Thank you so much for supporting LASA and PFLASA by showing up for our No Hassle Fundraiser (NHF). Hopefully by now you are starting to understand all the programming that PFLASA offers and how much we do to support your Raptor’s education. I’m filled with gratitude (and relief) that we have the necessary funds to continue.
I also want to give a shout out to our hardworking treasurers and our web & Newsletter team, Nancy Lemmon and Caroline Moon, as well as to our NHF Chair, Kristin Davis. I also want to thank our past President, Nicole Truelock, and our VP, Anna Land, who really stepped up last week to help when I needed it.
Now for a quick peek behind the “curtain” where I will attempt to answer questions you may have. 1) We don’t announce how much we’ve collected because we don’t actually know. Employer matching funds often come in later and pledged donations are often still coming in. And the campaign page only reflects actual donations through Paypal. 2) You can always donate money to PFLASA but we have a campaign every fall because we need to know if we can support the programming all year long. If you forgot to donate-we will still take your money! 3) You want to support teacher events and would like to Venmo money for that. We can’t accept Venmo. Our Treasurer keeps our books in amazing shape, and this kind of person-to-person donation is impossible to track. Also, ear-marked funds make our lives so much harder! We already earmark some very large donations and the Project Graduation and Senior Events money. Remember, this is an entirely volunteer board, and we are all always trying our absolute best. 4) Big donations with several zeros can fund a specific program. We aren’t crazy. If you want to fund our tutoring program, sponsor the senior class, or whatever else you dream up – we can work with that!
Ellen Stewart-Klein,
PFLASA President