More than $20K raised in Thirkill Fun Run!
Oct 09, 2024 10:13AM ● By Megan Ozburn, Thirkill PTO
Members of the PTO, which helped sponsor the Thirkill Fun Run at the end of September, raising $21,523 in the process!
The PTO, along with many wonderful volunteers, held a very successful fun run on September 26th. Every student ran, walked or skipped for 20 minutes to collect laps for money donations. The top runners from each grade got a prize for the most laps run during the 20 minutes. Prizes were also given to the student from each grade who raised the most money, along with the class who raised the most money. Mrs. Gentry’s 1st grade class, who raised over $2,000, will be attending a pizza and bowling party at The Alley! Thanks to our sponsors the PTO had some fantastic prizes to hand out to students.
Thirkill PTO is grateful for all the generous donations from our sponsors, including: Caribou Medical Center, Caribou Ford, Bayer, Itafos, The Alley, Grittons, Kiewit, Blizzard Ice, Soda Sip, Main Street Diner, Soda Smiles, Porter Pub, Broulims, Lallatins, Subway, Little Knots of horror, Caribou Country Senior Center, Gate City Real Estate, CapEd, Mountain States Insurance and for the community members and parents and volunteers who came together to support the students at Thirkill Elementary School! Everyone’s generosity helped raised $21,523 during the 17th annual Fun Run Event held at Thirkill.
This year’s money will be used for a WISH YEAR. Our wish year will include each teacher having access to funds to be spent in their classroom on the students for things varying from STEM programs, educational tools, projects, to assemblies and/or educational field trips. Access to these enrichment opportunities will help support the learning experience and environment. The PTO’s goal is to support our incredible teachers and staff members at Thirkill in giving the students in our school the best education possible!
Student winners:
A.M. Kindergarten
Most laps run - Weston
Most money raised - Charlotte C
P.M. Kindergarten
Most laps run - Reese P
Most money raised - Catalina S
1st Grade
Most laps run - Evan M
Most money raised - Riley C
2nd Grade
Most laps run - Eli L
Most money raised - Kreed P
3rd Grade
Most laps run - Josie M
Most money raised - Gauge H
4th Grade
Most laps run - Halli M
Most money raised - Karli M
The fun run was held September 26th, with our awards assembly on Oct 3rd. Thanks again to everyone who helped, and congratulations again to our students for an amazing job!
