All fundraising initiatives directly benefit the students of Woodbine Elementary.
We need your help!
Current Fundraisers
Playground Committee Silent Auction
The playground committee is currently running a silent auction. See https://woodbineparents.com/silent-auction/ for full details.
Playground Committee Pub Night
The playground committee is organizing a pub night. See https://woodbineparents.com/pub-night-may-25-2024-point-public-house/ for full details.
Ongoing Fundraisers
Skip the Depot – Ongoing Bottle Drive
Woodbine School Parent Association has partnered with Skip the Depot!
Skip the Depot is a door-to-door bottle/can, electronics, and clothing collection service that makes refundable recycling and supporting our school easier than 1,2,3!
Place your bags outside your house and Woodbine School receives 100% of the funds from your refundable donation.
Download the app and book a pickup using https://app.skipthedepot.com/woodbineelementary
Thank you so much to our amazing school community for their support of this initiative!
See more information on our bottle drive page.
Mabel’s Labels – Ongoing Fundraiser
We’ve partnered with Mabel’s Labels for an association fundraiser!
20% of purchases made through our association link are returned to the parent association.
To order, go to:
- https://mabelslabels.ca/en_CA/fundraising/support/
- Search for “Woodbine”
- Select “Woodbine School Parent Association (Calgary) from the list
Mabel’s labels are great for labeling school clothing, bags, water bottles, and more!
Fundraising Events
Casino Fundraiser 2025 –
Save the date! It only comes once every two years!
See our Casino page for full details
The AGLC Casino is our biggest fundraiser. The last one raised over $70,000 for our school!
Volunteers are needed! One person working one shift helps raise about $2,000 for the school.
Halloween Dance (October)
Our biggest event of the year!
Last year’s dance raised over $1,700 for the school.
See you next year!
Spring Dance (May-ish)
See you next year!
Movie Night
Movie night in the gym – future dates to be announced
Annual Enrichment Drive
Once a year we ask the school community for contribution to the school.
100% of proceeds (minus processing fees) go directly to the school.
In the past, the enrichment drive has raised over $7,000 for the benefit of the school.
Donations
Donate to the Parent Association
Donations can be made to the Parent Association. 100% of proceeds are directed by the Parent Association to the benefit of the school.
Donate directly to the school
Donations (including in-kind donations) can be made directly to the school. See the Woodbine School page on donations.
Where Fundraising Dollars Are Spent
100% of funds raised are directed to the benefit the school.
Recent projects include:
Technology
Since November 2021, the Parent Association has committed over $24,700 to technology in the school! This includes apps, Smart Boards, iPads, charging stations, Ozobots and more.
Equipment
Outdoor / Sports Facilities
$1,155 was spent to repaint the games on the outdoor compound of the school.
Parent Association spent $424 on new nets for our soccer goal posts – you’ll be able to see them in action this spring!
Music
Over $650 was committed for recorders for the music program this year.
Curriculum Enhancement
We have committed over $1,720 to literacy resources such as decodable phonics books.
Experiences
Field Trips
We have committed $5,000 to classroom field trip costs – helping keep costs to families low.
In-School Experiences
Parent Association has spent over $2,700 on in school experiences – great activities and guests such as Elev8 Lacrosse.
$900 was spent to bring Indigenous dancers and drummers in school for our students.
Calm Room & Learning Commons
The Calm Room is really coming together, in part thanks to over $3,400 spent by our Parent Association.
Over $10,000 has been spent or committed to furniture in the Learning Commons and Calm Room.
THANK YOU for your support!
Have a fundraising idea or project initiative? Contact us or come to the monthly Parent Association meeting.