S.O.S. “Support Our Students”. A grassroots fundraising campaign (started 2009-2010 school year) made up of eager parents, teachers, administrators, and those who care about a child’s education. The purpose is to raise the much needed funding to maintain the programs and integrity of the Vacaville Unified School District. Our schools are in a crisis and the district has a chance to do something no other district in the state has done and that is to be SELF-RELIANT. We need your help! The state budget debacle and deficit have had such an adverse affect on the Vacaville School District’s budget, we can no longer sit back and do nothing. This fundraising campaign is an attempt to close a multimillion dollar shortfall in our district’s state funding. We encourage all of you to contribute what you can and rally your network of family, friends, and employers to do the same.
Vacaville is the BEST Community for Young People.
Please Give and Support Our Students.
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Fighting School Budget Cuts with Creativity
Megan Fox, American Idol, texting donations. Wow, parent groups certainly are finding original ways to combat extreme budget cuts! With the level of cuts we are seeing recently, the standard school fundraisers aren’t enough. Have to hand it to these school communities — instead of just bemoaning the cuts, they are banding together to make things happen. With creativity and flair to boot. Check out these programs:
An elementary school in Laurel Canyon, California enlisted the help of Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green to create a video about the proposed education cuts from the state budget. Someone on that PTA understands the meaning of “viral” for sure!
Most would agree that in many areas, cuts to school budgets have reached crisis proportions. Vacaville Unified school district in California took note of the texting fundraising methods used for recent crises, like the Haiti earthquake, and was the first school to use this method. Kudos to these folks for their resourcefulness.
We wish these parent groups the best of luck. How is your PTO or PTA fighting budget cuts? Would love to hear about your programs.
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