Second Round of 5K Winners Announced, Volunteer Sign-ups Now Live

Cedar Park continues its march to the CPMS 5K, our only fundraiser of the year on Thursday, 10/4.

Congrats Merritt B!

Eight students are taking home a free prize this week as part of our second 5K drawing. Congrats to 6th grader Merritt B., who is our top winner of the Top Golf gift card.

6th grader Austen B. is the lucky winner of a Columbia duffle. The following six students have won Jamba Juice gift cards for themselves and a friend:  Caden J. (7th), Jillian M. (6th), Jacob W. (6th), Ella F (8th), Amy R. (6th), and Erin S (8th).

Winners can pick up their items in the office during lunch or after school.

Trail Blazer Raffle Next Week

The prizes continue next week with another raffle and more winners!  Every $50 raised through your firstgiving fundraising page earns you an entry to win two Trail Blazer tickets.

Other prizes next week include a blue Columbia backpack , five $20 gift cards Pizzicato Pizza, and three advisories will get a platter of Jimmy John’s sub sandwiches delivered right to their classroom!

Parents Welcome & Encouraged to Attend

We can't make magic happen without a solid support team.  Volunteer shifts are live for the 5K on Thursday, 10/4.  (Helpful tip: In the Opportunities tab, filter results by Cedar Park Middle School). Come to support Cedar Park and this incredible effort.  

• Sixth Grade— 9-10:30am

• 7th Grade— Noon to 1:30pm

• 8th Grade— 2:15-3:45pm

Check out www.cedarparkptc.org/volunteering to see how you can be added to our volunteer database. 

Still have questions?  Check out our fundraising page or chat with Karen (cedarpark5K@gmail.com)

Keep it up, Timberwolves!  The countdown continues to our 5K on October 4th.

First 5K Raffle Winners Announced, Four Things to Know about the 5K

Our 5K effort is happeninig! Eight students are taking home some free prizes this week as part of our first of four 5K raffles. Congrats to 7th grader Kiarah O., who is our big winner of the KingPins party for six.

The following five students won Columbia water bottles:  Ashley N. (6th grade), Caitlyn S. (7th grade), Kaiden C. (7th), Grace B. (7th), and Bridget N. (7th grade).

Quinn N. (6th grade) has won a Columbia hydroflask and Wyatt C. (7th grade) walks home with a Five Guys gift card.

Winners can pick up their items in the office during lunch or after school.

 

Top Golf Raffle Next Week

Our giving continues next week with another raffle and MORE PRIZES!  Each unique donor on a student’s fundraising page will earn them one entry to win a Top Golf gift card. The more donors you have, the more chances to win!

Other prizes next week include a Columbia duffle bag and six Jamba Juice coupons for you and a friend.

 

Four Things Parents Should Know about the CPMS 5K

1.  The 5K is the Cedar Park PTC’s only fundraiser.  

Forget the extended magazine sales or monthly dining nights.  Your parent-teacher club (PTC) is getting it done RIGHT NOW, so we can spend the rest of the year relaxing & watching our hard-earned donations being spent on our kids.  

2. Donors have payment options-- online or donation envelope.  

Families can set-up an online Firstgiving fundraising page & solicit donors from family & friends across America.  But if you’d rather just keep it old school & write us a check (or stuff a little cash in an envelope), we’ll take that too. Either way, it’s tax deductible!!

3. The 5K provides some pretty cool stuff that KEEPS CEDAR PARK AWESOME.   

This 5K does it all– bulking up the robotics lab, supplementing our after-school clubs, providing transportation for educational field trips, and most importantly, filling in those gaps where the regular school budget just ain’t cutting it.  HERE'S HOW LAST YEAR'S FUNDS WERE PUT TO GOOD USE.

Want nitty gritty? Head to www.cedarparkptc.org/business to poke through our financials.

4. We need parents to make the day LEGENDARY.

The 5K team has got some pretty awesome ideas in their back pocket (one word:  FLAMINGOS) but we can’t pull it off without YOU. Take a moment to sign-up for a shift to make magic happen on 10/4. 

Got your background check figured out?  All your info is at www.cedarparkptc.org/volunteering.

 

Ready to get started online?

Head to our 5K Firstgiving website, where you can build a simple and secure online fundraising page for your student, and qualify them for next week's Top Golf raffle.

Keep it up, Timberwolves!  The countdown continues to our 5K on October 4th.

Still have questions?  Chat with Karen (cedarpark5K@gmail.com) or head to www.cedaparkptc.org/fundraising.

Cedar Park 5K Launches Effort-- KingPins Raffle this Week

The countdown begins to our Cedar Park 5K fundraiser, scheduled for Thursday, 10/4.

Materials regarding the 5K went home with students last Friday.  The Cedar Park 5K is the Parent Teacher Club (PTC)'s only major fundraiser of the year.  Funds support all the amazing stuff that keeps Cedar Park awesome-- such as enriching field trips, art lit, and the classroom support not covered by the school's regular budget.

Still not sure?  Check out what was purchased last school year.

KingPins Raffle, Thursday, 9/6

The first of four drawings is this Thursday evening. ALL STUDENTS with an online fundraising page are automatically entered into our first drawing-- a bowling party for six at KingPins Beaverton!  (Thank you KingPins for this generous donation!)

So take a moment and set-up your student's fundraising page at https://www.firstgiving.com/event/411287/2018CedarPark5K. Parents have through Thursday, 9/6 to set up their student's page to be entered to win.

Questions? All your info is at www.cedaparkptc.org/fundraising or check your student's backpack for the Cedar Park pledge envelope and handout.  Feel free to email Karen, 5K Chair at cedarpark5k@gmail.com.

2018 Cedar Park 5K Moves to Thursday, 10/4

Cedar Park PTC's biggest fundraiser, the Cedar Park 5K, has been moved to Thursday, 10/4.  

The largest reason for the move is the notification that CPMS sixth graders will be attending Outdoor School during the last week of September, which included the original 5K date. Cedar Park science teachers have lobbied for years to have a fall Outdoor School date, as it facilitates team-building at the start of school.

The Thursday date was chosen as to not conflict with the Jog-a-thons of two of our biggest feeder schools, Bonny Slope and Ridgewood, which are scheduled for 10/5.  

After careful consideration, Dr. Anderson and the 5K leadership felt that the move made the most sense.  5K information will be going home the first week of school.

Questions regarding our biggest fundraiser can be directed to Karen DiPietro, CPMS 5K chair (cedarpark5k@gmail.com).

Thank You 5K Donors: Your Money at Work in 2017-18

Last September, this Cedar Park community came together to fiscally support the students and staff of CPMS.  Our 2017 5K fundraiser (including the accompanying matching funds) raised just over $50,000, a record in recent memory.

The PTC budget provided an amazing number of explicit items for our students through the course of this school year, including:

• New Student Picnic
• Art Literacy lesson for each grade
• Staff Appreciation Week catered lunch for staff
• Student planners for the 6th grade
• PACK store supplies
• 7th grade field trip to PSU
• Support for OSU Field Trip for 8th graders
• All-school winter social
• 8th Grade Send-off

2017-18 Principal Fund

Our 2017-18 budget also included a Principal Fund listed at $11,500.  This line item allows for specific team, teacher, and grade level requests and is overseen by CPMS Principal, Shannon Anderson.

 Here’s a deeper and more comprehensive look at the impact that fund (and your generous donation) had at CPMS in 2017-18.

FIELD TRIPS

• Bus to the Special Olympics event
• Bus to Astoria to visit the Columbia River Maritime Museum

TECHNOLOGY & CLASSROOM SUPPORT

• Apple TVs and iPad stands to replace eight document cameras
• Two new projectors for rooms
• Items for our emerging Maker Lab: stools, robotic hand, sensitized glove, tables, wire strippers, glue guns and glue sticks, cardboard cutters, drills, storage containers
• Maker’s Lab speaker (24 Knots)
• Art supplies including clay
• Gloves for science
• PE equipment
• Power cord strips for classrooms

AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS & ACTIVITIES

• Additional funds to support two new after school clubs: Lego Robotics and Coding
• Funds to start our Science Olympiad team
• Table stand for Timberwolves News Network
• Mathcounts registration
• Registration for Spelling Bee and Geography Bee
• Kettlebells for the Kettlebell Club

CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS

• College pennants for school hallways
• 16' projection screen for assemblies
• SRC classroom mural painting project
• Mulch and bark for outdoor gardens

MEDIA CENTER & LITERACY SUPPORT

• Books for the library
• Wristbands for the One Heart One Choice spirit week
• Support for visiting author and books - Dan Gemeinhart
• Replace novels for 8th grade
• Additional OBOB books

OTHER AWESOME ITEMS

• Support for Young Audiences assembly last March
• Lunch recess equipment (basketballs, soccer balls, etc.)
• Earbuds to support student testing
• Sound equipment rental for recent Annie Jr. production
• CPMS t-shirts for 6th graders

THANK YOU to every single donor who made this success possible.  It is through our combined effort that CPMS continues to make strides and improvements to its programs and events.  Our success is indeed POWERED BY YOU.

We look forward to seeing you at our 2018 5K, scheduled for Friday, 9/28.

2018 Cedar Park 5K Sponsorship Now Available

(edited 7/25)  The Cedar Park 5K Fundraiser Committee is already working to make our fundraising efforts bigger and better in 2018-19.

Please save the date for the PTC's biggest fundraiser of the year, the Cedar Park 5K, which will be held on Thursday, 10/4/18.  This fun-filled event is open to all parents and volunteers who want to cheer, support, and encourage all of our Cedar Park students.

Sponsorship opportunities are now available for this exciting and valuable event. To become a sponsor, please email Bettina Jeszenszky, CPMS 5K Sponsorship Chair, at cedarpark5K@gmail.com. We will work with you to find the sponsorship level that is right for your business and also gives you the visibility in our community that you are looking for.

NEW THIS YEAR! Sponsorship packages include signage hung along Cedar Hills Blvd. Get your business information seen by 20,000+ vehicles per day!!

Sponsorship levels include our $2,500 Platinum Sponsor, $1,000 Gold Sponsor, $500 Silver Sponsor and $250 Bronze Sponsor. Please see below for details on our sponsorship packages and to learn how you can share visibility to our community while supporting excellence in our school.

Thank you for your support and investing in the youth of our community. We look forward to working together to create a highly successful fundraiser.

Regards, The Cedar Park 5K Fundraiser Committee

 

2018 Cedar Park 5K Sponsorship Details

Platinum Sponsor - $2,500

• Title Sponsorship positioning on all materials
• 4’ x 6’ sign hung along Cedar Hills fence line
• Logo/name on the School/PTC websites and on social media
• Part of “special offers” PTC web page
• Business name & logo on donation envelopes

Gold Sponsor - $1,000

• Logo / name on all materials
• 1⁄2 of sign along Cedar Hills fence line
• Logo/name on the School/PTC websites and on social media
• Part of “special offers” PTC web page
• Logo on donation envelopes

Silver Sponsor - $500

• Logo / name on all materials
• 1⁄4 of a sign along Cedar Hills fence line
• Logo/name on the School/PTC websites and on social media
• Part of “special offers” PTC web page

Bronze Sponsor - $250

• Business name on all materials
• Business name on fence signage
• Business name on the School/PTC websites and on social media
• Part of “special offers” PTC web page

Matching Funds Equal FREE MONEY

Though our 5K was last September, the PTC is still waiting for the last of our 5K matching dollars to come in, which will ensure that we make our goal of $50,000.

Do you still need to submit your corporate matching?  Every dollar helps. If you are unsure the steps to take or need further documentation of your donation, please contact out treasurer Mark Chen. (softechconsulting@frontier.com) .

Local employers that match employee giving include:

• Boeing
• Columbia Sportswear: 100% match (up to $1000/year) must be requested by employee. 
• Costco
• Energizer Holdings: Paper Forms.
• FEI: 100% match (up to $200 year). Employee must fill out a request and submit to the Matching Funds Coordinator. 
• First Tech Federal Credit Union: Paper Forms
• Genentech
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Intel: 100% match (up to $5000/year) and matching funds for volunteer hours. Must be requested by employee. 
• John L. Scott
• Laika
• Mentor Graphics: 100% match
• Microsoft
• Motorola: 100% match
• Moss Adams LLP
• Nike: 100% match and matching funds for volunteer hours. Must be requested by employee. 
• Oracle
• Portland General Electric
• Regence/Cambia Health Solutions
• Symantec: 100% match, employee must download a form from the company intranet and have the Matching Funds Coordinator verify.
• US Bank
• Wells Fargo

Please help your Cedar Park PTC maximize every donation.