Otter dash 2024
It's Otter Dash time! Fundraising is LIVE at the link below until Wednesday, October 9th!
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and fund learning opportunities and fun activities for our students!
help us meet our goal of raising $65,000 for Oes!
Welcome to the 6th Annual Otter Dash Fun Run & Fundraiser for Opstad Elementary!
While the students take to the track, your support is invaluable in helping us fund essential programs and activities. Your enthusiasm and encouragement make a big difference. The funds raised will go towards enriching our students’ educational experiences, funding field trips, classroom supplies, teacher grants, yearbooks, events and other exciting programs.
So, let’s get ready to move, groove, and have a blast! Thank you for being here and making this event a memorable one. Let’s make every step count!
Schedule of events
Mon, September 23
Kick-off Assembly and Fundraising starts! Students will come home with t-shirts and important information
Wed, October 9
Fundraising ends.
- Envelopes with cash/check must be turned into school.
- Online payments must be made by 11:59PM (donations after this time will be accepted, but will not count towards classroom goals)
Week of October 14
SPIRIT WEEK!
- Mon 10/14: Dress like a Zebra
- Tue 10/15: Crazy Hair Day
- Wed 10/16: Stop Bullying Wear Orange
- Thur 10/17: Otter Dash Shirt Day
- Fri 10/18: Fancy Friday
Thur, October 17
Otter Dash Day!
Don’t miss the fun - wear your Otter Dash shirt!
prizes
DAILY prizes during Fundraising
DAILY prizes during Fundraising
DAILY prizes during Fundraising
2 students per grade/per day will be randomly drawn to win a prize! All students will be entered for a chance to win.
Top class of the Day
DAILY prizes during Fundraising
DAILY prizes during Fundraising
Top class from the previous day's fundraising will earn a certificate and the Traveling Otter. The class that has the most dollars raised (by percent to goal) on the first day of fundraising (9/23) will get to name the Otter.
100% of class goal
DAILY prizes during Fundraising
Top Class per Grade
Every classroom that meets their class goal will earn a battery powered zebra to name and enter in the zebra race on Otter Dash Day and will earn a snow cone party on
Friday, October 18.
Top Class per Grade
Top Class per Grade
Top Class per Grade
The Top class (by percent to goal) in each grade level will earn an extra recess on the playground of their choice!
Top Class Overall
Top Class per Grade
Top Class Overall
The class that raises the overall highest dollar amount AND the class that raises the highest amount by percent to class goal will earn a Donut and Sand Art party!
The teachers will each receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card!
50% Goal Met
Top Class per Grade
Top Class Overall
Otter Pop Party for ALL students on Otter Dash Day as long as the school has met at least 50% of goal by 11:59pm on October 9th!
Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach us at opstadpta@yahoo.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Otter Dash is Opstad Elementary PTA's largest fundraiser of the school year! Donations received during Otter Dash make up the majority of funds the PTA has to support our teachers and students that year.
Students are encouraged to help raise money for their school
We want our students safe -no going door to door- only ask people they know. Each student has an envelope for collecting cash/checks as well as the online fundraising page that they can share with family and friends. Here are a few ideas on ways your student may choose to raise funds:
- Make a quick video that includes details about the fundraiser and share it with friends and family
- Use your talents in exchange for donations!
- Draw or paint pictures
- Bake your favorite treat
- Set a reading or running goal and ask for pledges in support
YES! Many companies will match your donation dollars. If eligible, submit your donation for corporate matching and let us know (opstadpta@yahoo.com) so we can add your matching gift to the fundraising total!
After all the effort put into fundraising, students get to celebrate and have a ton of fun dressing up for each themed day. They love this and have an absolute blast. It’s so fun to see their creativity!
Otter Dash Day is celebrated during Spirit Week! A running course is setup on the back field and each grade gets to come out and run, sporting their Otter Dash t-shirt! The run wouldn’t be complete without music, bubbles, and the big rainbow arch. When they’re all finished, they get to cool down with an Otter pop!
Glad you asked! Here are some of the many ways we used Otter Dash funds last year: Yearbooks for all students, Mad Scientist Assembly, New Sound System, Otter Dash T-shirts, New Books for book club, Staff Appreciation, Headphones for every student, Popcorn Fridays, Field Trips, Birthday bags, New chairs for additional concert seating, Toy Maker Workshops, A book for every student to promote summer reading, Trunk or Treat, Movie Nights, Bingo Night, Family Dance Party, Otters Outside, Egg Drop and so much more!
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