Project Fundraising - Alice M. Waddington Elementary School’s Outdoor Learning Zone Project
Welcome to our Waddington Fundraising Page!
Waddington Outdoors: Where Learning Grows
Thrive Outside invites you to partner with us to bring an Outdoor Learning Zone (OLZ) to the Title I Alice M. Waddington Elementary School.
Together, we can transform a lifeless outdoor space into an inspiring classroom where students explore, discover, and grow. Check out the Vision Design details here!
Your investment will give 540 students each year an engaging outdoor learning environment that supports academic achievement, well-being, and environmental stewardship. Beyond the school day, the OLZ will welcome the broader community as well.
Leave your legacy and join us in helping future generations thrive outside.
We've set a bold goal of $545,985 to complete the entire design.
Let’s reimagine education by bringing the classroom outdoors and creating an inclusive environment where every student can thrive!
Donations intended for the Waddington project must be made using the red donation buttons above and below, not the green donate button at the top of the webpage.
To pay by check, please make your check out to Thrive Outside, writing Waddington OLZ in the memo line, then mail the check to:
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Please consider donating at a level that suits you best. All donors will receive recognition on signage within the Outdoor Learning Zone!
🌟 Stardust Donor — $100
✨ Magic Bean Donor — $250
🌱 Enchanted Garden Donor — $500
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Invitation to site progress tour
🌿 Wonder Woods Donor — $1,000
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Invitation to site progress tour
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Invitation to the ribbon-cutting ceremony
🦋 Mystic Meadow Donor — $2,500
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Invitation to site progress tour
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Special acknowledgement at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
🌳 Legendary Oak Donor — $5,000
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Premium name placement on Donor sign
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Invitation to site progress tour
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Prominently featured in press release
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Special acknowledgement and logo placement, if applicable, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
⭐ Grand Wizard Legacy Donor — $10,000+
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Naming recognition for a major Outdoor Learning Zone feature
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Invitation to site progress tour
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Prominent recognition on donor signage
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Headline feature in press release
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Special acknowledgement, special photo, and prominent logo placement, if applicable, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
✨ Wizard's Circle Donor — $25,000+
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Premier recognition as the lead Donor of an Outdoor Learning Zone area
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Most prominent placement on donor signage
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Invitation to site progress tour
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Dedicated press release
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Opportunity to make remarks at the opening event, along with special acknowledgement, group photo, and central logo placement, if applicable, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Thank you for helping to make our Vision a reality and impacting generations of students to come from our dedicated Waddington Fundraising Committee Members:
Taylor Batty
Alissa Chamberland
Nicole Dieteren
Ginger Dopple
Mary Evans
Lindsay Ferris
Kassidy Gustafson
Ryan Lauer
Emily Lolio
Maryellen Merfit
Marco Pacheco
Beth Silva
Imagine what is possible when students are given the opportunity to learn outside! Learn how your donation makes a difference:
“This project is exciting because this will increase student engagement by providing a fresh and exciting learning environment for everyone. Allowing students with different learning styles and different needs an opportunity for their best learning. My students beg me to go outside every week. This will help make school more enjoyable as well.” ~ Tom Boucher, Educator
“As a parent, I have seen the immeasurable difference time outside makes for my children's happiness, focus, and learning. In particular, I have seen the way in which my son flourished in a preschool environment which allowed him ample time to play outside.”
~ Beth Silva, Parent and Educator