2011 Puesta del Sol Walkathon

Now that the walking is over it's up to you to get those pledges in! We're halfway to goal!

So how many kids were there -- and how many laps did they walk in 2011?

TOTAL DUSTY PARTICIPANTS: 464 of 575 Students. THANKS TO ALL WHO REGISTERED ONLINE! Wow, what a difference!
SCHOOL TOTAL LAPS: 10852
SCHOOL TOTAL MILES: 1550.29

Classes that logged more than 600 laps: Nicole, Fletcher, with Soriano leading the pack at 638 laps recorded!

AVERAGE LAPS/STUDENT 23.4

HIGH ACHIEVERS LAP RANGE: 44-117

And the girl and boy in each grade who recorded the most laps are:

2011 Más Vueltas Medal Winners

5th: Roslyn L and Andrew W

4th: Lauren S and Matthew B

3rd: Samantha S and Noah A

2nd: Nicole M and Anthony S

1st: Micah L and Zachary K

K: Jacqueline S and Grayson B

Más Vueltas (Lap Winners): The boy and the girl in each grade who recorded the most laps will receive a medal during a school assembly in late October or early November.

Corporate Donations: Thanks to Trader Joe's and Talking Rain for water donations. Thanks to our food vendors who are donating a portion of the proceeds: Jamba Juice, Los Agaves, and Pompeii Pizza.

The Walkathon Village: Thanks again to the more than 100 volunteers who set up or cleaned up the field, steered kids, counted laps, handed out water, sold treats and raffle tickets. We could not have done this without you. And of course, the committee is more than just its co-chairs. When you see them, please thank the following 2011 Walkathon Committee members who really made this happen:

Our awesome committee leads:

Laurie Los and Jessi Bixby (overall event/field)

Pam Parker, Sandi Tampa, Michelle Mahlman (registration, messaging, and participant handlers)

Sandi Tampa (online registration)

Lisa Dembo and Allison Patton (raffle)

Jessica Heringer (volunteers)

Yella Appleby (food court)

Kandi Dodrill (tapas and treats)

Jenn Gutierrez (race design and lap counting)

Kristin Stay – (Walkathon treasurer)

Suggestions for next year? 2011 Co-Chairs: Laurie Los (llos@crgevents.com) and Pam Parker Halverson (pkparker@comcast.net). And WELCOME to the 2012 Walkathon Co-Chairs: Michelle Mahlman and Jessi Bixby.

Pledges Due By Oct. 17. Send through your classroom teacher in an envelope marked PTA.
Write checks to PDS PTA, and include child's name(s).
Fundraising Goals: $125/student or $250/family -- but we appreciate support at any level!

Pledge forms and Gift Preference are available on-line at here: http://www.puestadelsolpta.org/Fundraising/walkathon/Walkathon%20pax%202011.pdf
Next gift distribution dates will be: 10/14, and 10/28.

Why wait?! Send in your check and pledge form today! Children may collect cash or checks, but please do not send your child to school with cash. Instead, we prefer that parents to write one check payable to Puesta Del Sol PTA for all cash collected. Please send the total collection in an envelope clearly marked with your child’s full name and teacher’s name. Checks should be made payable to Puesta del Sol PTA.

Matching Funds: Many companies will match your fundraising dollars. This can be an easy way to double or even triple the amount you've raised! Some of the companies who match funds locally include: Microsoft, Boeing, Adobe, Allied Signal, Amgen, Bank of America, Cigna, Coca-Cola, Key Bank, Nintendo, Puget Sound Energy, Real Networks, Toys R Us, and Verizon. Check to see if your company offers a Matching Gift Program. If you are not sure, check with your Human Resources Department. If your company doesn't match funds, ask your company if they will. You would be surprised how many companies add this program annually as an employee benefit program.