Sumac’s Reach for the Stars Jog-a-Thon

​Sumac’s PFA is excited to host this year’s "JOG WARS" Jog-a-thon!  It is our goal to bring our community together to raise $40,000 to keep Sumac’s special programs such as PE, STEAM, Music, and Library alive! 
 
Thanks to the generous support of local community businesses and the Sumac PFA’s decision to once again not use a third-party to host this event, 100% of the pledges will go directly to supporting our Sumac students! 
 
Join us in supporting our students and help us reach our 2018 goal of $40,000!

Make A Pledge That Supports Your Students

Our kids are counting on parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends to support them in this exciting annual run.  They may have already sent you a direct link to their pledge page.  Or you can also go HERE to pledge on their behalf, to help support them and their school!

​Fundraising Details for Students

Sumac will once again be using the online Pledgestar platform to make it easier for you to reach out to your family and friends to ask for their support.  Simply visit our school’s pledge page HERE, and in less than 3 minutes your child(ren)’s page will be complete!
 
Set-up is as easy as 1-2-3! 
  1. Enter in the participating child(ren)’s names.
  2. Upload a photo
  3. Enter in family and friend’s addresses
Press SEND!
 
Family and friends will then receive a personalized email from your child(ren).  When they click on the donate link, they will be taken to a personalized donation page.  Family and friends may pay directly on the site via a secure, online payment portal that deposits donations directly into the school’s account, or they may mail checks directly to the school.  Upon completion of the donation, friends and family will receive a Thank You note from your child, complete with a tax donation receipt.  How easy is that?!?
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Help us reach our donation goal of $40,000 !
 
Some of the cool features of our online pledge tool:​

Donation Dashboard: Monitor your child(ren)’s success with their Donation Dashboard to see who donated and how much they raised.
 
Multiple Children: Pledgestar will automatically split all donations amongst your children.  So if Nana and Papa want to make one donation for $50, each child will automatically receive credit for $25.00.

Jog-a-thon Event Details

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​All Students Participate - The fitness portion of the Jog-a-thon is an all-school event. Like participating in P.E., students are encouraged to jog, run or walk, according to their abilities, even if they aren't collecting donations.
 
Yes, It's a Race!
Each student will have a professional race Timing Wristband that registers how many times they run around the 1/7th mile track. You will be able to see your student's statistics posted in ParentSquare at the end of the day to celebrate their success!
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Winners
The 1st, 2nd & 3rd place Girls and Boys in each grade will be presented with a medal on the day of the Jog-a-thon.  All students will receive a finishers' medal for participating in this fun event!

Students will run with their grade level on a 1/7th mile course around Sumac's baseball field located near the YMCA building. ​

Corporate Sponsors

We are grateful for our sponsors and their commitment to supporting our students. Click the Sponsor Logos to visit their websites.

Important Dates

Every Wednesday & Friday Morning
Practice Fun Runs before school
(7:30 am) around the baseball field

May 4:
JOG-A-THON DAY

May 11:
All Donations Due
to receive prizes and qualify toward individual and grade level totals
Click to see all the fun prizes!
​There are a number of ways for the students to earn prizes:
  • All participants get a 2018 JOG WARS t-shirt and finishers' medal!
  • Prizes awarded to students for entering in 10 names of family and friends who they can ask to support our school’s great event
  • Prizes to students based on donation levels collected
  • Prize awarded to top 10% of student earners
  • Prizes awarded to grades based on donations collected
  • Prizes awarded to the top boy and girl runner in each grade
Click HERE to see ALL the fun prizes that you and your class could win for participating!

Prizes will be delivered to the students by May 27th.

Get Involved!

​Do your part to keep PE, Art Science, and the Library alive at Sumac!  We are looking for
​40 volunteers to make this event a success!  Volunteer at this year's Jog-a-thon, Friday, May 4th!  Sign up HERE today! 

Sponsor Opportunity 

​Jog-a-thon Sponsorship is a visible way for small business owners to financially support our school. We are grateful for all Sponsor dollars as they ensure our students continue to enjoy special programs such as PE, STEAM, music instruction, and our Library.

If your family identifies with the importance of this event for our children, please consider participating. Please email Grace Padilla-Kastenberg ​for info.