Development

Fund Raising

Fund raising is a part of life in private schools. And it is not different at CWS. The income we receive from tuition payments is not enough to cover staff salaries and operational expenses. In other words, if the school expected to fund all of its expenses with tuition income alone, we would have to raise tuitions to a higher level than that which we are currently charging. When the board sets the tuition level every January for the following school year, it tries to find a happy medium between what the school needs to be able to operate, and what the majority of our families can afford to pay. The difference has to come from some creative ways such as fund raising.

The Fund Raising Committee has been very active this Fall as you have probably noticed. These are the kind of things that you may normally buy from other places. Not junk but good quality items. So why not buy these things from the school and help the school in the process!

Auction: Goods and services were auctioned off April 11 at the First Congregational Church. Last year's auction raised over $10.000. The evening was full of fun and delicious food. Thank you CWS Fundraising Committee and all the participants! This year's auction will be held on April 22.
Benefit Concert: Rainbow Dance Theatre's directors Valerie Bergman and Darryl Thomas, both parents of a Waldorf child, provided a benefit concert in September.
Wreath sales: We met our goal again this year and will have that pizza party! Thank you to all who participated.

Pizza sales: Available on Thursdays at lunch time.
Scrip: A versatile program that can serve the needs of most of our families. Participating businesses donate a percentage of each purchase to the school at no cost to you.