INSPIRE PSO (Parent Support Organization)
The PSO is a part of INSPIRE’s non-profit group and coordinates a majority of the fundraisers for the season.
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INSPIRE PSO Overview
The PSO is a part of INSPIRE’s non-profit group and coordinates a majority of the fundraisers for the season. Participation in these fundraisers are completely voluntary and you can pick and choose which ones may work best for you. Most of the fundraisers we do will provide money directly back to your performer’s account that you can choose to apply to fees any time during the year. Here are the different fundraisers we have:
- Your dancer will be able to sell items (fruit, discount cards, etc.) and a portion of the money they earn will go into their own PSO account. Each fundraiser is different as far as what percentage is earned and will be explained with that specific fundraiser at the time.
- We also do a small number of fundraisers that go directly into the General PSO Fund that go back to all performers and also help pay for some fundraisers that may require money up front to participate. An example of General PSOFundraisers would be flower sales at Nutcracker/recital performances or restaurant nights. (We always need parents to help with flower sales.)
o In the past the general account funds have been used to pay for a variety of things such as performer’s required Suns entry tickets, new equipment for strength and conditioning classes. We have also paid for a portion of new flooring for one of the studios, Nutcracker shirts, as well as company wide party items for all to enjoy and even team wear.
- Fry’s Community Rewards- this is a fundraiser that each dancer can earn funds into their own PSO account by asking friends and family to enroll in Fry’s Community Rewards (which is NO COST to them). Here you will earn funds when they shop at Fry’s. We will send out a separate communication about how you can enroll in this program within the next week.
After fundraisers are completed and all money is turned in, your performer will receive the appropriate credit on their PSO account. The front desk will always have your latest total available and you can tell them how and when you want those funds to be applied. These funds will never be applied for you, you have to give the front desk permission to use these funds. If you leave the studio and have unused funds they will be given to our general scholarship fund, they are not paid out in cash/check to you so please plan accordingly. Please remember PSO funds can be used on everything except for monthly tuition, rec fees rec costumes and boutique items.
Money can be used for competition fees, Co. costume fees, master classes, summer camps, etc. All funds are tracked on a spreadsheet so please don’t hesitate to ask the front desk or send an email to us to check your PSO account balance at any time.
August Fundraisers
August: Boost Cards
August: 1st Round of fruit
September Fundraisers
September: 2nd Round of fruit
Each box sold earns you $5 towards your PSO account.
Orders are due to this email, by specified date. Please bring full payment, CASH OR CHECK to the Studio front desk by Wednesday evening as well.
When turning money in, please place it in a sealed envelope, with your performer’s name and total amount on it. Checks can be made out to “INPSIRE PSO”.
Please give to the front desk. Orders WILL NOT be placed if payment is not received by the 24th. We will only allow ONE check to be turned in per performer. If you are selling to multiple people, you are responsible for collecting their money and then turning in ONE final order and payment. Multiple checks will be returned back to you.
You are responsible for picking up and distributing your order. If you are selling to multiple people, you must pick up your entire order and distribute, please do not have people come on their own to pick up their fruit from the studio. Our front desk staff does not have the time to manage this process for you.
We expect delivery on or around … (give or take a day). We will email you when the fruit is in. Please plan to pick up your fruit as soon as you can on the day of delivery.
**TO ORDER FRUIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS NEEDED:
- Your Name
- Performer’s Name (the account receiving funds)
- Email address to contact when fruit is ready
- # of boxes of peaches, nectarines and/or pears needed
The farmer gives us the date for delivery based on when the fruit will be ready.
October Fundraiser
None scheduled. Please reach out to inspire.pso@gmail.com with any fundraiser ideas.
November Fundraisers
November: Harkins Cups & Popcorn
(The prices and rewards vary year to year.) I’m waiting on details for this year.
2022 Harkins Loyalty Cups – $7.00 each and you will receive $1.25 back in your PSO account for each cup sold. As a studio we must sell 50 in order to be able to purchase. You will receive a voucher that can then be taken to the theater to exchange for the cup and the first free drink.
2022 Harkins Popcorn Vouchers – $30 each, you will receive $6.00 back for each sold. Voucher is for a free medium popcorn at every visit for 2022. We must sell 25 as a studio.
All orders MUST be turned in on the attached form with payment attached by a specific date (some forms will be at the studio). NO orders will be taken via email. One check made out to INSPIRE PSO or cash will only be accepted. Orders will not be placed without payment. If we do not meet the minimum numbers you will be notified and money will be returned.
November: Swig cards(Soda/Cookies/Pretzels bites)
December Fundraisers
December: Nutcracker Flowers
A signup genius is sent out with the following message:
Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Those who sign up & help with flower sales will receive $10 per shift into their performers PSO account. If these funds aren’t used this season they will be kept in your account to be used next season. Thank you!
The shift you sign up for you will help wrap and sell flowers at the recitals. After the recitals, funds will be put into your PSO account.
The remaining funds help to buy the product (roses, ribbon, paper. ect.), profit goes into the general PSO fund.
January Fundraiser
January: Citrus Delivery (NEW) Details forthcoming.
March Fundraiser
March: Harkins Summer Movie Fun
PROGRAM DETAILS
- Season tickets for the 8-week program are $8 each.
- Tickets are limited at each theatre location and will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Movies begin at 9:45am each weekday at participating locations.
- Adults must be accompanied by children.
- Movies are subject to change without notice
(8 tickets to a pack you can NOT buy individual tickets thru this fundraiser.)
May Fundraisers
May: Recital Flowers
A signup genius is sent out with the following message:
Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Those who sign up & help with flower sales will receive $10 per shift into their performers PSO account. If these funds aren’t used this season they will be kept in your account to be used next season. Thank you!
The shift you sign up for you will help wrap and sell flowers at the recitals. After the recitals, funds will be put into your PSO account.
The remaining funds help to buy the product (roses, ribbon, paper. ect.), profit goes into the general PSO fund.
Year Round Fry’s Community Fundraiser
Fry’s Community Rewards
The Kroger Family of Companies is committed to community engagement, positive social impact and charitable giving at the national and local levels. Every community is unique, but our common goal is to partner with the neighborhoods we serve and help the people there live healthier lives.
One of the ways in which we do this is through our Fry’s Community Rewards program. This program makes fundraising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do every day. Once you link your shoppers Card to an organization, all you have to do is shop at Fry’s and swipe your Shopper’s Card. Here’s how it works:
1. Create a digital account.
A digital account is needed to participate in Fry’s Community Rewards. If you already have a digital account, simply link your Shopper’s Card to your account so that all transactions apply toward the organization you choose.
2. Link your Card to an organization.
Selecting the organization that you wish to support is as simple as updating the Fry’s Community Rewards selection on your digital account.
1. Sign in to your digital account.
2. Search for your organization here.
3. Enter the name or NPO number of the organization you wish to support.
4. Select the appropriate organization from the list and click “Save”.
Your selected organization will also display in the Fry’s Community Rewards section of your account. If you need to review or revisit your organization, you can always do so under your Account details.
3. Your organization earns.
Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card number associated with your digital account will be applied to the program, at no added cost to you. Fry’s donates annually to participating organizations based on your percentage of spending as it relates to the total spending associated with all participating Fry’s Community Rewards organizations.
4. You earn.
When instructed via email to report earnings, log into your account and screen shot your earnings. Report it to PSO and the funds that you and your family/Friends have accumulated will be added to your PSO account.
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