HOW DONATIONS ARE USED

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Your Hickory PTA relies on generous donations from our families and community partners.  The donations fund PTA sponsored programs, supplies, and activities during the school year.

 

Suggested Donation per Child

$180 = $1 per school day

$365 = $1 per day

 

However, no amount is too small!

 

Here is a breakdown of where your donations go:

• Study Trips, Buses, and Assemblies, including the 4th and 5th Grade Walk-Through Experiences will cost $42,000.

• Student supplies for Adventures in Art will be $5,000 for the year.

• New materials for the Hickory Library are typically $3,000.

• The PTA funds classrooms with grants of $250 for teachers to purchase materials and classroom enrichment supplies for an estimated total of $10,250.

• Scholastic News is provided to all students at a cost of $6,000.

• Free Community Events, like Movie Night and our popular Festivals, are expected to cost $10,775.

• Administrative costs, taxes, and PTA required obligations are  expected to cost us $7,325 this year.

• We also provide additional programs and events throughout the year totaling $9,000.

 

Lastly, this year our Hickory PTA Library is in need of  robust refresh on books and we’re expecting to spend at least an additional $2,250 in new book costs alone. 

 

In addition to the programs we fund as Hickory PTA, we are proud to have been able to provide additional gifts to Hickory Elementary throughout the years for technology and supplies and we’d like to be able to do that again this year.  Every dollar we raise helps us give our students, teachers, staff, and families the best elementary school experience.

 

Corporate Matching Program

 

Some employers match your donation dollar for dollar! This means that your dollars count twice as much in their support of our school! Other companies may wish to donate directly as a sponsor of our PTA. Email fundraising@hickorypta.net for more information.