2nd Annual
DIMES FOR DOWN SYNDROME Begins Now!
The 2007-2008 Dimes for Down Syndrome campaign is now underway. A total of 17 schools participating in the campaign last year raising a total of $22,605.40! Way to go and congratulations to all participating schools! We hope you join us once again this year and encourage other schools to join in as well. Last year schools are listed below with their fundraising totals:
Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy - $764.18
Green Valley High School - $3,425.17
Burk High School - $212.68
K.O. Knudson Middle School - $836
Tony Alamo Elementary School - $1798.54
Elsie L. Wolff Elementary School - $574.18
Tobler Elementary - $1035.80
Anthony Saville Middle School - $1,343.36
S.N.V.T.C. (Vo-Tech) - $775.66
Lois Craig Elementary - $1,643.36
Jack Schofield Middle School - $2,008.68
Victoria Fertitta Middle School - $1,307
Clifford J. Lawrence Junior High School - $800
Wengert Elementary School - $779.22
St. Viator Elementary School - $3,100
Dooley Elementary School - $900
Cortez Elementary School - $1,276.57
Dimes for Down Syndrome is a community service project for school age children: elementary through high school. Its purpose is to promote a positive understanding of Down syndrome within our community and to raise funds for the Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada (DSOSN). It is a coin drive in which children are asked to bring in their spare change to raise money for programs and services.
100% of the funds you raise stay in the local community to help thousands of children and individuals affected by Down syndrome. These funds will help provide the following programs and services: music therapy, dance therapy, yoga therapy, speech therapy, support groups, life skill seminars, lending library and resource center and many others.
Below is a list of Dimes for Downs campaign materials you can download. You can also register right here online by clicking the link below.
Also, please Click here to download the 2007 Fall Dimes for Downs Newsletter with all kinds of new information about this years campign.
Click here to register your school for the Dimes for Down Syndrome Campaign online
Click here for a hard copy registration form
Click here for Dimes for Down Syndrome Campaign Overview
Click here for the Campaign Coordinator Information Guidelines
Click here for the Campaign Teacher Guidelines
Click here for a Campaign Completion Form
Click here for Campaign Contact Information
Click here for a School Tally Tracking Form
Click here for a Classroom Coin Thermometer
Click here for the Dear Educator Letter
Click here for the Dear Parent Letter in PDF format
Click here for the Dear Parent Letter in Word for you to edit
Click here to view a list of Nevada State Bank Coin Stop locations
Schools can conduct their campaign in either the spring, summer or fall during the school year. We recommend the school selecting a designated two-week period that is convenient with their school schedule. The top fundraising class in each school will receive a party celebration sponsored by McDonalds: either a breakfast or luncheon. Or the top fundraising class can elect to have a pizza party or have each child in the class receive a Dimes for Downs T-shirt. The schools that have already participated and received the McDonalds parties have just raved about how much the students enjoyed and appreciated them.
This is a great opportunity for school children to learn the importance of giving and helping others. It teaches them valuable lessons in how their efforts can make a big difference by simply collecting spare change. We hope your school will consider Dimes for Down Syndrome as your school's community service project this year.