Boosterthon

So, this is Evan's first year at the big elementary school, and with a big elementary school come the big elementary school fundraisers.  I definitely remember watching the fundraiser pep rallies at school and really wanting to sell the most of whatever wrapping paper or popcorn we were supposed to be selling because then we'd win the biggest prize that they were promoting.  I never won, but I always sort of enjoyed the process.

I don't know if Evan inherited my love of fundraising, but he too was all about the prizes that he could win by raising money through the Boosterthon program.  For this particular fundraiser they would raise money for a week, gaining prizes as the week progressed, and then they would run to earn all the "pledges" that they had collected.  All of the Boosterthon fundraisers were very enthusiastic and Evan managed to earn a ball, an invisible ink pen, a rocket, and a water bottle.  Thanks so much to everyone who donated to raise money for Evan's school.

On the final day of the Boosterthon, I headed in to school to watch Evan run in the Boosterthon fun run.  All of the students tried to run 35 little laps around the gym.  I could tell going in to it that Evan was a bit nervous about whether or not he would be able to run that much.  But once they got started, he was having so much fun, and he was so proud that he finished all of his laps.

Take a look at our happy little fundraiser!

(Evan's class waits to start their big run.)

(Evan flies around the track...most of the other pictures were blurry because he was running so fast!)

(They marked off a lap on his back every time he went around...there's all 35.)

 

(tired but proud)