Each year, Sunlake Academy PTSO raises funds through events (Raise Craze, Ravenfest & Gala), and donations. A large percentage of these fundraising efforts are given back to our school, our teachers, and our staff in the form of Curriculum Enrichment Grants & Allocations. These grants and allocations are an important part of maintaining Sunlake Academy's standards of excellence in education. 

 

 For the 2023-2024 school year, the Sunlake PTSO has accomplished the following:  

  • Through School Tool Box, organized School Supply boxes for families to order for new school year. 
  • Designed and delivered Spirit Store shirts and other school spirit items.  
  • Sent over 130 letters to local businesses to introduce our business sponsorship program.
  • Secured 22 business sponsors (as of 8/21/23), ordered and hung banners for Gold and Blue level sponsors, all Sponsors logos are hyperlinked on our website and post weekly Facebook spotlights to present the sponsors to our school community.
  • Presented PTSO at Seussville for incoming Kindergarten Families.
  • Updated QR Codes for families to quickly access PTSO related information - PTSO Website, Facebook page, becoming a member, Volunteering, Spirit Store, purchasing school supplies.
  • Hosted the Welcome Back Breakfast (donated by Brunchies Carrollwood) for our teachers on their first day back to school. Supplied them all with personalized sign for their door in the school year’s theme.
  • Purchased outdoor deck box for elementary recess equipment eliminating the need to carry recess equipment to and from class. 
  • Collected Favorites Lists and Amazon Wish Lists for each teacher and posted to PTSO website.
  • Partnered with Imagine Your Designs by Monica for signs to welcome back teachers and students to school.
  • Secured volunteers to staff tables at Meet the Teacher event to sell spirit shirts and items, share PTSO information and help with other areas.
  • Offered a set $ amount to each team lead to purchase some needed items for classroom enrichment from Amazon for their teams.  Ordered and delivered the items to teachers.
  • Hosted the BooHoo Breakfast for the Kindergarten families on the first day of school. 
  • Purchased 8 sets of the Elementary SSYRA books for Battle of the Books Competition. 

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 For the 2022-2023 school year, the Sunlake PTSO accomplished the following: 

  • Through School Tool Box, organized School Supply boxes for families to order before the start of school. 
  • Designed and delivered Spirit Store shirts and other school spirit items.  
  • Sent over 100 letters to local businesses to introduce our business sponsorship program
  • Secured 27 business sponsors (22/23 year), ordered and hung banners for Gold and Blue level sponsors, kept logos hyperlinked on our website and posted weekly Facebook spotlights to present the sponsors to our school community
  • Presented PTSO at Suessville for incoming Kindergarten Families.
  • Created QR Codes for families to quickly access PTSO related information - PTSO Website, Facebook page, becoming a member, Volunteering, Spirit Store, purchasing school supplies
  • Hosted the Welcome Back Breakfast (donated by Brunchies Carrollwood) for our  teachers on their first day back to school. Supplied them all with personalized sign for their door in the school year’s theme, and supplied the elementary grade level lead teachers with a bag full of recess equipment for each grade level.
  • Collected Favorites Lists and Amazon Wish Lists for each teacher and posted to PTSO website
  • Partnered with North Tampa Yard Greetings for signs to welcome back teachers and students to school
  • Secured volunteers to staff tables at Meet the Teacher event to sell spirit shirts and items, share PTSO information and help with other areas
  • Offered a set amount to each team lead to purchase some needed items for classroom enrichment from Amazon for their teams.  Ordered and delivered the items to teachers.
  • Purchased 7 guitars to match school’s purchase for the new MS guitar class
  • Hosted the BooHoo Breakfast for the Kindergarten families on the first day of school
  • Purchased sets of the Elementary SSYRA books and sets of the Middle School SSYRA for Battle of the Books Competition
  • Purchased an industrial coffee maker for use in hospitality/events
  • Hosted a meeting for Homeroom Parents and Volunteers to discuss opportunities and guidelines
  • Arranged a meeting for all committee chairs and board to get to know one another and a chance to thank the chairs for volunteering
  • Purchased a new microwave for the 1st floor teacher’s lounge
  • Grandparents Day – arranged for volunteers and provided coffee and snacks
  • Hosted a membership drive in September with prizes for the classes/teachers with the top percentage of families signed up and 1 Amazon Gift Card to a family chosen at random – 242 families were signed up at the end of the drive
  • Purchased and stocked the Inchworm book vending machine, provided teachers with tokens to give to students as incentives and also 1 token given to each Student of the Month
  • Set up sign ups for families to donate items to stock the teacher break rooms regularly through the year with some basics (bottled water, coffee, tea, snacks)
  • Helped with the Book Character Parade and organized the Trunk or Treat event and candy bars for Middle School for Halloween
  • Hosted the Raise Craze Fundraiser in October: raised $56,533 and organized two school wide Acts of Kindness (donations for foster children and Humane Society) plus recorded 3,063 Acts of Kindness done by students
  • Planned and Hosted the RavenFest Community Event in November
  • Celebrated Teacher Birthdays Monthly (donated by Nothing Bundt Cakes)
  • Supplied gifts to all the Students of the Month (cookies and inchy tokens)
  • Hosted Scholastic Book Fair in September, February & April BOGO
  • Facilitated Dress Down Days in September, December, January and March – sold and delivered passes prior to the event as well as collected cash during carline in the mornings.
  • Partnered with CSA to install electricity, extra concrete and fans at the afternoon carline area and on the covered court.  Also installed concrete to extend the picnic table area outside of the cafeteria and purchased additional picnic tables.
  • Purchased and set up 2 new soccer nets for recess use
  • Celebrated Custodian’s Day with a cart full of goodies and cards from students
  • Law Enforcement Day – gave thank you cards and gift cards to our SRO Ofc. Mendoza and Morning Traffic Officer Corp Tim Sleyzak
  • Organized hospitality and volunteers for Career Day
  • Partnered with Ana Meals, Homesphere Reality to provide the teachers/staff a Thanksgiving Feast, food catered by Brunchies
  • Organized and provided a Holiday Party for teachers/staff at Tiki Cove
  • Organized and staffed with volunteers the Holiday Shop for students to shop for gifts for their friends and families
  • Organized Gift Crowd site for easy holiday gifting from school families to teachers and staff in December
  • Family Events – Movie on the Lawn in February (coincided with February Book Fair)
  • Provided drinks and churros for Taco lunch celebration to celebrate 99.3% retainment of students for the next school year (for teachers and staff)
  • Secured donation from Evergreen Outdoor Landscape of 7 garden boxes, 1 for each grade K-5 and 1 for MS.  Secured Volunteers to set up and prepare for planting. Gathered wish list items and purchased with enrichment funds.
  • Purchased new letters for the road sign sign on Dale Mabry to advertise school events.
  • Hosted the Gala in March at Casa Santo Stefano, raising $20,000+ towards playground improvements.
  • Supported the staff during bereavements and celebrations of new life
  • Participated in Box Tops fundraiser
  • Participated in Amazon Smile fundraiser
  • Spirit Nights – Chick Fil A, Jersey Mikes, Ice Dreamm, Mandola’s, Panera, Red Robin
  • Coordinated volunteers each month to help teachers with their Bulletin Boards
  • Coordinated volunteers for Picture Days, Health Checks, Multicultural Fair
  • Reunited many students with their items via the Lost and Found
  • Granted Grant Requests throughout the school year – TV for displaying calendar, events, etc in the front office.  Purchased 12 Merge Cubes and 12 Galaxy Tablets for MS use.  Purchased Chicken Eggs to be hatched in Kindergarten Science Classes.
  • Sunshine Committee delivered goodies to the teachers to show appreciation multiple times through the year
  • Principal’s Day – gifts for Admin Leadership
  • Administrative Day – gifts for all Admin Roles at school
  • Showered the teachers/staff with meals and give aways each day during Teacher Appreciation Week!
  • Hosted a thank you breakfast for business sponsors with a tour of improvements made and a chance to meet and get to know them. Presented all with a certificate and luggage tag gift. Those who couldn’t attend were mailed the certificates with a photo card featuring event photos and signed by the board.
  • Hosted in-person/Zoom PTSO meetings in August, October, January, February and April to share updates with the membership and allow for questions.  In August we had a vote on initiatives for fundraising and April elected the next year’s board (only people present in person could vote)
  • Provided goodie bags for the all of the Kindergarten and 8th Grade graduates.
  • Provided an end of the year gift to the teaches and staff 
  • A special thank you to our Business Sponsors
    • Bach to Rock
    • Brunchies Carrollwood
    • Children & Adolescent Psychology – Cherice Greco
    • Crystal Sebago, PA
    • Double Bogey’s
    • Element 54
    • Epic Foam Parties
    • Everlast Outdoor Products
    • Goat Yoga of Tampa
    • Grow Life Financial
    • HomeSphere Realty – Ana Meals
    • iUnforms
    • LOL Inflatables
    • Los Chapos Tacos
    • Next Step Dance Studio
    • North Tampa Yard Signs
    • Nothing Bundt Cake
    • Party N Style
    • Party Now
    • Pediatric Place of Tampa
    • Potbelly Sandwich Shop
    • Radice Family Chiropractic
    • Sacred Pepper
    • Showroom Fresh Mobile Detailing
    • So Fresh Lutz
    • Tampa Balloon Company
    • Triton Insurance Group
    • World Champion Center
    • All the families and businesses that donated throughout the school year
  • We raised $169,435+ this year in addition to the generous In-Kind Donations!!

 For the 2021-2022 school year, the Sunlake PTSO accomplished the following: 

  • Organized and offered School Supply boxes. 
  • Designed and provided well-received Spirit Store shirts and swag  
  • Presented PTSO at Suessville for incoming Kindergarten Families
  • Created QR Codes to quickly access PTSO related information - PTSO Website, Facebook page, becoming a member, Volunteering, Spirit Store, purchasing school supplies
  • Established All Pro Dad's Chapter 
  • Hosted the Welcome Back Breakfast donated by Brunchies Carrollwood for our amazing teachers! And supplied them all with personalized themed sign for their door and the elementary grade level lead teachers with a bag full of recess equipment for each grade level.
  • Collected Teacher's Favorites and Amazon Wish Lists for each teacher and posted to PTSO website
  • Partnered with North Tampa Yard Greetings for signs to welcome back teachers and students to school
  • Provided teachers with their Amazon order wish list items at the beginning of the school year
  • Each grade level received money towards classroom enrichment
  • Hosted BooHoo Breakfast and snack bags for the Kindergarten families
  • Purchased 9 sets of the Elementary SSYRA books, 6 sets of the Middle School SSYRA and Brag Tags for Battle of the Books Competition
  • Helped with Character Parade, Trunk or Treat, Fairy Tale Bowl
  • RavenFest in November
  • Hosted a membership drive in September
  • Celebrated being an “A” school by stocking the breakrooms with donations from parents
  • Celebrated Teacher Birthdays Monthly (donated by Nothing Bundt Cakes)
  • Celebrated Teacher of the Month and Staff of the Quarter with cards from the PTSO
  • Supplied gifts to all the Students of the Month
  • Hosted Scholastic Book Fair in September, February & April
  • Collected numerous donations for the Dress Down Pass Day in September
  • Partnered with CSA for the recess EduMarking around the playground and on the court
  • Purchased iPads for the school
  • Purchased two more water bottle filler stations
  • Celebrated Custodian’s Day with a cart full of goodies for them
  • Collected numerous donations for the Dress Down Pass Day in November
  • Organized volunteers for Career Day
  • Partnered with Bubble Bins to provide the teachers/staff a Thanksgiving Feast, food provided by Brunchies
  • Organized and provided a Holiday Party for teachers/staff at Tiki Cove
  • Holiday Shop
  • Collected numerous donations for the Dress Down Pass Day in January
  • Family Events – Movie on the Lawn in January, Internet Safety Event, Mother/Son Bowling
  • Hosted the Raise Craze Fundraiser in January/February raised over $35,000
  • Hosted the Gala in March at Florida Ave Brewing Company
  • Supported the staff during bereavements or celebrations of new life
  • Participated in Box Tops
  • Participated in Amazon Smile
  • Spirit Nights – Chick Fil A, Tijuana Flats,
  • Spirit Week at 5 Below in December
  • Coordinated volunteers each month to help teachers with their Bulletin Boards
  • Coordinated volunteers for Picture Days, Pirate Day
  • Reunited many students with their items via the Lost and Found
  • Granted Grant Requests throughout the school year – laminator for office, guest author as a speaker in 3rd grade,
  • Sunshine Committee delivered goodies to the teachers October, December, February, March & April
  • A special thank you to our Business Sponsors:
    • Bach to Rock
    • Brunchies Carrollwood
    • Bubble Bins
    • Challenge Island
    • Crystal Sebago, PA
    • Element 54
    • Great Clips Lutz Lake Crossing
    • iUniforms
    • Nothing Bundt Cake Carrollwood
    • North Tampa Yard Signs
    • Party N Style
    • Party Now
    • Suncoast Chiropractic
    • Triton Insurance Group
    • Urgent Care & Wellness Center
    • All the families and businesses that donated throughout the school year
  • And raised $134,037+ this year in addition to the generous In-Kind Donations!!

 

 

 For the 2020-2021 school year, the Sunlake PTSO accomplished the following:

  • Organized and offered School Supply boxes. 
  • Hosted the Welcome Back Breakfast donated by Brunchies Carrollwood for our amazing teachers! And supplied them all with ponchos and a personalized sign for their door.
  • Collected Teacher's Favorites and Amazon Wish Lists for each teacher and posted to PTSO website
  • Partnered with North Tampa Yard Greetings for signs to welcome back teachers and students to school
  • Provided teachers with their Scholastic order wish list items at the beginning of the school year
  • Created Welcome to Sunlake goodie bags for the Kindergarten families
  • Designed and provided well-received Spirit Store shirts, masks and accessories
  • Hosted a virtual Scholastic Book Fair over the summer
  • Celebrated Teacher Birthdays Monthly (donated by Nothing Bundt Cakes)
  • Supported the staff during bereavements or celebrations of new life
  • Celebrated Teacher of the Month and Staff of the Quarter with cards from the PTSO
  • Collected numerous donations for the Dress Down Pass Day in September
  • Held our 1st ever Donation Campaign and raised over $16,000!!!! 
  • Supplied gifts to all the Students of the Month
  • Provided a Snack Cart on September 29th to show the teachers our appreciation for them. 
  • Spirit Night - Kick off the Donation Campaign Dance Party in Zoom September 11th
  • Provided snacks for Custodian's Day October 2nd 
  • Participated in Box Tops
  • Participated in Amazon Smile as of June 30, 2021, $789.79
  • Spirit Night - Chick Fil A October 9th
  • Hosted an online Pumpkin Carving Contest at the end of October
  • Thanksgiving Grams
  • Hosted a Thanksgiving Feast for teachers and staff on November 19th sponsored by Element 54, catered by Brunchies
  • Spirit Night - Tijuana Flats December 2nd 
  • Hosted Teacher and Staff Holiday Party at Tiki Cove on December 5th
  • Assisted Dr. Moore with having the teacher's cars detailed
  • Candy Cane Grams
  • Holiday Shop
  • Provided a Hot Chocolate Cart on December 16th and gave each teacher an ornament gift 
  • Collected numerous donations for the Dress Down Pass Day in January
  • Provided a Breakfast Cart for the 100th Day of School on February 4th
  • Connected the Band with Nothing Bundt Cakes for the Band Fundraiser in February
  • Valentine's Day Grams
  • Spirit Weekend - Brunchies Carrollwood February 6th & 7th
  • Kicked off the Spring Raise Craze Fundraiser with a Rock Painting Zoom Party on February 19th
  • Raise Craze Fundraiser raised over $33,000, with 3,200 acts of kindness, the money will support the specials departments - Art, PE, Music, and Spanish.  
  • Coordinated volunteers each month to help teachers with their Bulletin Boards
  • Hosted an in person Scholastic Book Fair in April
  • Spirit Days - Brunchies Carrollwood March 15-19th
  • Collected numerous donations for the Dress Down Pass Day in April
  • Coordinated volunteers for Picture Days, Pirate Day
  • Purchased sets of the SSYRA books and Brag Tags for Battle of the Books Competition
  • Spirit Day - 4 Rivers May 4th 
  • Showered the Teachers with Appreciation during Teacher Appreciation week with meals each day of Teacher Appreciation Week
  • STEAM Lab Grand Opening post poned due to Covid, STEAM Lab ready for student use!!
  • Reunited many students with their items via the Lost and Found
  • Hosted an online auction for a variety of items and parkins spots
  • Provided goodie bags for the all of the Kindergarten, 5th Grade and 8th Grade graduates.
  • Provided an end of the year gift to the teaches and staff. 
  • And raised $93,211+ in addition to the generous In-Kind Donations!

 

For the 2019-2020 school year, the Sunlake PTSO accomplished the following:

  • A new PTSO website!
  • Finalized and secured the approval and contract for the Sun Shade and accomplished getting Phase 1 installed.
  • Organized and offered School Supply boxes.
  • Hosted the Welcome Back Breakfast for our amazing teachers! And supplied them all with personalized signs for their doors.
  • Hosted the BooHoo Breakfast for our sweet Kindergarten families.
  • Designed and provided well-received Spirit Store shirts and accessories.
  • Raised donations to purchase Ponchos for our teacher and car line staff.
  • Provided Bulletin Board materials for the Homeroom Parents.
  • Celebrated Teacher Birthdays Monthly, as well as supported the staff during bereavements or celebrations in new life.
  • Raised donations for Teacher Appreciation.
  • Hosted an accomplished Scholastic Book Fair in September.
  • Help run a successful Grandparent's Day
  • Organized volunteers to support many of the admin task, when requested.
  • Collected numerous donations on our September Dress Down Day
  • Helped host an overwhelmingly attended Day's Day
  • Ran the Coupon Book Fundraiser to help raise funds for the Water Bottle Filling Stations
  • Supplied gifts to the all Students of the Month
  • Participated in BoxTops
  • Held our first Spirit Night of the year at Daddio's Pizza.
  • Held the 1st Annual RavenFest
  • Planned a Trunk or Treat event for the students during school.
  • Collected numerous donations on our November Dress Down Day
  • Hosted a Teacher and Staff Thanksgiving Potluck
  • Provided hospitality for the presenters on Career Day
  • Ran the Holiday Shop
  • Booked the Winter Concert venue and provided concessions
  • Collected numerous donations on our January Dress Down Day
  • Held a successful Spirit Event at the Villagio Cinemas
  • Celebrated our Teachers for Christmas with a special gift
  • Hosted an accomplished Scholastic Book Fair in February
  • Held a successful Spirit Night at Chick-fil-a
  • Assisted in Class Photos
  • Assisted with the organization of students for the Health Screenings
  • Collected numerous donations on our March Dress Down Day
  • Participated in Amazon Smiles
  • Meet many of the needs of the Teachers by supply them an endless amount of items to as requested.
  • Held a successful Spirit Night at Tijuana Flats
  • Hosted the 1st Annual RaiseCraze and raised $30.000 for a Sunlake Academy STEAM Lab.
  • Reunited many students with their items via the Lost and Found
  • Hosted a Virtual Sunlake Dance party during the COVID-19 quarantine
  • Showered the Teachers with Appreciation during Teacher Appreciation week with Yard Signs and a Gift Card drive.
  • Organized the Homeroom Parents which resulted in many classroom parties and fun and endless bulletin boards created.
  • Provided goodie bags for the all of the Kindergarten, 5th Grade and 8th Grade graduates.

A huge thank you to our donors and our volunteers for your time and monetary gifts that makes all of this possible!