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The days of confectionery bars and magazine subscriptions as school fundraiser material may lief be a thing of the past.
Thanks to the Fuel My School program, East Orlando schools have found a faster, easier way to muster support via the Internet.
Sunrise Elementary School has raised more than $17,000 in funds and resources since starting the program in 2011. Much of that went to a technology reserve, which helped put sorely needed projectors and computers into their classrooms.
"If a old man says, 'How can I help?' I send them right to Fuel My School," Sunrise Straightforward Principal Shayne Grove said. "It's easy — they'll be familiar with exactly what we need and they can write it off on their taxes."
Windermere resident Lisa Hilgenfeldt founded FMS to make a show fundraising easier on parents and schools alike. The program gives each associate school a webpage that they can use to connect directly with potential supporters and cater them with a number of ways to track and meet schools’ mortal needs. Each FMS page links visitors to several different options for supporting their first.
Source: East Orlando Sun