Newburyport Public Schools

APPROVED FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES 2024‐2025

Organization

Contact Person

Fundraising Activity

Start Date

End Date

Funds used for

Cheering

Julie Wilmot

Face painting at Yankee Homecoming

28‐Jul

28‐Jul

offset cost of cheer bows, jackets, competition fees, gifts or certificates/awards

Football

Ben Smolski

Selling gold cards

23‐Aug

31‐Aug

practise/weight room shorts/shirts, banquet,

plaques, team dinners

Art Dept/Global Scholars

Mary Rakoski

Car wash

14‐Sep

14‐Sep

Raise $ for related to overnight field trips in

2025. Offset busing, tips etc.

Golf

Mike Guthrie

Putt‐a‐thon

21‐Sep

21‐Sep

shirts, hats, pullovers, awards, food

8th Grade Trip

MaryKate Allan

Selling cookies, cake rolls via online sales

(thru MCM fundraising)

23‐Sep

11‐Oct

$ goes towards cost of 8th grade trip (at home

or Philly)

Ski Team

Lauren Rathbone

raffle (skis and ski chairs)

Sept.

Dec

banquet & awards

PTO

John Ricci

Spirit Wear Sale

Sept, Nov,

and Feb

April

to cover annual operating budget; future

shortfalls;

NHS Student Council

Nadine Holohan

Sell pink t‐shirts for Breast Cancer

Awareness

1‐Oct

31‐Oct

all $ donated to Susan B. Koeman

NHS Soccer

Shawn Bleau

2 soccer games to support ALS

5‐Oct

5‐Oct

to support finding a cure for ALS. A check will be sent directly to the ALS Foundation.

Bring Change to Mind

Jaime Calisi

Purple Out at football game

11‐Oct

11‐Oct

club event, cookie decorating, rock painting,

yoga and club shirts

Field Hockey

Shannon Haley

Runway for Recovery ‐ Play for Pink game ‐

50/50 raffle, bake sale etc

16‐Oct

16‐Oct

all $ will be donated to R4R (Runway for

Recovery) breast cancer organization

Girls Volleyball

Lori Solazzo

Dig Pink Game ‐ collect donations for

American Cancer Society

17‐Oct

17‐Oct

$ will be donated to American Cancer Society

Class 2025

Meghan Marlar

Homecoming dance $10 per ticket

18‐Oct

18‐Oct

senior week activities

Boys Soccer

Shawn Bleau

Golf Tournament

20‐Oct

20‐Oct

to support Boys Soccer program ‐ banquet,

trophies, team shirts, awards

7th Gr Science

Jess Philbrick

Jack‐O‐Light night: charge $5 per tix to view carved pumpkins donated by the

community

29‐Oct

29‐Oct

supports 7th grade Camp Jewell Scholarship fund

PTO

John Ricci

Molin Pasta Party / Pep Rally

Oct

to cover annual operating budget; future

shortfalls;

PTO

John Ricci

Bresnahan Fall Festival

Oct

to cover annual operating budget; future

shortfalls;

Boosters

Christen Page

Holiday Wreaths & Poinsettias Sales

20‐Oct

22‐Nov

scholarships, sports equipment, Sr flowers

Organization

Contact Person

Fundraising Activity

Start Date

End Date

Funds used for

8th Grade Trip

MaryKate Allan

Selling Charleston Wrap online

11‐Nov

6‐Dec

$ goes towards cost of 8th grade overnight trip

PTO

John Ricci

Election Day Bake Sale

Nov

proceeds will be donated to 8th grade trip

Class 2025

Meghan Marlar

10% of food sales at Mission Oak

4‐Nov

4‐Nov

10% of sales will benefit Class 2025 for senior

week activities

Class 2025

Meghan Marlar

Harborside Half Marathon ‐ $40 per

student per shift

8‐Nov

10‐Nov

senior week activities

Class 2025

Megan Horst

10% of sales at Giuseppe's dine in/out

13‐Nov

13‐Nov

10% of sales will benefit Class 2025 for senior

week activities

Class 2025

Megan Horst

t‐shirt sales for Color Day

13‐Nov

15‐Nov

senior week activities

Nat'l Honor Society

Ken Cole

Personalized letters From Santa ($10 per letter, $25 for 3 mor more)

16‐Nov

6‐Dec

benefit Natl Honor Society activites/supplies

Class 2025

Megan Horst

Selling baked goods & coffee outside school every other Wednesday 7:30 ‐

8:10AM

20‐Nov

tba

senior week activities

Sailbot / Class 2026

Sarah Leadbeater

Live auction of desserts in the NHS café

26‐Nov

26‐Nov

1/2 proceeds for Sailbot Team competition expenses (travel, food); 1/2 proceeds to Jr Class for class activities;

Best Buddies

Jessica Buchman

candle sale

2‐Dec

27‐Dec

Best Buddies activities

Nat'l Art Honor Society

Mary Rakoski

Silent & live Art Auction, raffle tickets

7‐Dec

7‐Dec

costs for professional artist workshops, supplies, to offset dues & trip costs

Nat'l Honor Society

Ken Cole

Holiday Singing

20‐Dec

20‐Dec

benefit Natl Honor Society activites/supplies

PTO

John Ricci

Bresnahan Sing‐a‐long Hot Cocoa Stand downtown

Dec

to cover annual operating budget; future shortfalls;

PTO

John Ricci

Holiday Raffle Calendar (drawings begin in

January 2025)

Dec

Dec

to cover annual operating budget; future

shortfalls;

Nat'l Art Honor Society

Mary Rakoski

Flatbread Pizza in Amesbury ‐ a % of each pizza sale between 5‐9PM

31‐Dec

31‐Dec

Artist workshops, supplies, offset membership dues and NYC trip

Fine Arts/Artists of France/Spain

Mary Rakoski

earn $$ from pizza sales ($3.50/large and

$1.75/small) between 5‐9PM ; Also a raffle for gift cards.

14‐Jan

14‐Jan

Money raised will be used to help offset cost of bus to/from airport;

Organization

Contact Person

Fundraising Activity

Start Date

End Date

Funds used for

Red Cross Club

Colleen Fallon

Bake sales / snack bar at high school home basketball games

Dec 17

Jan 7

Jan 13

Jan 20

3‐Feb

Red Cross training

Class 2026

Jessica LeBlanc

Class of 2026 store ‐ selling class branded merchandise; pop‐up sales

3‐Jan

17‐Jan

raise fund for Class 2026 to offset costs of Senior Week activities.

PTO

John Ricci

Candygrams sales; taking online order for

$5 per box due by Feb. 5th; candygrams delivered on 2/13 & 2/14

5‐Feb

14‐Feb

funds raised to benefit the Community Service of Newburyport and the PTO.

Class 2028

Glenn Farrell

Selling Valentine's Day Cards & candy @

$2‐$3 in the lunch room; To be delivered on Feb. 14th

10‐Feb

13‐Feb

Funds used to help decrease ticket costs for the Sophmore Semi Formal dance;

Nat'l Art Honor Society

Mary Rakoski

Selling handpainted boxes to students & faculty for Valentine's Day

12‐Feb

14‐Feb

art honor society supplies for the Induction Ceremony

Softball

Dom Masi

50/50 Raffle at hockey games over the February vacation

15‐Feb

19‐Feb

student clothing for the softball program

Class 2025

Megan Horst

Woburn. Present flyer between 2‐5PM and Class will earn 20% of all food & non alcholic beverage sales and game play

18‐Feb

18‐Feb

Funds got towards Sr. week activities: Prom, banquet and sr activities

Class 2025

Megan Horst

The Poynt: $1 oysters and 10% of sales (wine tasting) between 5:30 ‐7:30PM

27‐Feb

27‐Feb

Funds are for Sr. week activities: Prom, banquet, and sr activities.

Class 2028

Glenn Farrell

Selling 50/50 raffle tickets for $4 at the basketball game

28‐Feb

28‐Feb

1/2 funds will go towards sophomore semi, and 1/2 funds will go to the winning raffle ticket.

PTO

John Ricci

Nock 6th Grade Social

Feb

to cover annual operating budget; future shortfalls;

PTO

John Ricci

Nock 7th Grade Social

Feb

to cover annual operating budget; future shortfalls;

Clipper Performing Arts Boosters

Alan Brown

Selling treats/cards to be given to show performers, as well as candy & water at the Molin musical

20‐Mar

22‐Mar

to support performing arts in NPS;