Teachers supersize fundraising efforts

Carson City teachers and administrators will be serving up hamburgers, snack wraps and shakes Wednesday to raise money for their schools.

As part of National McTeachers Night, staff from Eagle Valley Middle School and Bordewich-Bray, Empire and Mark Twain elementary schools will be working behind the counters of local McDonald's stores.

From 4-8 p.m., 20 percent of the proceeds from all sales will go to those schools.

"If they promote it well, I've seen schools go home with $800 or $900," said Sharon Kassity, franchise owner. "That's not bad for four hours."

Teachers from Bordewich-Bray and Empire elementary schools will be at the 4209 S. Carson St. store.

The Winnie Lane store will be manned by Eagle Valley Middle School staff, and Mark Twain Elementary School will take over the College Parkway store.

"It's a fun fundraiser for the schools," Kassity said. "The teachers get the biggest kick out of seeing their kids, and the kids think it's so cool their teachers are serving them. It's very festive."

The fundraiser is part of a larger campaign where the McDonald's donates 25 cents from the purchase of selected items on the menu to participating schools.

Participating schools are Bethlehem Lutheran School; St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School; Carson Montessori School; Carson High School; Carson and Eagle Valley middle schools; and Fritsch, Bordewich-Bray, Seeliger, Fremont, and Mark Twain elementary schools.

Selected items are any Premium Chicken Salad, any size shake or McFlurry, any iced or hot McCafe drink or hot chocolate, Fruit & Walnut Salad, any Snack Wrap, Egg McMuffin or Fruit Smoothies.

They also will host two days, one in November and another in April, where all the participating schools will get 100 percent of the school menu items donated back.

"We are always trying to find ways to give back," Kassity said, "especially to schools that are on a tight budget."

The leading school balances so far are Fritsch Elementary with $1,009, Seeliger with $937, St. Teresa with $931 and Bordewich-Bray with $513.

"I do believe if we work together that each school should easily generate $5,000 to $10,000 per year with this program," Kassity said.