CHECK WRITING CAMPAIGN
Give where it matters and imagine making a direct impact
where every single dollar counts.
Our Annual Dover PTO fundraiser is your golden ticket to supercharging our school's success!
Here's the exciting part: 100% of your donation goes straight into Chickering School - supporting our incredible students, dedicated staff, and vibrant school community.
Introducing Our Check Writing Campaign!
While our full campaign launches in January, giving now offers you a fantastic opportunity to:
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Make a tax-deductible donation to maximize your year-end giving potential
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Support our school directly
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Your contribution isn't just a donation - it's an investment in our students' future, in our teachers' resources, and in our community's strength.
Ready to make a difference? Click here to donate online now!
We appreciate your contributions to help support our students, teachers and school community!
Family Matching
We have an exciting option for families to be donor matches! Please reach out to Morgan Guthrie at fundraising@doverpto.org for anything donation related or if you are interested in learning how your family (and kids!) can further support our campaign.
Company Matching
In addition to a donation through our website, we gladly accept matching donations from employer programs. Here's a list of Boston companies that match donations.
Why does Dover PTO raise funds?
Dover PTO spends about $200 per child annually in order to provide unique and educationally enhancing experiences at Chickering. The Check Writing Campaign is run every other year alternating with an auction event.
Where does my donation go?
Our largest concentration of funding provides Curricular Enrichment (CE) for our children, grants to our teachers, community outreach, and events! We spend approximately $38K annually on Curriculum Enrichment.
With your financial support, we are able to provide the following:
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Community worker visits
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Nature Walks with the Audubon
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Author visits
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Wingmasters visit
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High Touch High Fun of New England (STEAM programming)
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Natick Community Farm field trip
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Powisset Farm Field trips
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Plimoth field trip
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Musician visit
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Lowell Mills field trip
This is just a small list of Curriculum Enrichment (CE) activities the PTO plans and funds to provide our students best-in-class curriculum enrichment during their time at Chickering.
We appreciate your contributions to help support our students,
teachers, and school community!
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Morgan Guthrie
Fundraising Chair
29 Cross Street
Dover, MA 02030
Your Donation is Tax-Deductible
The Dover PTO is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization. All contributions are 100% tax-deductible (in excess of the fair market value of the goods or services received in return). Donation receipts will be provided in circumstances where a tax deduction may be claimed.
Our tax ID number is 043-427-289.
We encourage you to ask your company to match your donation to your child’s school. We are happy to help you follow up or contact your company if the need additional information.
Please contact fundraising@doverpto.org with any questions. We thank you in advance for your generous support!