Spell-a-thon-online Fundraiser
We are excited to begin ourSpell-a-thon-online.com Fundraiser!
Please register your children now
It just takes a minute!
see below for details on how to register
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Dear LJES Families,
We have started a fundraiser through Spell-a-thon-online.com to celebrate our students learning their 50 grade-level "essential words."
Each child will be tested during the week of FEBRUARY 4th during class.
Teachers and students will be focusing on their 50 words through spelling games and lessons for the next few weeks at school and at home if they wish. During this time, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends can also support our students through their online donations. Registering takes less than a minute - as does soliciting donations from your friends and relatives!
Due to continuing budget cuts, our school has been searching for years for a way to include grandparents and other relatives in our fundraising efforts. Instead of using our children as salesmen for products we don't need, such as cookie dough, gift wrap, and magazine subscriptions, LJES chose a system that helps our students learn their 50 essential words while NOT reaching into the parents' pockets for more money.
Our goal is to raise enough money to lessen the pressure and reduce the hundreds of volunteer hours put into the Gala each year. We cannot afford to raise less money than budgeted so we encourage everyone to send out five emails to friends and family asking them to support our children. If half of the kids in our school each got three donors at $1 per word, LJES would raise $45,000!
For more detailed instructions on registering and soliciting donations, please click here.
If you have any questions, need help registering or logging in, or if don't have access to a computer to register your child, please contact Fran Shimp at FranandTodd@aol.com or Julie MacDonald at juliemacd@me.com
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
1. Click the link to our fundraiser’s homepage
www.spell-a-thon-online.com/LJES
2. On our fundraiser’s homepage, click the button “Register a Participant.”
3. (If you are a returning user, please see ** below) Enter the participant's birth date (adults need to register participants under the age of 13), participant’s name, email (you may use the same e-mail for more than one participant, but each participant will need their own account), a username and a password.
4. You have now created an account! To join the fundraiser, enter the participant’s grade, goal (amount they wish to earn for LJES), and upload a picture to be shown on their personal fundraising page (optional).
**If your child participated in Spell-a-thon-online last year, you may login with their username and password on the left hand side of the screen in order to access your account which includes your child's personalized home page and the email addresses of the donors you contacted last year. (if you do not remember your user name and password, you may retrieve it by clicking the "forgot username or password" link).
5. Once registered/logged in, you can request donations from family and friends as well as practice spelling the assigned words with just a few clicks!
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SEND EMAIL SOLICITATIONS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY
1. Log on to your account and click the link in the left side menu entitled “Email Donors.”
2. Enter name and email address in the spaces provided for your potential donor. Click the button SUBMIT. Repeat the process for every person you know!
3. When ready, click the link “Send Emails.”
4. Check the boxes next to the names of the people you wish to email (to email everyone, check the top box.) Edit the sample email message if desired (DO NOT edit the text in the special parentheses.)
5. Click the button SEND EMAILS.
6. That’s it! You have just done your part to raise much needed funds for your organization. Congratulations!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
1. I'm nervous about entering my credit card and other personal information online. Will Spell-a-thon-online store the donor's credit card and other personal information?
No! For security reasons, Spell-a-thon-online.com does not store any credit card information.
It's safe to enter your information online. Absolutely no email addresses or other personal information is shared, rented or sold.
2. Are donors contributing to the words that the child gets correct on his or her spelling test, or the whole list of 50 words?
Donors are contributing per number of words that the participant is studying (50). Their donation will be processed immediately, not after the spelling test is taken.
3. How much of the money raised will stay at LJES?
ALL profits will be donated right to LJES! Usually Spell-a-thon-online donates back 91% of the profits, but since this is an LJES parent-owned business, ALL profits will be coming back to our school. Other fundraising companies (like candy bar, gift wrap and magazine sales) typically keep 50% of the funds your school collects!
4. Does my child need to know his or her log in information?
No, your child does not need to know their login information. To login to take the test or to practice the spelling word in class, the teachers will be using an LJES specific login (similar to Raz Kids). Once logged in, they select their grade level. They are then shown a page where every student who is registered in that grade is displayed. Any teacher, parent volunteer or student can click on the desired name to begin testing or practicing. There is no access to personal or financial information through this login method.
5. Why am I asked to enter my child's birthdate?
The birthdate is asked due to COPPA Regulations (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) which is why a pop-up appears stating that an adult must register any child under the age of 13.
