Monday, December 1, 2014

ValleyGives -- Supporting our Schools


Valley Gives is an online day of giving for hundreds of nonprofits throughout the Pioneer Valley, 
organized by the Community Foundation of Western MA.

Among this year's ValleyGives participants are the Amherst Education Foundation and the ARPS PGO. 

 Amherst Education Foundation:
AEF cares about excellence in education and has provided support for our schools for 20 years. Last year’s Valley Gives Day, AEF earned over $11,000.  Now those donations are at work in the form of grants to our schools.  Help AEF continue to make an impact, and help keep our schools strong!

AEF Valley Gives Page:   http://valleygives.razoo.com/story/Amherstedfound


ARPS PGO:
The Amherst Regional Public Schools Parent Guardian Organization (ARPS PGO) encompassing the individual PGOs of the Amherst Regional High and Middle Schools, Crocker Farm, Wildwood, and the district's Preschool Program.  The PGOs support the "extras" that the school budgets do not cover.  Our fundraising provides funds for enrichment activities, field trips, and community events, as well as additional materials and supplies for teachers and specialists through school mini-grant programs.   All funds raised through Valley Gives will be used to support these efforts.

ARPS PGO Valley Gives Page:  http://valleygives.razoo.com/story/Amherst-Regional-Public-Schools-Parent-Guardian-Organization

Donations can go either to the ARPS PGO generally or to individual schools.  To donate to the Crocker Farm PGO directly, please visit http://valleygives.razoo.com/story/Crocker-Farm-Parent-Guardian-Organization.   You can give to the other schools directly here, and select the school you wish to support.   Donations to the ARPS PGO will be shared among the schools. Donations to the individual schools or the Preschool Program will stay with that school/program.

To Give: 

On Wednesday, December 10th, go to one of the links above, and click "Donate" to make a donation.  
You can also schedule a donation in advance (starting on December 1st).    

Thank You For Your Generosity in Supporting Our Students and Our Schools