MONTESSORI SUPPORT
Whether it is new classroom resources, playground equipment,
building maintenance and repairs, offering scholarships
to those in need, or sending teachers to Montessori conferences,
the demand for funds and additional resources always runs
high. But, with a little help from our Montessori community,
and our community in general, the goal of providing the
highest quality education experience can be attained.
The Montessori Educational Foundation is the non-profit
arm of the Montessori Community School and is a 501(c)3
organization. Any donations made to Montessori Educational
Foundation are 100% tax deductible as well as 100% greatly
appreciated!
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“Fund the Future” is one of
our annual fundraisers. This is our most important fundraiser
during the year because it is used to raise funds for
scholarships, teacher education and new school materials.
The fundraiser format is a dinner auction, including both
a silent and live auction. Members of the school community
provide and solicit donated items for the auction. All
of the children in our classrooms also participate by
making items that are auctioned at the event. Throughout
the night, we also raffle several items donated by the
parents.
This is a very entertaining evening, and we always have
wonderful items to auction, in all price ranges. Past
auction items have included restaurant gift certificates,
sports tickets, artwork, hotel and spa stays, ski passes
and hot air balloon rides, among many others. Past classroom
craft items have included a mosaic table and chairs, a
decorated bench, handmade quilts and other beautiful creations.
Three Salt Lake City area grocery stores have programs
that help parents to raise money for our school. If you
shop at any of these stores, please sign up for the following
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If you have a Fresh Values Card, please
link it to the Montessori Community School of Salt Lake.
When you shop for groceries using the Fresh Values Card,
our school will earn money from Smith’s. To sign
up, ask for a copy of the Montessori Community School
barcode in our school office and have a Smith’s
cashier scan the barcode with your Fresh Values card.
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This program is associated with the Albertson’s
Preferred Savings card. When you shop for groceries
using the Preferred Savings card, our school will earn
money from Albertson’s. To register the school
with your card, go to the Albertson’s website:
www.albertsons.com.
Click on “In the Community”. Then click
on the Community Partners logo. Log in and click “sign
me up.” Our school name is the Montessori Community
School of Salt Lake and our # is 49001012403. You can
also register by mail.
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If you shop at Dan’s on Foothill,
bring in your grocery receipts and give them to one
of our office staff members. Our school receives 1 percent
of the value of the receipts from Dan’s.
Several other businesses, including Cream of Weber,
Campbell’s and General Mills, also have programs
that help our school to raise money.
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If you buy Cream of Weber products such
as milk and juices in quart, half-gallon and gallon
containers, bring the caps to our school. We have a
collection bin for the caps near the office. Each cap
provides our school with a 5 cent donation from Cream
of Weber.
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Please cut the labels off of your Campbell’s
product cans and bring them in to the school. We have
a collection bin for the labels near the office. Campbell’s
gives our school a donation for each label that we collect.
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Please cut the tops off of your General
Mills boxes and bring them in to the school. We have
a collection bin for the box tops near the office. General
Mills gives our school a donation for each box top that
we collect for the following products:
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General Mills Cereals
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Old El Paso products
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Betty Crocker products
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Pillsbury products
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Kleenex
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Ziploc products
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Hefty products
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