Charlotte Wood Middle School Charger Fund

Corporate Matching

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This allows us to DOUBLE your contributions to CWMS.

 

Over 50 Companies and 135 CWMS families working to raise $35,000 in matching funds…have you turned in your matching request?

Thank you to the many parents who generously donated to Charger Fund this year and are actively working to have their donation matched by their employer.   

If you work for any of the companies listed, donated to Charger Fund, and have not yet turned in a matching request, please do so today. We hope to raise over $35,000 in matchable donations.  We can’t secure the match until you’ve submitted your employer’s form. 

Thank you to the following companies for their continued support of education!

Abbott Laboratorie, Adobe, AMD, Anhueser, Anixter, Apple, Ask.com, Bank of America, Bank of the West, BlackRock, Charles Schwab, Chevron , Cisco Systems, Citrix, City National Bank, Covidian, Del Monte, Dodge and Cox, Ebay/Paypal, Farmers, FMC – ICON, GAP, Gartner, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, Heffernan Group, Honda of Hayward, HP – Campaign opens 11/1/12, Hussmann Corporation, Juniper Networks, Levi Strauss, LexisNexis, LinkedIn, Merck, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Mutual Of Omaha, Nestle, Nexus, Nokia, Novartis, Oce North America, Oracle, Polycom, Quest diagnostics, Robert Half, Sales Force, Sanofi-Aventis, SAP, SGI, Symantec, TE Connectivity, Verizon Wireless, VISA, VMWare, Wells Fargo Bank, WHV Investments...

If you work for one of these companies and have not already been contacted by Kathi Knoedler or Susan Wise please drop them an email. They will help ensure your Charger Fund donation is matched.

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100_0023.JPGWHY DO WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT?
The Charger Fund's primary goal is class size reduction. This benefits every child at Charlotte Wood. While studies show that smaller class sizes improve the educational experience, the State of California does not fund class size reduction at the middle school level.   Nor are there government funds to support technology in our schools.  Therefore, we rely on parent donations, corporate matches, and rebates from the Escrip program.

HOW CAN I HELP?
This year, the state’s reduction in education funds has forced our district and our school to rely more heavily on the parents and the community for support. In order to maintain the average 29:1 class sizes and to fund our technology commitments, we ask for a tax-deductible donation of $395 per student. Many thanks to those parents who were able to contribute this year; the staff and community thank you for your support.  If you have not yet contributed, and would like to make your donation, please click here to get started.

 

Who Can I Contact With Questions About Charger Fund?
In addition to attending any of our meetings, you can contact anyone on the Charger Fund Board with questions.  Click here to see the contact information for our Board members.

100_0019.JPGABOUT US
The Charlotte Wood Charger Fund is a parent-run, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to raising funds to supplement our children's middle school education. We are an affiliate of the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation.   The Fund was founded in 1990 with the same primary goal that we have today – to reduce class sizes in core academic classes.   Our other area of focus is to provide technology to support 21st century learning.

WHO BENEFITS FROM THE
CHARGER FUND?
Class size reduction benefits every student at Charlotte Wood every day by keeping core academic classes to an average of 29:1.  Without Charger Fund donations, these classes would have an average of 34 or more students.  And as we upgrade more and more classrooms with cutting edge technology, students are seeing the benefits of Charger Fund in this way as well.

100_0047.JPGHow Does The Charger Fund Support 21st Century Learning?
To best prepare our students for the future, we need to equip them with 21st century learning opportunities.  Your Charger Fund donations allow us to purchase technology that enhances the learning experience both in the computer lab and in classrooms.  Depending on the specific classroom need, this may mean document cameras that allow the entire class to work off a common document, smart boards that enable interactive problem-solving, or Apple laptops that let students conduct real time research or complete individualized writing and editing lessons.   The Charger Fund also pays for the personnel that keeps this powerful technology current and working for maximum benefit.