Palmquist Elementary School in California Uses Voyager Ticket to Read Program as Fundraising Tool    The event ran through March 9, 2009, and by the end of the week, more than 88 percent of the 650 Palmquist students had participated. "We challenged our students to earn one million tickets," says Cherry Daniel, Palmquist's Response to Intervention Computer Lab Director. "In the first day, they earned 264,070 tickets. We then knew it was possible." At the end of the seven-day fundraiser, students earned a total of 1,436,803 tickets, raising more than $5,000 for the school. The school held an awards assembly on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 and prizes included:
"We definitely plan to do this next year," says Daniel. "T.J. Ticket has certainly made a difference in the lives of our students." Palmquist received help and support for the fundraiser from their local Voyager representative, Gary Emert; Mottino YMCA After School Director, Anne Ryan; Palmquist RTI Computer Lab Director, Cherry Daniel; local merchants; students and parents. |
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