Melville Message-Fun Run Update

In partnership with families and community, the mission of Melville Elementary School is to provide all students with a strong academic foundation through diverse and challenging instruction in a safe and nurturing environment enabling them to achieve their greatest potential while developing self-confidence, respect, responsibility, compassion and a love of learning.

Event Details:
Melville Fun Run
Thursday, May 21
(Rain Date: Friday, May 22)

How Fundraising Works:
Families can help students collect donations through the online platform in two ways:
• A flat donation
• A per-lap pledge

What These Fundraisers Support:
In addition to supporting the many programs we offer throughout the year, funds raised will help us work toward important school improvements, including:
• Repaving the blue-top basketball courts to create a safer play area
• Installing a new sound and projection system in the cafeteria
• Adding a protective sun shade for the Outdoor Classroom (if funding allows)

We are so grateful for the continued support of our Melville community. Your participation truly makes a difference and helps us provide meaningful opportunities for all students.

It’s never too late to get involved! If you’re interested in volunteering, please stop by the front office and speak with Mrs. O’Brien or Mrs. Courville to ensure you are VIS (Volunteer in School) approved.

Thank you for your support—we can’t wait for this fun and exciting event!

Prizes can be earned in multiple ways:

• running the most laps

• reaching all-school and all-class goals

• meeting personal fundraising milestones and prize drawing levels.

RUNNING: All students will receive a FREE t-shirt on race day.

The TWO TOP OVERALL LAP RUNNERS by GRADE: The two top lap runners from each grade will receive a Fun Run medal and be recognized at a special in school Community Gathering.

TOP OVERALL FUNDRAISING CLASS: The top overall fundraising class will get to silly string a staff member.

The TOP OVERALL FUNDRAISING STUDENT: The top fundraising student will get to throw a pie at a staff member.🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧

When we raise...

$5,000- Every class will have a BONUS Recess

$10,000 - BONUS PAJAMA Day for the entire school

$15,000 - Squirt will come greet students in the morning!

$20,000 -STOP everything and play some BINGO! Mrs. Laurie will lead a schoolwide BINGO game over the announcements and one lucky class could win a prize!

$25,000 - We will PIE some teachers-at a special Community Gathering.

• Volunteers for this event must be VIS approved. Please visit our volunteer approval process if interested. Mrs. O'Brien in our office is a notary and can be of assistance, so please do not hesitate to reach out!.
• Click Here to Volunteer at the FUN RUN.
• When volunteering during the school day, we ask that you please do not bring other children/siblings. This is for safety purposes. The Fun Run is the perfect event to be a cheerleader at.
• If you cannot volunteer or would rather be a spectator than please come on by and cheer on the Melville students. We want families to make signs, bring balloons, pom poms, be creative and come HAVE SOME FUN WITH US!!!
• Please keep all pets home that day! For the safety and respect to our students and the wishes of their families, we cannot allow students to interact with unfamiliar pets. Thank you for your understanding.

• Help your student get sponsors before the Melville Fun Run. Families can use this online pledge system and/or the pledge envelope to collect sponsors for the Melville Fun Run

• Dress your student appropriately for running and the weather the day of the Melville Fun Run.

• Help your student collect pledges and thank their sponsors after the Melville Fun Run.

• A school wide event taking place on May 21st.

• A fundraising approach that avoids selling products and directs ALL profits back to the school.

• MPTG Fundraiser, where students are encouraged to get pledges and run laps to raise money for MPTG programming.

To join the committee, become a sponsor, donate a prize or offer a suggestion, contact:

Melville Parent Teach Group melvilleptg@gmail.com

Email: lauried@portsmouthschoolsri.org
Website: https://www.portsmouthschoolsri.org/Domain/11
Location: 1351 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, USA
Phone: 4016831650
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009159177892
Twitter: @MelvilleSchool