Fundraising
Charter schools, like all public schools in California, receive funds from the State of California based on average daily attendance. The formula presently being used by the state to fund schools does not cover our needs for basic expenses, including salaries, facilities, and supplies. Parents are required to work in fundraising to fill in the gaps so that we don't have to cut vital programs from our curriculum. Linscott's community believes in a well-rounded curriculum, and we fundraise to support programs such as PE, music, and theater.
We fulfill our fundraising needs in a variety of ways. We offer events for the community to support our school, including our yearly fall event and the spring Apple Blossom Run. Our parents and the community can also help by taking part in our in-school fundraising. Everyone can help by donating items on our wishlist. The Linscott Parent Donation Drive is a parent-led initiative to fundraise for the school. We welcome cash donations anytime. Our Cougar Club is a group of parents dedicated to ensuring the best possible educational experience for our children.
Community Fundraising
Our school's supporters join together to offset the deficit between our school's need to offer a full educational program and the state funds available. We hold two yearly fundraising events, one event in the fall and our Apple Blossom Run in the spring.
In appreciation we promote donor businesses in our newsletter, in our website's Business Directory, on our Apple Blossom Run t-shirts, and in the auction program. Donors receive a letter of recognition of their donation for tax purposes.
Parents: If you need a receipt to prove your donation of goods and services for tax purposes, you can download this PDF file. Fill it out and bring it to the office for a signature.
Current Community Events
Fundraiser Tip for April:It's looking like spring, and what better way to enjoy one of the bounties of Watsonville than with a run/walk through blossoming apple trees. Get your running shoes ready, or find a friend or relative who likes to run, and have them come join in the fun of our 14th Annual Apple Blossom Run on May 2, 2010. For more information on how you can register, volunteer, or become a sponsor for this event, contact Karen Lowell at kejjinafrica@yahoo.com.
Parent Businesses and Linscott Supporters: Join Linscott's Business Directory
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Donations
All donations to Linscott are tax-deductible through our non-profit entity, Linscott for Kids. For your records, our tax ID is #99-6910685.
You can make secure, online donations to Linscott for Kids using your credit card through Paypal, an internationally respected online payment system. You do not need a Paypal account to make a payment in this manner. Your credit card will show a payment to "Paypal", but you will receive an acknowledgement letter from our non-profit entity, Linscott for Kids.
Please note that although we welcome online donations, Paypal does take a fee for this service. If you would like to mail a check made out to Linscott for Kids, please refer to our Contact page for our address. Press the button below to pay online.
In-School Fundraising
Linscott parents and staff lead a variety of fundraising efforts for the school that parents, families, and other supporters can join in on. Some of our in-school fundraisers are listed below:
Shopping
Get Your Java at Linscott!
Buy your coffee through our Surf City Coffee Fundraiser!
- Monthly coffee orders result in constant flow of money back to our school.
- Freshly ground coffee - French Roast (regular or decaf), $11 per bag.
- Great gifts! Special Linscott Cougar blend!
- 50% profit back to Linscott! ($5.50 per bag sold)
- Coffee order dates for 2010: 1/29, 2/26, 3/26, 4/30, 5/28
- Download the order form (pdf)
E-scrip
Signing up for E-scrip is incredibly easy. Just go to http://www.escrip.com/ and create a new account (or access your existing account). Do a search for Linscott and add the school to your beneficiaries list. Sign up your credit cards and Safeway card. Note that you have to re-enroll some cards yearly, so put a reminder on your calendar.
Staples Rewards
 While you're out shopping for school supplies, if you give Linscott's Staples rewards number: 831-728-6301 (Linscott's phone number), our school gets cash back. Also, for every ink cartridge Linscott turns in to Staples, we get $3. Please turn in all ink cartridges to the Linscott main office for processing.
Boxtops and Labels
Earn easy money for the school by collecting Labels for Education. A drop off box for your labels and boxtops
is located above the parent mailboxes. You can also sign up on their website at http://www.boxtops4education.com/ to shop online or apply for a credit card that donates 1% of your purchases to Linscott School. For a list of participating products, go to http://www.boxtops4education.com/clip/ and click "see all participating providers" at the bottom of the page. Or download this guide which will explain what you can clip and save for our school.
Put box tops in ziploc bags and return to Aly Kurz's box in the staff lounge.
Save your labels to join in on Campbell's Labels for Education. Chances are, you have eligible products in your kitchen right now -- such as Campbell's soup, Prego pasta sauce, Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers, or V8 beverages.
For more information about the above fundraisers, download our shopping fundraising guide (pdf).
AVON Fundraiser:
Catalogs are located in the main office.
Orders are processed twice monthly – pay when the order arrives. Proceeds benefit our school. Chapstick and hand lotion on sale in office for only $1
Nob Hill and Safeway e-scrip
Do you frequently shop at Nob Hill or Safeway? Then we need you to come by the office for your scan card that gives our school $$$!
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Garbage!
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Recycle empty printer cartridges and used cell phones at our school. Every year millions of pounds of inkjet, laser, fax and copier cartridges as well as cell phones are tossed into landfills. Teaming up with Cartridges For Kids will help keep these items out of the landfills and generate funds for our school. Please put the following used items in the box near our front entrance:
- Laser and inkjet printer cartridges
- Fax and copy machine toner cartridges
- Laptops with power cords
- PDAs with power cords and stylus
- Cellphones
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Linscott Parent Donation Drive
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Linscott depends on tax-deductible donations. For more information, see our Linscott Parent Donation Drive. Parents of alumni and community members are also encouraged to donate. Supporting businesses will be listed in our Business Directory. |
Wishlist
Like all public schools, Linscott's funding has been decreasing in recent years. We have to make up the money we need for basic operations through community donations. Although we appreciate cash donations and the support of our fundraisers, giving equipment and supplies is a great way to support the school as well. Teachers and staff, please contact the webmaster if you'd like to add to this list.
Please contact Sandra if you have something to donate.
Recurring needs
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Modern computer hardware (please contact our network administrator before you leave anything in the library!)
Classroom supplies: paper, pens, pencils, scissors, glue, tape...
High-quality kitchen equipment
Art supplies
Sports equipment
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Current needs
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LAPTOPS! Have you recently upgraded to a new laptop/notebook computer??? If so, we have a great home for your old one. Rainbow Room seeks a few used laptops for a classroom computer station. Laptops should be functioning.
We have some PVUSD minimum specs to meet, (see below) and we'd prefer computers about five years old or younger, so please contact Indi at zindiz@yahoo.com for more information if you think you have a donation. We can make this tax-deductible for you, as well.
PLEASE COMPLETE A ‘Technology Donation Form’ (see Odile, Indi Zeleny or the main office for a form) and make sure the laptop(s) meet these specs... Minimum Donation Specifications: Rev 22309: Windows 2000 or XP, Pentium 4, 512 RAM, 40GB Hard drive, working CD ROM
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Thanks!
Special thanks to: Johnny McGuire (Expl. Station), Patricia Soto (Fox Landing), Chela Solis (LL 7th) who have agreed to be SMT representatives for their classrooms this year!
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Linscott Charter School
220 Elm Street
Watsonville, California 95076
(831) 728-6301
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