Let's Go RMS Teachers, Staff and SF Giants!  Thank you to the Helms, Kirkbride, and De Vries-Ravano families for hosting our April PTSA sponsored Teacher Appreciation Breakfast.  You really hit it out of the park!​

Our final Staff Appreciation Event will be a luncheon to celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Day on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 chaired by Robert Lam and Inez Gordon.  If you are interested in helping out with set-up, serving or clean-up, contact Sheila Anastas or stop by the White Zone to discuss.

THANK YOU, TROJANS for getting us closer to our goal of raising $100,000 for our Annual Fund!  At our deadline the evening of February 25th, we hit $71,049 with 214 individual donations!  With matching employer funds beginning to come in, we will hit even closer to our admittedly ambitious goal! 

Classroom Competition Results:
We had a tie and therefore are awarding 4 rooms! Ms. Buntichai, Ms. Kuo, Mr. Vuong, and Ms. Sevilla’s classes will enjoy an ice cream treat in the upcoming weeks.

The donation door is never closed. Please know that you are always able to donate. In addition, you can use our Amazon link, as well as give Roosevelt’s name at Sports Basement to passively raise funds.
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Catherine Davlin, RMS PTSA VP of Fundraising

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We are at 13% participation and $42,844 raised. Our goal is 100% participation and $100,000 raised. ALL levels of giving are encouraged and welcomed. This is the spirit, what it’s all about, a helping hand, pitching in. 
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We cannot do this without YOU!

​We are in the final weeks of our ROOSEVELT ANNUAL FUND, which ends February 15th!

Annual Fund Goal:  $100,000
Donations to Date:  $ 21,730
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Amount Still Needed to Reach Goal:
$78,270  by February 15th

We have received many, many generous donations but not nearly enough to hit our goal.  Every contribution counts no matter how large or small.  We are asking for 100% participation to help us reach our goal of $100,000. Have you made your contribution yet?

Donate to the Annual Fund today!

You can give to the Annual Fund via the following methods:

• Mail the return envelope with a check made payable to ROOSEVELT PTSA
• Place an envelope with cash or a check in the PTSA Box in the lobby or drop off at the Main Office
• Make a one-time or monthly contribution via PayPal at our ANNUAL FUND  page. 
• Check with your employer for Matching Donations—Double your giving power by asking your employer if they offer matching funds for your donation! 

 
**Please make sure to indicate the name/grade/homeroom of your child/children.
And don’t forget to use AMAZON when you shop as a great way to raise money for our school, too!

If you have any questions, please contact Roosevelt PTSA VP of Fundraising, Catherine Davlin.

You guys rock!!! We are heading the right way! We won't stop here though! The more members, the stronger our voice! If you are reading this and haven't joined our PTSA group yet, join now! 

​Happy New Year Roosevelt Parent(s)!

Since the inception of the RMS PTSA in 2012, fundraising has grown year over year and this year should be no different.  This year, our RMS Annual Fund goal is $100,000. The trees are bearing fruit! Let’s continue investing in our children’s future! Please make RMS one of your highest philanthropic priorities for 2018.

We raise critical funding to support an amazingly diverse and spectacular assortment of activities. We do this in order to maintain current programs and introduce new ones, thus enriching our students’ lives and arming them with the skills to succeed in high school.

As a public school, we cannot do it alone and rely on giving to make up our budget shortfall.  Fundraising is critical for a school like Roosevelt for a couple reasons:                 

• Title I funding has been eliminated due to the changing demographics of RMS, translating to a loss of $120,000
• S.F. public school funding still lags behind other Bay Area districts

We know that when we work together, sharing a common vision, we can achieve much loftier goals than any individual effort. But we have much more work to do and urgently need your financial help to realize those goals.

Please give as generously as possible so we can close the $120,000 gap due to the loss of Title I funding. Our deadline for the RMS Annual Fund is February 15, 2018.

The PTSA Annual Fund also helps bring key programs and support to RMS including:

• 1 additional full day of a Librarian as the District currently funds only 4 days a week

• Technology in the Classroom
• Tutors for ACE
• Dynamic Enrichment Lunchtime Clubs
• Teacher Classroom Stipends
• Substitute teachers so that our teachers can accompany their students on fieldtrips and attend professional development courses

The entire RMS community benefits from Trojan fundraising efforts with the PTSA also supporting:

• Back to School BBQ
• Step Up to Roosevelt
• 6th grade annual field trip to the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival
• 8th grade graduation activities including the picnic, dinner dance, and promotion ceremony
• 8th grade Presidio camping trip
• The music department

 
WAYS TO GIVE
Many employers offer matching funds for school donations. Matching donations are a wonderful way to help us reach our goals.  If you have any questions regarding matching funds, please contact me directly at Catherine.Davlin@gmail.com

Payments can be made by check, cash or credit card.  Mail in your cash or check payable to ROOSEVELT PTSA or you can always drop off payments in the white PTSA drop box outside the school office. You could even hand your donation to a parent at morning drop-off or afternoon pick up.  Credit card payments can be made here.   If you would like to divide your payments and give monthly or pledge now and give sometime between now and May 18, 2018, that is fine as well. 

We realize that the City is an expensive place to raise children; all the more reason to give at a level that is appropriate for your family. It is our goal to have as much participation from parents as possible, so please consider sending in your donation today.

Thank you for making Roosevelt better for our children.

​Sincerely,
 
Catherine Davlin
V.P. of Fundraising
Roosevelt PTSA