Jog- A- Thon

The24th  annual school Jog-a-thon will be run on Sunday, October 16, at Ryon Park in Lompoc.
Funds raised this year will go towards 1) new Montessori materials for the classroom that your child works with every day and 2) expand the playground with climbing equipment, trees and larger garden.
Participants will jog (or walk) round an eighth mile track as many times as they can during a one hour period.

You may make your donation using our PayPal option:

Electronic fundraising has the potential to provide the school with a considerable amount of supplementary income.

All families are required to participate in at least one of the following electronic fundraisers

eScrip

Register many cards and a portion of purchases made with those cards at participating retailers will be refunded to the school.

Easy Enrollment Into eScrip

Enroll Vons discount cards, Chevron credit cards, and other credit cards for purchases at specific merchants. Remember to renew your cards every year online or call 1-800-801-4973.

Vehicle Donation Program: see link on http:www.eScrip.com

1. Go to www.escrip.com.
2. Click on the 'Welcome' banner in the top center of the banner on the eScrip website
3. Select the 'Sign up' option on the left side of the banner on the next page. This will bring up the"supporter registration" form.
   Choose the circle for the 'Group ID' option. Enter the Group ID Number for CMS Lompoc (138376368) in the box next to the 'SEARCH' button. (You can either cut and paste the number into that box or enter the number directly.)
4. Press the 'SEARCH' button.
5. The next screen should show a single group for this number - CMS. You have to click on the text 'Children's Montessori School' to select the school.
6. The next screen should now show CMS as your supported school. Click the box labeled 'NEXT' near the bottom of the screen.
7. Enter your desired name, address, and e-mail information in the boxes. After everything's entered to your satisfaction, select 'Next' at the bottom of the page.
   eScrip keeps all information you enter private - no one other than the folks at eScrip see it
8. You can now enter up to four cards. Remember that with each card registered, a portion of each purchase goes to the school - no muss, no fuss.. The card most often used for donation is the VONS card (when you click on the symbol, VONS will be at the bottom of the list), but don't forget to check out the other choices. (Don't forget to enter the card number in the box.)
   If you need your Vons card number and do not know it call the Vons Customer Service Center (877.723.3929). Give them your phone number, your name and your address and they'll give you your card number.
9. Enter up to three additional cards.
10. Click 'NEXT' and you can now register up to seven credit cards of your choosing. Don't forget to register that Macy's card in the Retail Cards (that's the next screen).

DONE. You're registered. Now, as you use the cards at your leisure, the donation process begins benefiting the school and your kids.
NEED HELP? If you need help enrolling and have a couple seconds in the mornings as you drop off, Jim or Emmy Lou will be happy to help you. You can go on-line right in the classroom and get you enrolled, just bring along your Von's card.

Box Tops for Education

Collect Box Tops for Education from General Mills and subsidiary products or shop online at many major retailers associated with the Box Tops for Education program.

We receive $0.10 for every "Box Tops for Education" logo submitted from products made by General Mills and their subsidiaries. There are hundreds of products carrying these logos and all you have to do is cut them off the boxes or bags and deliver them to the school. Plese click here for more information (and coupons!) about participating products or click here for a list of participating products.

We also get a percentage of each purchase for many stores affiliated with the Box Tops for Education program. There are far too many stores to list all of them but they include companies such as Apple, Barnes & Noble, Home Depot, Kohl's, Pottery Barn and Wal-Mart as well as magazines such as Higlights and Zoobooks. Please visit the Box Tops for Education Marketplace for a complete list and to start shopping. Note that you must register at their web site and start shopping from the Box Tops for Education marketplace (click the link for the desired retailer from the Box Tops for Education web site) in order for us to receive credit. Don't forget that Wal-Mart and other stores can ship products purchsed online to their local stores for pickup. This is a great way to do your gift shopping and help the school earn money in the process.

Make sure you register at the Box Tops for Education web site in order to find out other ways to earn money for the school, coupons for yourself and to shop online. (Search for Children's Montessori School by ZIP code:93438)

It is a simple way to help the school get money. Just cut off box tops from cereal boxes and other items. Put them in a zip up plastic bag and drop them off at the drop box at school.

OneCause.com

Go toOneCause.com before you begin shopping online. Register using school ID number 121058 and the school will receive a percentage of each purchase (debit/credit cards may also be registered). and used in certain stores for even more contributions.

Target

Enroll your Target Red Card or Credit Card with School ID # 110867 online

Magfundraising

Purchase your magazine subscriptions at a reduced rate and earn 40% for the School at the same time! Subscriptions may take up to 12 weeks to arrive.

Staples

Whenever you shop at Staples just ask for your purchase to credit the Children's Montessori School/ James Murphy Rewards Program. They will look up the ID number if you don't have it, but you can save them some time by giving them ID# 298 06 266 71.

Silent Auction