FUN RUN

Click HERE for photos from past Bradley Fun Runs!

Fun Run – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023!

The Fun Run is our BIGGEST fundraising events of the year! Since this event is run by parent volunteers, more funds go straight back to the school from the Fun Run compared to any of our other fundraisers. Past years we have raised over $35,000 each year!

2023 Fundraising Goal = $35,000!

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Thank you for all your support in 2023!

Thanks to the amazing Bradley community, we were able to raise over $41,000 at the 2023 Fun Run!

Since the school met and surpassed our fundraising goal of $35,000, the students earned an extra recess!

Fun Run Prize Winners

  • Individual student prizes – raffled (students were entred into the drawing – 1 ticket for every $30 raised): snow sled, large squishmallow, DJ music maker, over-the-door basketball set, chess set, lego brick box, hover soccer+net, painting/art kit, light up globe, Qwirkle+rubix cube, Pokemon cards+book set, Kingdom of Wrenly book set, Bradley swag bag.
  • Top 3 Fundraising Students:
    • Top Fundraiser = Student in Hays’ 2nd grade class turned in $1,088! They won a $50 gift card! 
    • Second highest fundraiser = Student in Harrison’s 3rd grade class turned in $1,002! They won a $35 gift card!
    • Third highest fundraiser = Student in Hays’ 2nd grade class turned in $1,000! They won a $20 gift card! 
  • Top Fundraising Classroom = Hays’ 2nd Grade Class, raising $4,065.50!
  • Top Fundraising Grade = 2nd Grade, raising a total of $7,986.50!
  • First Classroom to Turn in All Pledge Money = Zinn’s ECE Class!
  • Student that Ran the Most Laps = Student in Grotegut’s 5th grade class with 43 laps! 
  • Classroom that Ran the Most Laps = Butcher’s 4th Grade Class with 616 total number of laps total! 
  • Plus the top 3 Runners with the Most Laps for each grade were honored! 

Important dates 2023

  • Friday, September 15, 2023 – Fun Run Pep Rally! Join us on the playground to show some school spirit and help us get the students excited about the run!
  • Friday, September 15, 2023 – Pledge envelopes will be sent home in students’ Friday Folders. Pledging can begin!
  • Thursday, September 28, 2023 – Prepare your runner for the following day by gathering those last minute pledges and sending your runner with their envelopes, running appropriate shoes, and a water bottle the next day.
  • Friday, September 29, 2023 – FUN RUN DAY! Join us to cheer on your student as they run during their specials time (see below).
  • Friday, September 29, 2023 – Envelopes will be sent home with your student listing the total number of laps ran and amount of money due.
  • Friday, October 13, 2023 – ALL pledge money is due back to school – either by cash or check inside the student’s envelope, or by credit card online: Fun-Run-2023-Bradley.cheddarup.com.

2023 Runner Schedule

  • 2nd Grade – 8:10 – 8:50 a.m.
  • 1st Grade – 8:55 – 9:35 a.m.
  • Kindergarten – 9:40 – 10:10 a.m.
  • ECE 4s + ECE 3s AM – 10:10 – 10:30 a.m.
  • ECE 3s PM – 12:00 – 12:25 p.m.
  • 3rd Grade – 12:25 – 1:05 p.m.
  • 4th Grade – 1:10 – 1:50 p.m.
  • 5th Grade – 1:55 – 2:35 p.m.

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We NEED volunteers!

Want to help at this year’s Fun Run?

We need volunteers of all sorts to organize and label student envelopes before the run, set up the balloon arch the evening before, and lots of day of stuff (mark laps on the student’s lap cards as they run pass, hand out snacks and water, data entry to record the laps run, etc.).  Volunteering can mean as little as an hour of your time! Volunteer time slots can be as short as one hour.

Sign up to help us before or during the Fun Run as a volunteer  

Check back in late summer for a 2024 Fun Run signup online form!

Volunteers for the Fun Run must pass the DPS background check prior to the event – check out the DPS website for details and enter the Volunteer Background Check Portal to apply – https://equity.dpsk12.org/get-involved/volunteer-services/.

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How it works

The Fun Run occurs in the fall, typically the end of September, hosted by our very own amazing Purple Flash. The event is held throughout one day, with each grade participating during their Specials time.

The Fun Run is for any and all kids to participate, whether or not they raise money, and no matter their running ability. Kids get an exciting day to spend with their grade, the satisfaction of running as many laps as they can in 20 minutes, plus snacks, giveaways and all the water they can drink! There are prizes for individuals, grades and the student body as a whole.

The kids run a track on the Bradley playground field: ~50 yards for younger kids, ~150 yards for older kids.

**The track is rather small (especially for the ECE), so typically, most students run anywhere from 20 to 30 laps. 

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How we fundraise

The Fun Run is a pledge-based fundraiser. This means that family, friends, neighbors, anyone, can pledge a dollar amount for each lap your child runs, OR they can make a flat rate donation.

For example, if you pledge $1 for each lap and your child runs 20 laps in the 20 minute session, you will owe $20 total – or you could just pledge $20 as a flat amount.

Pledges are typically gathered before the Fun Run on the envelope that is sent home a few weeks before the run in the Friday Folders and funds are collected in the envelopes after the run is complete.

It is exciting and fun for your child to ask family, friends, and neighbors to sponsor them to run in this fun event.

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Prizes

We offer several prizes to reward students and classrooms for their hard work fundraising!

For Students:

For every $30 raised, each student gets one prize drawing ticket for a chance to win prizes!

The student who raises the most money (and meets all due dates) will win a $50 gift card!

More money a student raises = More prize drawing tickets = More chances of winning!

For Classrooms:

Each classroom will receive 20% of the pledge money that is raised in their classroom. This money goes directly into fulfilling classroom needs (such as books, supplies, etc.).

Entire School:

IF the school reaches its fundraising goal, (this year $35,000) every student will get a reward after all pledge money is collected! In year’s past it was an extra recess or special treat, etc.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT in 2022!

In 2022, we raised approximately $39,000!!! Thank YOU ALL for your generous support! Over $8,700 went straight back to the classrooms (20% of our proceeds)!

2022 Leaderboard:

  • Fundraising Goal of $35,000 was MET! = Entire school won an extra recess! Plus each classroom chose their own Spirit day (did we hear pajama day anyone…?)
  • Classroom with the Highest Total Amount of Money Raised = Ms. English’s 1st Grade Class!
  • Grade with the Highest Total Amount of Money Raised = 1st Grade
  • Classroom with the Highest Percentage of Pledge Envelopes Returned = Ms. Zinn’s ECE (81%)!
  • Plus 12 students won prizes from the random drawing!

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