One other profitable Manchester PTO Fun Run

Luther C. Klager college students heat up earlier than the Fun Run begins with the help of High School college students. Photo credit score: Melissa Yekulis.

submitted by Melissa Yekulis, trainer, Luther C. Klager Elementary School

The climate was good final Friday, September twenty sixth, when Riverside and Luther C. Klager college students participated within the annual Fun Run. Fun Run is a fundraiser sponsored by the PTO that helps each buildings within the college district.

The Fun Run all the time begins with an opportunity for the youthful college students to run via the large Manchester “M.” Then the scholars ran to their beginning strains to heat up underneath the steering of highschool college students. Once group stretching was accomplished, the scholars have been directed by Superintendent Steve Head to take their locations on the beginning line and start their run. Children had the choice to run or stroll, and luxuriate in time with their pals and lecturers whereas households cheered them on from the bleachers. The occasion ended with popsicles, to the delight of all the youngsters.

The Fun Run is the first fundraiser sponsored by PTO. The cash raised through the Fun. Run helps to sponsor all kinds of causes for each buildings together with funding grade degree area journeys, college huge assemblies, trainer want checklist cash, Senior Luncheon, and extra! This 12 months, the PTO’s purpose was to lift $17,500. Donations closed on the finish of the day on Friday, October 3. The ultimate complete raised was an unimaginable $18,133.

The PTO needs to increase its honest gratitude to the youngsters, households and neighborhood members who labored so onerous to fundraise and lend serving to fingers to make this occasion an unimaginable success this 12 months.

by Marsha Chartrand

Marsha Johnson Chartrand, a founder, author, and duplicate editor with the Manchester Mirror, is a 50-year resident of Manchester. She has an extended historical past of volunteer and neighborhood involvement.