Please sign up your student HERE to join the Walk-A-Thon and raise funds through sponsorships. Be sure to SHARE your link with family and friends.
We are actively looking for 2025 Walk-A-Thon Sponsors! Please consider sponsoring the event. Click for details.
We will need volunteers to help lead, organize, recruit, setup/take down, and count laps! CLICK HERE TO HELP!
Let’s make tracks while raising money and building our community!
Why do we Walk-A-Thon?
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Because it is FUN! Students, staff and families have a chance to get together for the good of our school!
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This is the last chance to fundraise for the PTA Annual Fund so we can continue to provide classroom aides and programs not fully funded by the district or state.
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The Raise the Paw in the fall is our anchor fundraising event; student and family participation is always great! But we have a long way to go to meet our budget needs for the 2025-26 school year.
How do we raise money?
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Every student is asked to set a fundraising goal of $100.
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We will collect donations through student websites. Enter your student's name and get started!
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Donations are not tied to laps walked – they are flat donations prior to event in support of the student/school.
Quick Facts:
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Every student will receive a Walk-A-Thon t-shirt to wear at the event.
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All students can participate as the event will take place during the school day.
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Students will be dismissed for the day at the normal time.
Walk-A-Thon
Friday, May 30, 2025
Become a sponsor and have your logo featured here!
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COMMUNITY SPONSORS - WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
How can local business support the Walkathon?
The Clyde Hill Elementary Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) is a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to
enhancing the educational experience for all students at Clyde Hill. We work to support our school by providing
enrichment opportunities and building a strong school community which brings together parents, teachers, students,
and local businesses such as yours.
Why We Need Your Support
Despite ongoing needs, K-12 education remains significantly underfunded at both the state and district levels. The
Bellevue School District is now facing a staggering $20 million budget shortfall for the 2025–2026 school year—an
unprecedented gap that will have serious consequences for schools like Clyde Hill Elementary. With over 600 students
from diverse economic backgrounds, Clyde Hill is bracing for deep cuts: fewer teachers and staff, limited classroom
resources, larger class sizes, and diminished student support. In response, the Clyde Hill PTA is working tirelessly to
bridge these gaps and ensure every student continues to have access to the programs and tools they need to succeed.
Our annual Walk-A-Thon is an important fundraising and community-building event where students run or walk laps to
raise money for the school. This year’s event will be held on Friday, May 30.
Funds raised from this event help us to provide things such as:
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General School Assistants (GSAs): Clyde Hill currently has seven GSAs that provide personalized attention in and out of the classroom. Our GSAs will be reduced to five next year. In order provide funding for just another half-time GSA the PTA will need to raise $27,000.
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Curriculum Enhancements including field trips, educational software, books, and reading/math/ELL applications.
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Community Events such as Bingo Night, Trunk or Treat, Science Fair, Heritage Festival, All School Dance and more.
To ensure that these critical programs continue, we are asking for your help by becoming a sponsor.