Fundraising is a passion for Richfield STEM PTO!
Through various fundraisers and events we raise thousands of dollars for the school every year. These funds help the teachers get wishlist items, grant opportunities for field trips and other fun, provide a school spirit shirt for each student, free books for each student over the summer,…and so much more!
High Need Supplies
- Small electronics: phones, clocks, radios, remotes for Pre-K Imagine It. Make It. curriculum.
- Garden benches for students to sit on while attending class in the STEM garden
- Electric pencil sharpeners
- Boys winter jackets: sizes medium, large, x-large and mens small
On-going Needs
- Post-it notes
- Notebooks
- Pre-sharpened Ticonderoga Pencils
General Fund Donations
We are a non-profit 501(c)3 organization so your monetary donation is tax deductible. You can make general donation.
RSTEM Summer Reading Program
Did you know?
- Up to six weeks of the fall semester is spent reviewing and re-learning old material due to summer slide
- Low-income youth lose two – three months of reading skills over summer months, a large contributor to the widening the achievement
- Reading four to five books may prevent a decline in reading achievement scores from the spring to the fall
By donating to RSTEM Summer Reading Program, you are putting books directly in hands of our R-STEM students for their Summer Reading. We use the June BOGO fair to purchase these books, making your donation worth double! Our goal is to give 2 books to every student for the 6th year in a row.
Contact us for a receipt.
Sources:
http://www.summerlearning.org/?page=know_the_facts)
https://www.oxfordlearning.com/summer-learning-loss-statistics/
http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/jameskim/files/2004_ms1583-summerreading-edited_website.pdf
Year-Round Fundraising Opportunities
AmazonSmile
Earn money for STEM by shopping on Amazon – no extra $ required! When you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. Click below to select Richfield STEM PTO as your charity!
Shutterfly and Tiny Prints
Shop using Shutterfly or Tiny Prints’ storefront and 13% of your purchase gets donated to the Richfield STEM School! Holiday cards, books, photo prints and so much more! Feel free to share our link with friends & family! This link is good at anytime of year, not just during the holidays!
Birthday Signs
Brighten someone’s day with special yard signs on their birthday! With options to purchase 10 or 20 signs, click HERE for the form!
Box Tops 4 Education
Earn money for R-STEM by buying items with Box Tops. General Mills donates money to our school for simply saving and turning in labels and box tops. Students can turn them in anytime throughout the school year and we have two special collections with rewards for the winning class.
Prefer to use the app instead, or want to collect bonus box tops? Get the Box Tops Bonus App!
Use Facebook Fundraiser Charity
STEM Custom Gear
Shirts, hats, sweats and more! Selections change, so check back for options.
Club’s Choice Fundraiser
Club’s Choice is our largest fundraiser of the year and that provides 40% of our annual funding. To learn more click HERE. If someone doesn’t want to buy, but would still like to donate. click HERE.
Restaurant Nights
Local restaurants support RSTEM by hosting restaurant nights and donate up to 25% of the nightly proceeds. Held every 6 weeks, these bring in additional funds for our Art, Phy Ed, Music, and Technology programs. Check out the calendar for upcoming dates. For more information click HERE.
Scholastic Book Fairs
PTO Sponsors three books fairs each year. The fall and winter book fairs align with conference time. The spring book fair is held at the end of May. For more information click HERE.
Vendor Fair & Silent Auction
Our annual vendor fair and silent auction brings together local vendors for a night our and a fun shopping experience. The proceeds benefit our Art, Phy Ed, Music, and Technology specialist programs. For more information click HERE.
Walk-A-Thon
Our annual walk-a-thon raises money for the STEM media center. For more information click HERE.