Sparky's Jog-a-Thon is scheduled for Friday, September 27th!!

This is Sexton Mountain PTC’s BIGGEST fundraiser of the year. The funds raised at the Jog-A-Thon go directly to benefit the students of SME and help provide many opportunities throughout the year. Our PTC also uses these funds for technology and resources so that staff can provide awesome classroom experiences.

Sign-up Process

For Sparky's Jog-A-Thon this year, we're again using Pledgestar, an awesome web-based fundraising system that makes it much easier for you to request pledges from your family and friends, and for them to make secure credit card donations online. It's fun, it's easy, and people who use it typically raise twice as much as those who don't!

Using your computer's browser:

• Go to http://pledgestar.com/sextonmountain
• Click “Not Registered For This Year’s Event”
• Enter your name and email address, then click “Submit”
• Follow the instructions on-screen to register Runner(s) and add family and friends. You will have an opportunity to import the same contacts from last year if you participated in the jog-a-thon

Using your Android or Apple phone or tablet:

• Go to the Apple App Store on IOS or the Amazon App Store on Android and search for "PledgeStar" to download the Family App, or go to https://pledgestar.com/sextonmountain/downloadapp.html
• On the home screen enter your event code: “sextonmountain” to locate your event
• Click “Not Registered For This Year’s Event”
• Enter your name and email address, then click “Submit”
• Follow the instructions on-screen to register Runner(s) and add family and friends. You will have an opportunity to import the same contacts from last year if you participated in the jog-a-thon

When you finish, the system emails pledge requests to your family and friends and allows them to make secure credit card donations online. You get notified each time a pledge is made, and you can track your pledge progress online.

Donations

Company matching is a huge help to reach our goal! Here are some local organizations that have matching programs to double your donation:

• Nike's Matching Gift Submission Process
  Employees / donors should register their matching gift requests electronically at https://nike.benevity.org/user/login. 
  Deadline: Employees / donors should register their matching gift requests within 90 days of the donation date.
   
• Intel’s Matching Gift Submission Process  
  Donors should submit their matching gift requests electronically at https://intel.benevity.org/user/login.
  Donate up to $2,000 to any eligible cause (nonprofit or school) of your personal choice and have it matched in the Benevity system.
   
• Columbia Sportswear Gift Submission Process
  Employees / donors should submit their matching gift requests electronically at https://columbiasportswearcompany.benevity.org/user/login.
  Donate up to $1,000 to any eligible cause of your personal choice and have it matched in the Benevity system.

If your company matches donations and you need any information for your company match form, such as EIN, please email [email protected].

We will also accept donations via check (made out to Sexton Mountain PTC) or cash brought into the school, Attn: Sparky's Jog-A-Thon. Be sure to include your student's name and teacher with cash/check donation.

Have Questions or Need Help?

Call 1-888-598-7510 if you need help with Pledgestar. If you have questions about Jog-A-Thon e-mail [email protected]. If your company matches donations and you need any information for your company match form, such as EIN, please email [email protected].

Now let’s talk prizes!

As in years past, we are offering PRIZES to students for participating and at the different levels noted below, based on the donations they raise (specific prize details to come):

• Every participant will receive a Dairy Queen coupon!
• All students who raise at least $25 will receive a Sparky Ribbon
• All students who raise at least $100 will receive a Squishy Fidget Toy
• All students who raise at least $250 will receive a $5 Crumbl Cookie gift card
• All students who raise at least $500 will get a $10 AMC movie theater gift card

We will also have prizes for: 

• The top three fundraisers will each receive a $50 gift card to Piccolo Mondo
• All students who fundraise ANY amount of money will be entered into a raffle to receive a $100 gift card
• All students in the class who fundraise the most money will participate in an extra Makerspace session
• The students in the top-earning classroom for EACH grade level will receive an extra 15-minute recess
• The top earning grade level will win $250 for their pod of teachers to spend on something special for their grade
• If the whole school raises $31,000 (Net), there will be a whole school DANCE PARTY!!!!

All donations received by October 15th will count towards prizes.
Please note: Company match donations count towards our net fundraising goal and overall school prize. These funds fall under the “Grants/Donations” line item in the PTC budget and do not count towards individual student prize categories.

Volunteering

Our volunteers are key to a successful event, so we encourage you to sign up to cheer our runners on and help out on Jog-a-Thon day.  Please use this link to select a shift: https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/37273368 (note that you MUST be approved in the Raptor system before volunteering. If you sign up for a volunteer shift but are not approved in Raptor, there will be sadness. And no volunteering.)