025-2026

Ada Vista Golf Outing Fundraiser May 8, 2026