HASSLE-FREE
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Transport all equipment, supplies, etc. to school
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Unload equipment from trailer
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Answer administrator/teacher questions
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Load equipment/speakers back into trailer
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Break down pep rally set
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Load Boosterthon t-shirts into school
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Write and design parent letters
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Update track board daily
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Return to school to lead pledge collection process
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Load trailer with equipment, supplies, etc.
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Set up water station for Boosterthon Fun Run
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Warehouse student and teacher shirts
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Distribute and collect lap counters
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Order and print Education Stations
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Unload & move all equipment to gym
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Creatively teach daily character lesson to students
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Choose layout for track, water, sound booth
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Write copy for & design PledgePacks
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Brief office staff on collection process
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Clean up after faculty party
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Ship student and teacher shirts
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Provide school with financial report
#73 of 113 things
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Provide all necessary equipment and supplies for Fun Run event
#79 of 113 things
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Set up sound booth for Boosterthon Fun Run
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Provide snacks for faculty party
#78 of 113 things
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Set up all field equipment for Boosterthon Fun Run
#48 of 113 things
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Explain Boosterthon to teachers
#29 of 113 things
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Write copy and film videos for funrun.com
#50 of 113 things
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Track pledges via funrun.com
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Distribute collection envelopes to teachers and students
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Unload & move all equipment to gym
#54 of 113 things
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Correct any pledge input errors
#74 of 113 things
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Load all necessary Boosterthon equipment and supplies into trailer
#45 of 113 things
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Set up equipment for faculty party
#53 of 113 things
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Respond to help requests from funrun.com
#32 of 113 things
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Create and manage school’s customized Boosterthon website
#1 of 113 things
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Provide Advice on scheduling, projections, etc
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Provide sample promotional kit
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The 35th Lap: How a Boosterthon Student Finally Smiled |
Written on February 22, 2012 by Robert Walker
Every teacher looks for that one thing that will help a struggling student break through, whether it’s academically, socially, or personally. When a math lesson finally clicks, when reading is no longer a struggle, or even when they smile for the first time in months, maybe years.
For this student, it was the sense of accomplishment that helped him break through—completing all 35 laps at the Boosterthon Fun Run—of doing something difficult and finishing it. Who knew?
It’s been a tough year for one first grader at South Jackson Elementary in Athens, GA. Ann Jackson has been teaching for twelve years and has never met a student quite like him. It’s February and she has never seen him smile all year. Not even once. Mrs. Jackson teaches an inclusion class, where special needs students learn in homeroom classrooms. This particular student sometimes is in her first grade classroom and sometimes moves down to kindergarten, depending on how he’s doing academically. And though he changes grades to best suit his needs, the one thing that never changes is his expression.
“He just never smiles,” Mrs. Jackson said. “His face is flat. I don’t know how else to describe it. It looks like he just lost his best friend.” Mrs. Jackson said that he doesn’t get excited about anything. The only thing he has any interest in is video games, even still, not excited enough to crack a smile about them.
The day of the Boosterthon Fun Run event came at South Jackson, and with all of the people on the school field, he was a bit overwhelmed at first. But when the music started and everyone started running, he joined in. Mrs. Jackson cheered him on the entire run, counting every lap that was marked on the back of his Boosterthon jersey. “You’re on lap 10. Only 25 more to go!” Every time around, Mrs. Jackson let him know how many he had left until he reached the lap cap at 35. “20! Only 15 more to go!” And with just enough time left in the Boosterthon Fun Run event, the final lap came around. “Last lap! You can do it!”
“When he got that final lap,” Mrs. Jackson said, “He couldn’t quit smiling. It was incredible.” He even went over to his classmates and told them what he’d done, what he’d accomplished. Maybe he doesn’t smile again for the rest of the year, maybe he does it everyday, but he did it, and there’s tremendous hope in that.
“I’m sure he’ll remember it,” Mrs. Jackson said. “That he’ll know, ‘I did this.’”
Do you have a story about your student in a “break through” moment? Tell us on Facebook. They could be on our blog!
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Boosterthon School Fights Childhood Obesity, Transforms into Wellness School |
Written on February 09, 2012 by Robert Walker
When our schools allow us to be a part of their school culture for two weeks, some of the things we discover about them during that time are quite remarkable. So many of our schools truly go above and beyond to develop and impact their students. Our team members rave about our schools to each other, but many schools have stories that are worth sharing with everyone.
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The First Boosterthon School of 2012: Thoughts on our Program |
Written on February 02, 2012 by Robert Walker
The first Boosterthon Fun Run school of 2012 finished their program just a few weeks ago. I caught up with the Head of School at the Jewish Academy of Orlando, Lynn Shefsky, to hear how our first school of the year enjoyed their first experience with our program.
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Boosterthon Team to Host 7th Annual My Princess Dance |
Written on January 26, 2012 by Robert Walker
We love families. We love impacting students and getting adopted into our schools’ “family.” (As in: “You’ve only been here a week, but you already feel like family!”)
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Get Inside a Boosterthon Principal's Library: Great Books to Read in 2012 |
Written on January 18, 2012 by Robert Walker
Reading is wonderful. It takes you places you’ve never been before, helps you learn facts about the world we live in, allows you to get to know fictional characters like they’re your friend, and gives you a robust vocabulary.
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