Nora McCallister, a first grade student at Bath Elementary School, with the Save Around coupon book. Bath Elementary School is holding its biggest fundraiser of the year this month to purchase new equipment and teacher appreciation gifts. This year, the school hopes to use the money to revamp the playground.
The school has been doing the fundraiser for nearly 10 years, and Kim Kracko, the school’s administrative assistant, said community members and parents love it.
It’s called the Save Around Coupon Book Fundraiser, and the school gets to keep half the proceeds. The book costs $25 and offers deals to local and national businesses that don’t expire until the end of the year, Kracko said.
“Sometimes we’re hit pretty hard with fundraisers, but this is one you get something you’ll really use out of it,” said Christine McCallister, a mother of two children in the school district. “It’s not like you’re getting more wrapping paper or five pieces of chocolate for $30.