Thornton Creek Parent Group Annual Appeal

October 30 – November 30

When a child finds a book they love, or a caring adult is there after a scraped knee, it’s because someone is here on the days our kids need them. Last year, your gifts allowed us to increase the time we have our school librarian and nurse, so more students were seen, supported, and inspired.

Our primary goal: 100% participation

More than any dollar amount, we want every family to be part of this. Every gift helps our dragonflies soar.

Where your gift goes

SPS funds only go so far. The rest is up to us. With your donations, last year’s fundraising supported the following for the current academic year:

Librarian and nurse time [$70,793]: TCPG covered 0.4 FTE (2 full days per week) for our librarian ($60,166) and 0.05 FTE (one half day every other week) for the nurse ($10,627)
Additional Staff Planning Days [$14,400]: Providing two additional planning days per K–5 teacher, including substitute coverage, to help teachers strategically align Expeditionary Learning with the curriculum at the beginning of each trimester.
Art, PE, and Music Supplies [$12,000]: Giving our specialist teachers the tools and materials they need to create engaging learning experiences.
Equity and access fund [$6,000]: Helping ensure every student can fully participate in school activities and Expeditionary Learning experiences, regardless of financial circumstances.
“Helping Hands” Fund [$5,750]: A fund our social worker draws on when a need arises within our community, such as helping families cover basic necessities.
Community building: [$4,250]: Supporting events and activities that bring our students, families, and teachers together.

Our goal

We hope every family can participate in a way that works for them. We’re raising $125,000 in one month, as part of our $175,000 goal for the year. If every family gave $375 per student, we’d reach it. Not every family can, and that’s okay. Every gift, at every level, helps.

Donations may be eligible for company matching programs; please fill in your employer on the donation form to see if you can double (or triple) your donation!

Givebutter powers our online donation page for free by having donors leave a tip and cover processing fees at checkout. Leaving a tip and covering the processing fees are completely optional. You can manually adjust or remove the default tip percentage and processing fee at checkout, and TCPG will still receive the full donation amount.

Thornton Creek Parent Group Annual Appeal 2026

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