PTO Information

Montessori Children's School Inc.

PTO Information

Explanation "Passive" Fundraising Efforts

The following behind the scenes fundraiser programs helped to raise hundreds of dollars for our school, with little or no effort and no additional cost to our parents. These programs were chosen by PTO members and are available for your optional participation.

MCS Gear Order - Forms go home at the end of October. Requests for gear by new families has prompted another order. Jackets will be added to available items. No more orders until next spring. NOTE: Jackets with school or Greenspace logos are Board approved.

Sandwich Wrap- No need to buy those baggies! Wrap you child's sandwich in a reusable, machine washable, PEVA-lined, fabric covered wrapper and use it over and over. This will be offered once a year!

Pampered Chef- Flo Hart, a founder of our school, has graciously agreed to donate all profits back to the school! Just in time for the holidays, a great way to buy gifts or your favorite items!

Amazon.com- At no extra cost to the buyer, our school recieves a percentage of all purchases made through the Amazon link below. Share with your friends or family as well. Shopping must originate through this link in order for our school to receive credit.

Scrip.com-Do you go out to eat? Buy gas? Toys? Office supplies? You name it you can buy a store card for it. Don't buy it at the store! Order it with MCS PTO to raise funds for our school. Each merchant offers a different percent back, but there is no additional cost to you! Check the merchant list by clicking the ScripMerchant link below, print the downloadable order form and make a check payable to MCS PTO. We will place on bulk order and distribute the cards to families.

Box Tops for Education by General Mills- Two ways to participate.

Cut out each box top from participating products and our school receives 10¢ for each one! Last year we raised $193.40. Please place box tops in the labeled shoe box in the PTO Corner which is located in the front of the classroom hallway. Click link below for a list of eligible products.
Do you shop online? Start at the www.boxtops4education.com marketplace and link to one of the participating retailers, click link below for further instructions.

Campbell’s Soup Labels- Cut out the label or collect the lid from eligible products and place them in the labeled shoe box in the PTO Corner in the front of the classroom hallway. Please click the link below for eligible products. Our school redeems these for classroom equipment and supplies.

Tyson A+ Project-Cut out the label or panel from eligible Tyson brand products, click on link below for list of eligible Tyson products. Our school receives $24 for every 100 labels we send in.

Inkjet Recycling-Please recycle your inkjets and toner cartridges at the bookshelf in the PTO Corner. Our school is paid for all that we recycle! We recently received a check for over $80.00.

Cell Phone/Electronics Recycling-We have registered with Ecophones to recycle cell phones, laptop/notebook computers (NO desktops, towers or monitors), MP3 players, and digital cameras. All items are recycled in accordance with EPA regulations or refurbished and sold. Ecophones will pay us for EVERY item we send- regardless of whether it is working or not! This is a great chance for us to do something for the environment and earn money for our school. Don’t forget to ask your friends, neighbors and co-workers too!

Target Take Charge for Education- Point of Contact: Christina Nunemacher. If you have a Target Visa or Target Redcard (store credit card) then you can designate our school as the recipient for Target’s educational donation. Target will donate 1% for all purchases made at a Target Store or Target.com and ½% for all other purchases made on your Target Visa outside of the store.

Food Lion MVP Cards- Point of Contact: Tolly Garrett. Do you buy groceries? Of course! If you currently have a Food Lion MVP card or are willing to get one for free, then our school can get a percentage of your purchases. This is for all your purchases not just MVP specials! Check with Tolly or the front office to register your current MVP number. If you don’t have a card, then forms are available for you to fill out if you will get one. She will do the legwork for you! She will enter in the MVP numbers so that our school is designated for the donation. All you would do is shop as you normally do!

Lowe’s Foods: Club Cash/Giftcards- Point of Contact: Tolly Garrett

Pre-purchase store cards to use for future grocery shopping. Families can go in together to purchase. School receives 6% of the purchase amount. Families in Swansboro and Emerald Isle may be interested in this option. Tolly will oversee the program purchases and distribution.

Restaurant Fundraisers

Cici’s Pizza- Every 4^th Monday of the month is our school’s fundraising night. Any purchases from 11 am- 9pm will earn us a percentage donation. You can eat in or take out! Please make sure to tell them you are from the Montessori Children’s School and which classroom you are with! If we don’t tell them, then we won’t get the donation from your order!

Fuddrucker’s- One weekend each month is our school’s fundraising weekend. Any purchases will earn us a percentage donation which is based on our total. You can eat in or take out! Please make sure to tell them you are from the Montessori Children’s School and which classroom you are with! If we don’t tell them, then we won’t get the donation from your order!

The Montessori Children's School

* 714 Bates Street * Jacksonville, NC * US * 28540

Phone: (910) 938-3826

Fax: (910) 938-8990

Email: mcsj@embarqmail.com