Archive for Fundraising

The Great Human Race is Coming! March 27, 2010

Mark your calendars: Sat. Mar. 27
and join us for
The Great Human Race.

What is The Great Human Race?
The Great Human Race is a nationwide community fundraising event for nonprofit organizations (such as George Watts Montessori Magnet PTA). The Triangle area race features a 5k competitive run and a 5k community walk through downtown Durham. The event [...]

Book Fair December 7-11, 2009

The annual Book Fair at the George Watts Media Center is an exciting, colorful, book lovers’ feast. For one full week – December 7-11 – the school’s Media Center is jam-packed with hundreds of books for sale, fiction and non-fiction, on all sorts of subjects, in every price range.
Book Fair hours:

Monday: 9:15am – 7:30pm
Tuesday [...]

George Watts – Hurricanes Tickets Raffle!

George Watts Montessori PTA is holding its annual fund drive, and this year we are excited to be raffling off a fantastic prize!
For each $5 donation, you get 1 chance to win
(a $10 donation gives you 2 chances, $15 gives you 3, etc. up to 10 chances)

2 Carolina Hurricanes tickets
Hurricanes vs Chicago Blackhawks
Saturday, January 30, [...]

Watts Happenings Newsletter – Fall 2009 Issue

Watts Happenings, Fall 2009, the PTA newsletter, is here!  Learn what the kids are doing, what are the teachers doing, what the PTA is doing, and what YOU can do, too!
Contents:

Parents Help Make Hispanic Heritage Month a Huge Success!
Recipes for Tlacoyos and other Mexican dishes
Just a Few Examples of Classroom Activities for Hispanic Heritage Month
Welcome [...]

Food labels you DON’T want to throw away

udget cuts have made fundraising all the more important this year.  George Watts really needs our help in bringing in the money our teachers and students need for things like paper, lamination rolls, paper clips, tape, folders, ink cartridges, etc.
We can raise BIG BUCKS just by clipping certain symbols off the packages of foods we [...]

Your Old Printer Cartridges Worth $3 to the School

Bring your empty/old ink or toner cartridges from your printer to school to be recycled.  The school can redeem these for $3 each!  The school will use this money to purchase very-much-needed ink and toner cartridges for the school’s printers.  Please tell your friends, family, and employers!!
Brands accepted: HP, Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, Kodak, and [...]

Watts Happenings Newsletter – Spring 2009 Issue

Watts Happenings, Spring 2009, the PTA newsletter, is here!  Learn what the kids are doing, what are the teachers doing, what the PTA is doing, and what YOU can do, too!
Contents:

Class Celebrates the Holidays by Giving
New Arts Committee to Enhance Student Life
Music: An Essential Part of Education
Meet Mr. Keeler!
Life After Watts: Montessori Middle School
Peaceful Children, [...]

Great Human Race Raises $2200 for George Watts

From Alice Bumgarner, PTA Fundraising Chair:
We did it! On Saturday March 21, George Watts teachers, parents and students walked the 5K Great Human Race. (Actually, not everyone walked… parent Jazmin Varela ran and came in 2nd in her age group!  Congratulations, Jazmin!)
Thanks to everyone who came out on the brisk, clear morning to show their school [...]

Tuesday March 24 – Dine Out for Kids Night

Tuesday, March 24, is “Dine Out for Kids Night.”  Participating restaurants will donate a portion of their sales to “Communities in Schools of Durham” – a local organization that works to prevent school drop-out in Durham public schools.
According to their web site (www.cisdurham.org),
“Communities in Schools takes a holistic approach to drop-out prevention by addressing the [...]

Join George Watts in the Great Human Race

Here’s a fun, outdoor event that will get your blood pumping and lift your spirits:
On March 21, more than 1,000 people will come together in Durham’s Great Human Race to support more than 80 local non-profits – organizations that nurture and enrich our community in so many ways.  It’s a celebration of giving and service, [...]

The George Watts Montessori Magnet PTA

700 Watts Street * Durham, NC 27701
school office: 919-560-3947

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

*** Mar 10: RAD Read My Durham T-Shirt Day ***

*** Mar 10: Early Release ***

*** Mar 10: Picasso Mural Prep Paint Evening 5-9pm in the Gym ***