Backpacks and bonding: How one mother-son duo give back
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Crayons to Calculators BVSD – Community Challenge
2023 COMMUNITY CHALLENGE
Crayons to Calculators BVSD
WHY SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE SO IMPORTANT
Equitable Classrooms
School supplies are essential tools that help ensure every student has the opportunity to participate in learning.
START OR JOIN A FUNDRAISER
Simple as 1 – 2 – 3!
The best way to show your support is to engage your network of colleagues, friends and family through fundraising. Create a fundraiser or join an existing one to get started.
HOW THE CHALLENGE WORKS
July 31 – August 31
We need your help to support BVSD students. Over four weeks, we’ll provide resources and opportunities to engage your community in support of local students.
SPONSORS
EQUIPPED TO LEARN, EMPOWERED TO THRIVE
We work all year to provide opportunities for BVSD students, but an important first step is ensuring every student starts the school year with the supplies they need for a strong and successful academic year.
WHY SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE SO IMPORTANT
When families face difficult financial decisions or tradeoffs, such as buying groceries or school supplies, it can impact a student’s success in the classroom and in life. Ensuring every student has access to school supplies creates equitable classrooms across all grade-levels.
Our annual school supply distribution, Crayons to Calculators BVSD, provides age-appropriate school supplies, headphones, and a new backpack to over 5,000 students facing financial hardship in the Boulder Valley School District.
START A FUNDRAISER
CREATE A FUNDRAISER
Your challenge starts here! Create a fundraiser or join an existing one – it takes just a few seconds! You can personalize your fundraiser with a profile picture and a message about why supporting BVSD students is important to you.
SHARE YOUR LINK
Connect with your network, sharing your fundraising link with colleagues, family and friends through social media, email, text or word of mouth.
TRACK PROGRESS
Keep track of your fundraiser’s progress and see who’s showing support through your dashboard. Be sure to thank everyone for their gifts and supporting BVSD students.
CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE
The Community Challenge provides a series of weekly challenges to help you and your team reach your Crayons to Calculators BVSD fundraising goal.
Mismatch 56 | July 31 – August 4
See how many mismatched donations you can collect! We encourage you to mismatch donations in increments of 56 ($5.60, $56, $6.56, etc) to represent the 56 schools in Boulder Valley School District. You can track your mismatches throughout the challenge on your profile!
Give it Up Challenge | August 7 – 11
Encourage your fundraisers to give up a daily habit – goodbye morning coffee! – and instead donate those funds to the challenge at the end of the week. Share your progress on social media to inspire others to join!
Fill a Classroom Challenge | August 14 – 18
School starts this week! We challenge you and your fundraisers to fill a classroom with school supplies. $25 supports one student and $600 will fill a classroom.
City Challenge | August 21 – 25
Try and collect a donation from every city in the Boulder Valley School District! The map below will show you where donations are coming from in real time across all challenge participants! Cities include:
- Boulder
- Gold Hill
- Jamestown
- Lafayette
- Louisville
- Nederland
- Superior
- Ward
- Broomfield
- Erie
Spirit Week | August 28 – 31
Show some spirit as we cross the finish line! This week we encourage you to celebrate with your fundraisers and have a little fun along the way.
- Monday: School Pride Day! Wear spirit wear from any BVSD school or your alma mater!
- Tuesday: Tie Dye Day! Show off your best tie dye gear.
- Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday! Wear wacky hats, socks, jewelry, etc.!)
- Thursday: Throwback Thursday! Rock your favorite decade.
OUR MISSION
We provide Boulder Valley students with equitable opportunities and resources to thrive in their classrooms, careers, and communities.
The growth, success and challenges of Crayons to Calculators
Through the leadership of Impact on Education and dedicated individuals and organizations in our community, Crayons to Calculators has provided school supplies to over 130,000 students over the past 18 years.
8,000 students provided with essential school supplies
Every school across Boulder Valley School District is filled with students, educators and staff eagerly anticipating the school year ahead. Ensuring each student has access to school supplies creates equitable classrooms across all grade-levels.
