Dance-a-thon is finally here! 

Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2023

Dance-a-thon is not only really fun for our kids, but it also gives them a chance to personally contribute - through fundraising - to their school community!  Not only can they feel good about their efforts, they are also raising money for their school and classrooms. Involve your family and friends to help support our school-wide goal of $9,000.

Here's what you need to know:

How to Donate: 

There are three ways to donate:

1. Online donations:

Visit www.pledge.me and select ‘Pine Grove PS’ to start the online donation process.  Next, choose between:

• 'Halton School Cash Online' link for a tax receipt.  Detailed directions are attached.

• ‘Professor Jamz’ link for a quick and easy donation process.  No profile required. You will need to know your student’s name, class number or teacher.

2. Cash donations: Collect cash from friends and family and drop it in the pledge envelope.

3. Cheques: Made out to “Pine Grove Public School”

Note:  The only way to receive a tax receipt for your donation is to donate through the Halton School Cash Online site.

** Please put all cash and cheques in the pledge envelope provided through the slot at the top of the envelope. **

Our Goals for Dance-a-thon:

1. Individual Goal:  $25. Every student who raises this amount will receive a free Town of Oakville Swim/Skate Pass - just in time for Family Day!

2. School Goal:  $9,000.  If we raise this amount, two lucky raffle draw winners will get to be Principal and Vice-Principal for a day!  Sit in their chairs for part of a day and run the school.  You get one raffle ticket in the draw for every $10 you raise.

3. Participation Goal: 100% student participation!  

Dance Day Details:

• Wear red, white and pink for the season and show your school pride!  Bring any light up or glow items from home that you might want to wear!

• Every grade will get their chance to move and groove to ‘DJ Professor Jamz and the Spin Machine’ dance party.

• Want to make a music request?  Go to www.pledge.me and find the Pine Grove School page to ask for your favourite song!

• Cosmic Store: In order to be more environmentally friendly, students may only purchase ONE light up item at a maximum cost of $5.  Please do not send more than $5 with your child.

• Want to help out on dance day?  We are looking for parents to help run the Cosmic Store on February 12.  Keep an eye out for the Sign Up Genius sign up request.

Prizes: Lots of ways to win!

To help encourage the student to become involved, we are excited to offer the following prizes.  Thank you to these local businesses for their generous donations!

• Early Bird Draw:

  • The Works Gourmet Burger Bistro has donated prizes for our Early Bird Draw on Feb 5, 6, and 7.  Donate online early to qualify for the draw!

• Individual Prizes for top earners:  

  • Splitsville Party Pack (2 hours of bowling for up to 6 people)

  • Canada’s Wonderland day passes (2 regular day admissions)

  • Planet Laser, one free birthday party

• Raffle prizes:  Every $10 raised gives you one ticket in the raffle draw!

  • Town of Oakville three-month family swim/skate pass 

  • Aerosports, four 1hr jump passes

  •  Film.ca movie night for two (two admissions, two popcorns and two drinks)

• PALs Cooperation Prize:  PALS Pyjama Party and Movie for the 3 highest earning PALs class pairs.  

• Class prizes:  Free choice gym period for the highest earning classes in the following grade categories:

  • Grade 2-3, Grade 4-5 and Grade 6-8.  

• Class participation prize!  For the two classes with the highest % of students participating in fundraising.

  • Even a $10 donation counts!

Instructions for online donations through School Cash Online:

‘Halton School Cash Online’ - Tax Receipts

• On the www.pledge.me website, select the ‘Halton School Cash Online’ website link, and select ‘make a donation.’  You must ensure the following fields are filled out:  

          ~Fund destination: ‘Pine Grove PS’

          ~This gift is: ‘In Honour Of’

          ~Name of honoree: ‘Student Name’ (e.g., John Smith)

          ~Message:  THIS FIELD IS NOT OPTIONAL. ‘Class number, teacher name, Dance-a-thon’

(e.g., 3-4, Mme Fantastique, Dance-a-thon).  This helps distinguish between students with the

same name.

Brought to you by the Pine Grove School Council

Your Dance-a-thon Committee:  

Catherine Arcand-Pinette, Kim Czender, Tracy Stirling, Carole Baxter

Follow the screenshot below to ensure that your Halton School Cash Online donation is processed properly.  Failure to complete all the fields could result in the student not receiving your donation.  Student name and class number are required.