As a neighborhood school and Community Learning Center, CANS is much more than a school. We are the anchor for our three communities - Spring Grove Village, Clifton, and Clifton Heights/University Heights/Fairview (CUF). We serve our communities and provide a gathering place for families and neighbors.

Our first One CANS Campaign brings us together around the idea that each of us has time, talent, and/or treasure to share with the community. A contribution of time or money, no matter the amount, is a gift that makes our school better. Our goal is that by year's end every family has shared at least one gift with CANS.

When we introduced the idea at Curriculum Night, one of our goals was to combine all our normal financial requests – school supplies, field trips, and PTO donation – into one ask. Today we’re making good on that goal as we kick off our fundraising effort.

Your donation helps makes CANS the amazing community it is. With your donations we’ll continue to host events that bring us together for fun and community. Our students will enjoy field trips and Color Day celebrations. Our teachers will get the supplies they need to provide the best educational experience possible. Donations, and a lot of volunteer effort, allowed us to replant the Green Door Plaza gardens. We invested in pop up tents for our events, as well as more games for Back to School Bash and Field Day.

With our move to one ask, PTO absorbed the cost of school supplies and field trips that families used to cover. Now that PTO orders supplies and pays for field trips, our budget is greater than last year. We’re asking families to combine what you would have spent on supplies and field trips with your usual PTO donation. For example, if you previously spent $40 on supplies, $30 on field trips, and donated $50 to the PTO, your combined gift would be $120. That’s the same total support you've given in the past in a single gift. Of course, we always ask everyone to please consider a slight increase in your giving this year to help offset rising costs.

Give once or choose monthly giving to spread your contribution across the year. Your donation helps us provide additional programming and support for families in need. Most importantly, you help make every opportunity available to every child at CANS.

Every family belongs here, whatever they can give. Thank you for helping to make CANS the community anchor that it is.

Please note that the Givebutter processing fee and tip are optional. This money does not come to CANS. You can change both to $0.

One CANS Campaign

Time. Talent. Treasure. Donate treasure to support everything CANS. From school supplies to CultureFest, your donation helps make everything happen.