Treasurer Reports
Campbell PTA financial update as of 5/31
Hi all,
I wanted to give a summary of the PTA's financial activities for the year before our last PTA meeting of the year. Obviously this has been a strange past few months, and that is reflected in the PTA's finances. We brought in less in fundraising since we weren't able to host one of our big fundraising events (the spring festival). However we also spent a lot less than we had budgeted. The end result is that we met our overall financial goals of starting to spend down a bit of our financial reserve. We started off the school year with over $65,000 in our reserve, and we're ending the year somewhere around the $55,000 mark (depending on how much is spent in June). In my opinion, our finances are in good shape, and we are in a position to potentially aim to spend down more of our reserves again next year.
Fundraising Highlights:
- $10,318 – October fun run
- $3,202 – Online camp auction
- $389 – Election day bake sale
- $1,669 – Amazon Smile and Amazon affiliate link
- $281 – Box tops
- $1,101 – Restaurant nights
- $2,092 – Miscellaneous donations
Funding Highlights:
- Outdoor Classroom Coordinator – we funded over 90 hours of Ms. Christy's time
- We helped to fund many of the supplies for Ms. Christy's lessons
- We funded a landscaping crew to clean up Campbell's grounds
- In support of expeditionary learning:
- Toys and games were purchased in support of the Kindergarten expedition on play
- 2nd grade planted native plants around Campbell and in the courtyard for their bird expedition
- $1,500 in books for classroom libraries (this will show up as a June expense)
- We helped with the upkeep and feeding of Paige the library bunny
- Classroom resources, including:
- A field trip to Green Spring Gardens for 5th grade
- Support for the Jamestown field trip for 4th grade
- Alternative seating for several classrooms (more to come over the summer, if everything goes as planned!)
- The following Teacher Appreciation events were paid for by the PTA:
- Teacher/staff breakfast near Thanksgiving
- Lunch during conferences
- Teacher appreciation week: gift certificates for teachers/staff to Lost Dog
- We supported Girls on the Run and Boys on the Move by reimbursing for snacks (and t-shirts for BOTM)
- We paid for pizza for the participants in the musical
- We hosted 2 very fun community events: a Fall Festival, and a Family Game Night
- We made a $1,500 donation to the CCPTA CPCI grant fund, and a $100 donation to SEPTA
- We hosted a “pizza and packets” event over the summer supporting summer learning
- We replaced the dilapidated sheds
- We were able to provide childcare, Spanish translation, and pizza, fruit and vegetables at all of our (pre-pandemic) PTA meetings
- In support of our community during the COVID-19 pandemic:
- We reimbursed teachers' postage for sending notes and materials to their students
- We paid for basic school supplies for VPI students to use at home
- We were able to help with over $700 of resources from our emergency food pantry at the outset of the pandemic
The details of our expenses and income are included in the attached report. Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions. And on a personal note, I've really enjoyed the opportunity to be your treasurer for the past 2 years. You all have been lovely to work with.
Stay safe,
Amanda Lowenberger
PTA Treasurer
2019-20-May-Campbell-PTA-Treasurer-Report.pdfCampbell PTA financial update as of 4/30
Hi All,
I hope this email finds you well. In advance of our virtual PTA meeting tomorrow, here are our PTA financials through the end of April. The attached financial report includes our expenses and income so far this school year.
A few highlights from April:
We funded:
- $112 in postage for teachers to send materials and notes to students
- $342 in emergency food pantry items
For income, we received $132 from Amazon dividends/Smile.
As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
Amanda
Campbell PTA financial update as of 3/31
Hi All,
I hope everyone is hanging in there during this strange time. In advance of our virtual PTA meeting tomorrow, here are our PTA financials through the end of March. The attached financial report includes our expenses and income so far this school year.
A few highlights from March:
We funded:
- $475 for teacher appreciation, including snacks and sandwiches for teachers during conferences, and a principal appreciation lunch.
- $90 for pizza during the school musical rehearsal
- $286 for the emergency food pantry
On the income side:
- We received a $200 donation from the owner of Oozie Café and Duccini's pizza
- Our Amazon affiliate program and Amazon Smile brought in $360
As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
Amanda
Campbell PTA financial update as of 2/29
Hi All,
In advance of our PTA meeting tonight, here are our PTA financials through the end of February. The attached financial report includes our expenses and income so far this school year.
A few highlights from February:
We funded:
- $1,114 for "square foot gardening" soil amendments for outdoor classroom
- $731 for a field trip to Jamestown for 4th grade
- $401 for alternative seating for Ms. Butler's classroom
- $428 for Family Game Night
We raised:
- $3,202 from the online camp auction (tentatively – full receipts are not in yet)
- $500 from restaurant night at Ireland's Four Courts
Thanks everyone! Let me know if you have any questions.
Amanda
Campbell PTA financial update as of 12/31
Hi all,
In advance of our PTA meeting tonight that has been cancelled/postponed due to the weather, here are our PTA financials through the end of December. The attached financial report includes our expenses and income so far this school year. Note that this report covers the last two months, since we didn't have a PTA meeting in December.
Our highlights from November and December:
We funded:
- $173 for a Thanksgiving staff breakfast
- $693 for alternative seating for a 1st grade classroom
- $517 for snacks for Boys on the Move and Girls on the Run, and t-shirts for Boys on the Move
- $78 for a "wine" (grape juice!) and cheese reception for the art show
- $403 for the Fall Festival and square dance
- $1,500 for the CCPTA CPI fund, which works to balance equity between Arlington PTA's through grant funding opportunities
- $100 donation to SEPTA
- $150 to replenish Campbell's emergency food pantry
- $1,016 in Virginia and National PTA dues, as well as CCPTA dues
We raised:
- $389 at our Election Day bake sale
- $514 from Lost Dog Cafe
- $293 from Amazon Smile and Amazon dividends
As always, feel free to hit me with any questions/comments/concerns.
Thanks!
Amanda
Campbell PTA financial update as of 10/31
Hi all,
In advance of our PTA meeting tonight, here are our PTA financials through the end of October. The attached financial report includes our expenses and income so far this school year.
Our highlights from October:
- We funded $282 in support of the kindergarten expedition on past & present play, with relevant games/toys.
- We covered the transportation portion of a 5th grade field trip to Shirlington
- We reimbursed $1462 for flexible seating options for the 4th grade
- The community meeting weatherbugs got $82 of updated costumes
- We brought in $7,418 in fundraising from the Fun Run, bringing our total to $10,318! Way to go, everyone!
If you have any questions/comments/concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Thanks,
Amanda
Campbell PTA financial update as of 9/30
Hi all,
In advance of our PTA meeting tonight, here are our PTA financials through the end of September. The attached financial report includes our expenses and income so far this school year.
Our highlights from September:
- We reimbursed 5th grade $431 for plants to study and care for, as well as a field trip to Green Spring Gardens
- We paid $4,520 for the new shed that was installed over the summer
- We covered $39 of rabbit supplies for Paige, the library bunny
- We provided $192 of food and fruit for the Pizza and Packets math packet event over the summer
- We've exceeded our $1700 PTA membership goal by $7.
- We've raised $2900 for the October fun run
- We've received $1,632 in donations that came in along with membership dues.
Phew, you all have been busy PTA members already this year! Thanks to everyone who joined the PTA, and welcome (or welcome back)!
If you have any questions/comments/concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Thanks,
Amanda
PTA audit documents and proposed budget 9/9/19
In advance of Tuesday's PTA meeting, I wanted to send out the proposed PTA budget, and the results of the audit conducted over the summer. We will go over these and vote on them at the PTA meeting. I've also include a treasurer's report that includes our expenses and income from over the summer.
Hope to see you on Tuesday!
Amanda Lowenberger, PTA treasurer
Campbell PTA financial update as of 5/31/19
Hi all,
I wanted to give a summary of the PTA's financial activities for the year in my not-quite-final report for the school year. Also, as a quick reminder, if anyone has receipts that they need reimbursed, they need to be dropped in the PTA box by the front door (or emailed to me) by June 20th at the latest. Thanks for everyone's hard work this year — we've gotten a lot accomplished, and had a lot of fun along the way!
Fundraising Highlights:
- $12,340 – October fun run(including expenses)
- Wetlands Festival (including expenses)
- $2,000 – Square 1 Art
- $1,560 – Amazon Smile and Amazon affiliate link
- $370 – Box tops
- $1,680 – Restaurant nights
- $1,970 – Miscellaneous donations
- $30 – Bank account interest
Funding Highlights:
- Outdoor Classroom Coordinator – we funded over 150 hours of Ms. Christy's time
- We helped to fund many of the supplies for the lessons that Ms. Christy gives
- New cedar raised bed garden frames for the courtyard
- 10 waterproof tarps for kids to sit on during outdoor lessons or other outdoor activities (just purchased — they're coming soon!)
- We funded landscaping crews to clean up Campbell grounds twice this year
- In support of expeditionary learning:
- T-shirt "lab coats" were purchased for each kindergartner for their spring expedition
- 5th grade had professional outdoor signs created as part of their fall expedition
- Over $1,300 in books for classroom libraries
- We helped with the upkeep and feeding of Paige the library bunny
- Classroom resources, including:
- STEM games, a field trip to Discovery Theater, wooden blocks, and reading center materials for 1st grade
- Potomac Riverboat tickets for a field trip, and K'nex Simple Machines kits for 2nd grade
- Alternative seating options for 3rd grade
- A greenscreen and book club books for 4th grade
- Alternative seating options, and t-shirts for 5th grade
- FLES materials for Spanish specials
- Calming garden supplies and classroom incentives for Interlude
- The following Teacher Appreciation events were paid for by the PTA:
- A back-to-school breakfast
- Lunch during conferences
- Teacher appreciation week: a catered lunch, donuts, and flowers
- Time for Kids magazine subscription for the school
- New music shirts
- Family game night
- We supported Girls on the Run by reimbursing for snacks
- We paid for t-shirts for the Math Dice team
- We made a $500 donation to the CCPTA CPCI grant fund
- We set up an emergency food pantry for students in short-term critical need
- We were able to provide childcare, Spanish translation, and pizza at all our PTA meetings
- We printed student directories
- We expect a few more expenses before the end of June: more classroom resources, 5th grade promotion, and possibly replacement sheds
In addition to funding the above, the PTA managed the money for the following:
- Project Discovery (Fall session)
- Campbell Spirit Wear Sales
- School movie night
And finally, we received a grant from the CCPTA that allowed us to purchase 2 whiteboards for use in outdoor classroom spaces.
The details of our expenses and income are included in the attached report (note: due to some technical difficulties the credit card fees from the Wetlands Festival have not been teased out of the Wetlands Festival income line item. It will be corrected asap, but I just wanted to be transparent about it in the meantime). Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Thanks,
Amanda Lowenberger
PTA Treasurer
Campbell PTA financial update as of 4/30/19
In advance of Tuesday's PTA meeting, here are our PTA financials as of the end of April. The attached financial report includes our expenses and income so far this school year.
Our highlights from April:
- We paid $237 for t-shirts for each Kindergartner for their spring expedition
- We reimbursed $509 for K'nex Simple Machines kits for 2nd grade
- We had a few expenses in preparation for the Wetlands festival, totaling $102 (the vast majority of the Wetlands Festival expenses/income will show up in next month's report)
As always, if you have any questions/comments/concerns please don't hesitate to contact me!
Thanks,
Amanda Lowenberger