MIS/HPMS PTA has launched a fundraising campaign that will put funds to immediate use this school year – The RAIDER CHALLENGE.
Current funding resources are not meeting the needs of MIS/HPMS. This has prompted the PTA and school to partner on a general underwriting campaign, “Raider Challenge”. The intent of the general underwriting campaign is to provide an opportunity for parents to give directly to the school in the most efficient and cost-effective way. The dollars raised will have an immediate impact in several key areas throughout the school for the 2016-2017 school year: technology, instructional materials, active learning spaces, and library and auditorium enhancements.
Every parent is encouraged to meet the Challenge during online Back-to-School-Sign-Up Aug. 4-12. In addition, the “Raider Family Challenge” allows community leaders who are willing to donate at a $20,000, $15,000 or $10,000 level to put a challenge out there to their friends and fellow parents to match those funds.
“Once we determined that Principal Dr. Hitzelberger had a list of needed items that rolled over year after year due to a lack of funds, we knew we had to create a campaign that would meet 100% of the school’s needs this school year.”, HPMS PTA President Kay Herring, one of the “Raider Family Challenge” sponsors.
MIS PTA President Nicole Richter added, “Our goal is to educate our parents on what the needs are. We feel confident that our parents will want to help meet those needs based on their history of generosity to our schools.”
Family Challenge sponsor, Ben Davis, summed it up this way: “Since 75% of our tax dollars for education are seized by the state and re-distributed to other districts, we can either leave our children’s school woefully underfunded or donate individually to replace some of these purloined dollars. I choose to give. Thank you to those of you who join me.”
HPISD prides itself on excellence at every level. MIS/HPMS PTA intends to meet that challenge by providing Dr. Hitzelberger and her staff with materials they need to create impassioned students who are ready for the challenges ahead. As partners in this goal, 100% of the MIS/HPMS faculty and staff have donated to Raider Challenge!
For more information about Raider Challenge, please visit www.raiderchallenge.com and view the informational video that Principal Dr. Hitzelberger created to communicate the importance of this campaign.
MIS/HPMS PTA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide volunteer and financial support to the schools. The MIS/HPMS PTA also coordinates important educational programming for students and parents and hosts faculty/staff appreciation events.