While the fundraiser was a success, some parents say they are concerned about the marketing tactics used by Boosterthon to encourage students to raise pledges.
Friday's fun run at Silver Springs Elementary School raised big money—and a little bit of controversy. The event was organized by the school's PTA and Dad's Club in partnership with Boosterthon, a for-profit company that runs similar fundraisers across the country. The fun run was originally scheduled for Feb. 8, but a snow day postponed it until the 15th. Silver Springs' fun run raised more than an estimated $30,000 for the school, which will be used to buy 50 iPads. Principal Melissa Hunt said the run was a great success and supports positive messages at the school, but some parents disagreed with the tactics that were used to have students collect pledges. Marty Testasecca, president of the Silver Springs Dad's Club, said Hunt …
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View photos and add your own from the Boosterthon Fun Run at Silver Springs Elementary School in Northville on Friday.
Each grade at Silver Springs Elementary School in Northville participated in a fun run Friday to raise money for the school. The students raised approximately $30,000 in pledges, which will be used to buy 50 iPads. The event was organized by the school's PTA and Dads' Club in partnership with Boosterthon. Each grade ran at a different time throughout the day, and for each lap a student ran, a teacher marked a tally on the back of their t-shirt. Boosterthon then takes down the number of laps to collect the per-lap pledges. Students ran around for 30-45 minutes to loud music, and some laps had a theme such as "skipping" or "dancing." Students also took a victory lap with their parents after they finished. "It was fabulous," said Silver …
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Connie
10:16 am on Monday, February 18, 2013
Sounds like Boosterthon was the real winner with a $12,000 profit margin in just 9 days!! Would have been able to purchase 24 more I pads or maybe 48 more laptops?? more ›