As principal of an elementary school, I find that we are most successful when students, parents, teachers, and the larger community work together toward the common goal of providing the best possible education for our children. At Lake View Elementary, we are fortunate to have an active Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and a community that believes that our work is important and worthy of support. They contribute to the success of the students we serve through a variety of activities including purchase of supplies, after school activities, and curriculum support.

Because we rely upon, and work closely with our community, I want to make certain that if we ask for support, or create a fund-raiser, it is as effective and efficient as possible. In these challenging economic times, some of the old ideas no longer work. Having students sell items, or ask families directly for financial support has become very difficult.

To the rescue has come eScrip. eScrip has been a wonderful and easy fundraiser for our school and PTA. Parents contribute simply by doing their regular shopping! We didn’t anticipate how successful the fundraiser would be, and were very pleasantly surprised when we began to see how much we had earned. It is as “painless” a fundraiser as you can find, yet has contributed greatly to our available funds. Most importantly, the money has had a direct impact in the building, allowing us to continue programs and activities that have been an important part of our school environment. We very much appreciate having eScrip available and for escrip being such an easy way to raise money.
– Mike Weibel,
Principal, Lake View Elementary