Great things happen when you read!
This Read-A-Thon event will take the students of Seaforth Elementary School on an incredible journey of discovery across the World, inspire a love of reading, awaken their imagination, build their confidence and enhance their reading skills. Help this school get off to a quick start by contributing right away. Contributions made by friends and family will motivate the wonderful students of this amazing school to power their way through their virtual adventure and build skills to last a lifetime.
Challenge:
CAN THE STUDENTS OF SEAFORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READ ACROSS THE WORLD IN JUST TWO WEEKS?
Challenge accepted!
Read-A-Thon Event Dates: Friday, January 20th, 2023 to
Friday, February 3rd, 2023
To find out if they've completed the challenge, subscribe to this campaign and you will receive updates throughout the event!
How to help?
STEP 1: CONTRIBUTE!
From
Friday, January 20th, 2023 to Friday, February 3rd, 2023
Option #1: Click on the "CONTRIBUTE" button above
(if you contribute more than
$10, you could get access to Mind Growth Education's Digital
Sponsor Coupon Sheet as a thank you gift - if you wish!). PLEASE add the name of the
class/division you are wishing to attribute your contribution
to (if not, your contribution will be attributed to the
whole school) OR
Option #2: Attribute your contribution to a specific class by
scrolling down and clicking on the specific class.
**IF YOU
WISH: Under "Your Message", please write an encouraging
little note to the student you are representing!
STEP 2: SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!
From
Friday, January 20th, 2023 to Friday, February 3rd,
2023
Once you have contributed, please help by getting the word out to your friends and family and tell everyone about this "Read-A-Thon" Fundraising event. Ask them to support this school by making a contribution!
Reading across the World
Starting on Friday, January
20th, 2023 to Friday, February 3rd, 2023, the students at
Seaforth Elementary School will start a virtual, cross-global road
trip via an innovative program from Mind Growth Education to
complete their reading challenge.
Their daily reading sessions will
take them on a storybook adventure across this great planet,
building more reading skills while exposing them to all sorts of fun
and educational facts about the world.
Will they be able to complete the
challenge by February 3rd, 2023? Stay tuned to find out!
Fun facts!
After completing this Read-A-Thon event,
participants will have had over 200-1,000 additional minutes of
reading and planted 4 real trees in Canada (if they've completed the
whole reading challenge)!
GREAT NEWS! We’ve partnered with One Tree Planted
#onetreeplanted
. One Tree Planted will plant a tree for every 25% of the
reading challenge a class completes along their "Read Across
the World" reading adventure route. There’s no extra work or
cost for the student/families — Just make sure you keep reading! #greatthingshappenwhenyouread
How will the funds be used?
85% of the net funds collected by
this Read-A-Thon will contribute to Seaforth's new playground.
The remaining 15% goes towards Mind
Growth Education to help cover costs such as subscription cost,
administrative fee + the Paypal or Stripe payment processing fees
and transaction costs.
Friends and family -
Let's show we are a community that cares about this school!
See "Fundraisers" below to contribute
to a specific division or contribute to the whole school!
Thank you for your support!
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About Seaforth Elementary School
Mission Statement
At Seaforth Elementary School, our mission is to provide a happy, safe, supportive and challenging learning environment where our children learn to become compassionate citizens able to contribute in a global community.
Source: Seaforth Elementary School, https://seaforth.burnabyschools.ca/mission-statement/,
January 12th, 2023.
FAQs
FAQs (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS)
We’ve
tried to answer many common questions below, but if you need
additional help, please get in touch with your Mind Growth Education
representative, Isabelle, at fundraising@mindgrowtheducation.com.
* General
Q: Can a Mind Growth Education Representative come to my
school to present the Kick-off Assembly?
A: The safety
of your school as well as our employees is a top priority for us so we
will not be having representatives visiting schools this year. We have
designed this entire Read-A-Thon program to enable you to run a
virtual Kick-off Assembly without having a representative attend in
person. Your Mind Growth Education representative will be available
virtually to help you as you prepare for your Read-A-Thon event.
* Participation
Q: How does your reading log programs work?
A: Participants record the number of
minutes they’ve read at home or at school on a daily basis by
signing into their Mind Growth Education account. The program
automatically converts their minutes into kilometres and advances
their avatar on a virtual adventure across the World through various
countries to form a route that spans from Canada down to the eastern
hemisphere and back up again through the Western Hemisphere and end
in United States of America. Every time a participant arrives at one
of the major points on their adventure, a little blurb pops up with
educational facts about that country. The participants also get to
earn badges and get printable worksheets as they progress on their
reading journey. (Please note: For every 20 minutes, you will travel
approx. 240 kilometres on the adventure map).
Q: What if a participant reads across the World before the
event is over?
A: Keep on logging in those minutes! The challenge will then be
"How many times could you read across the World until the event
is over?" - You could say something like "Now that you've
read across the World once, can you do it twice by the end of the
event?". The record so far is 3 by a grade 7 student from
Nanaimo, BC.
Q: Can my French Immersion students do the reading log program
in French?
A: Yes, our reading log program is available in both French and
English at any point within the platform. Just click on the
"EN/FR" icon in the top right corner of the platform and it
will switch from English to French or French to English.
Q: What if a participant or one of the families needs help
(i.e. cannot remember his/her username and/or password). What to do?
A: Just email me, Isabelle, your Mind Growth Education
representative, with your question(s) and I'll be happy to
help.
Email: fundraising@mindgrowtheducation.com
Text: 778-928-6778
Q: My child cannot log into their reading log account?
A: There are a few things we'd like for you to try:
1) Make
sure you are entering the correct spelling of your login credentials.
(i.e. lowercase and not uppercase, "t" and not
"+", etc.)
2) It might be your browser, try logging in
on a different browser. To use Mind Growth Education’s features and
benefits from your computer, you need the most up-to-date version of
your web browser. For the best experience, update your browser or
switch to another one. Mind Growth Education supports Google Chrome,
Firefox, MS Edge, Safari, and Opera.
3) If both of these
recommendations do not work, please email, Isabelle, your Mind Growth
Education representative, with your question(s) and she’ll be happy to
help.
Email: fundraising@mindgrowtheducation.com
* Fundraising
Q: Can my PAC collect offline funds?
A: Using our online fundraising platform allows you to avoid
having to handle and manage cash. However, if the person is not able
to give online, many PACs have accepted cash or cheques and then
personally contribute the exact amount online afterwards. Contribute
here: https://fundrazr.com/seaforthreadathon
Q: Do the contributors get tax receipts?
A: Unfortunately, no. Contributions made to a personal
fundraiser, rather than a charity fundraiser, are generally considered
to be personal gifts and are not guaranteed to be tax-deductible. But,
you can always check with a tax professional to be sure. You will not
be issued a tax receipt from FundRazr nor Mind Growth Education. That
being said, contributors do receive access to our digital coupon sheet
with great savings on awesome stuff (kid & adult books, candles,
soaps, bath bubbles, digital reading log program, etc.) as a thank you
gift for any contribution $10 or more.
Q: How do I view our school’s online fundraising efforts?
A: Go to your Master Campaign page where you will be able to see
your school's online fundraising efforts (https://fundrazr.com/seaforthreadathon2023).
Q: How do I make an online contribution?
A: Step #1: Go to the following link: https://fundrazr.com/seaforthreadathon2023. Step
#2: Click on the "CONTRIBUTE" button. Easy as that!
Q: Where do our contributions go?
A: 85% of the net funds raised by this Read-A-Thon will
contribute to Seaforth's new playground. The remaining 15% goes
towards Mind Growth Education to help cover costs such as subscription
cost, administrative fee + the Paypal or Stripe payment processing
fees and transaction costs.
* Thank you prizes
Q: What will our school or participants receive from Mind
Growth Education for participating in this Read-A-Thon event?
A: Each class will receive a certificate of achievement. You
will also receive a certificate stating how many trees your school has
collectively planted during your event! Your PAC might have organized
prizes also, so please consult with them for more information.
