WCA Giving Day is Coming Up Soon on Tuesday, May 8th!

WCA Giving Day: Show Your Support!

The upcoming regional GiveLocal757 fundraising campaign will serve as this year’s ‘WCA Giving Day’ community fundraiser. This is an opportunity for every parent, grandparent, uncle, fan of the school and local supporting small business to give to WCA, where the focal point is not on the dollar amount of each donation, but rather the quantity of donations we are able to secure, which opens up opportunities for us to pull bonus prizes from a pool of donor funds behind the GiveLocal757 drive.

This Year’s Theme: Building On Clubs and Activities

This year we are focusing the funds raised on this WCA Giving Day to help fund our growing extracurricular programs. This year the school rolled out over a dozen clubs and activities, including Lego Robotics, Mock Trial, EcoClub, Flag Corps, Drama Team, and others. Although our activities fees help cover many of the clubs basic expenses, we want to try and really push the level of these startups up high! Your donated funds will apply to our Extracurricular programs to continue their growth and obtain materials and equipment needs!

Do you have a Lower school student? Although your lower school student may not be eligible for many of our extracurricular activities yet, they will be someday, and your gift today ensures that the equipment and instructional aids in those clubs will be extensive and TOP NOTCH! Think towards the future of WCA and give!

How GiveLocal757 works…

For 24 hours, beginning at midnight on May 8, everyone can be a philanthropist by donating online using the GiveLocal757 portal or by mailing a check to the Peninsula Community Foundation to Williamsburg Christian Academy. Donations from all participating charities will be amplified with $55,000 in prizes!

This coming Monday, we will unveil what our strategies will be to try and grab some of those time and type prizes. But what we will need more than anything else is YOU to contribute, even if it’s the minimum donation amount of $10! Your donation could be the one that earns us an extra $757 or more!

Engagement is Key

On a separate note, we are starting preparations already to apply for and win grants for WCA in the coming school years. One of the biggest statistics asked for in grant applications is the parent, teacher, and community giving engagement rate. The higher that rate is, the more likely the organization is to bestow a grant, because the school’s community is behind them. This engagement rate is given in a percentage, NOT a quantity. The grant organizations are most concerned not whether the school fundraises a whole lot of money, but rather whether the parents, faculty, and community believe in the school to such an extent that they feel compelled to participate in school giving campaigns, no matter how small!

Your contribution to the GiveLocal757 campaign will not only help WCA financially and help us potentially earn bonuses in the fundraising drive, but they will also make us more attractive to grant organizations looking for how engaged our school community is!

What’s Next?

As mentioned before, the event runs midnight to midnight on May 8th, and we will be posting regularly in preparation for the big day. If for some reason you would like to give, but know that you will not be able to make a gift anytime between now and the giving day, you can give today (click here to give now) but your donation will not be included in calculations for prizes, except a special ‘Early Bird’ Prize category.

So travel to and bookmark this link, and be ready on May 8th to chip in your part, no matter how small!!

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact us by email, or call the front office at 757-220-1978.

WCA Giving Day is Coming Up Soon on Tuesday, May 8th!

WCA Giving Day: Show Your Support!

The upcoming regional GiveLocal757 fundraising campaign will serve as this year’s ‘WCA Giving Day’ community fundraiser. This is an opportunity for every parent, grandparent, uncle, fan of the school and local supporting small business to give to WCA, where the focal point is not on the dollar amount of each donation, but rather the quantity of donations we are able to secure, which opens up opportunities for us to pull bonus prizes from a pool of donor funds behind the GiveLocal757 drive.

This Year’s Theme: Building On Clubs and Activities

This year we are focusing the funds raised on this WCA Giving Day to help fund our growing extracurricular programs. This year the school rolled out over a dozen clubs and activities, including Lego Robotics, Mock Trial, EcoClub, Flag Corps, Drama Team, and others. Although our activities fees help cover many of the clubs basic expenses, we want to try and really push the level of these startups up high! Your donated funds will apply to our Extracurricular programs to continue their growth and obtain materials and equipment needs!

Do you have a Lower school student? Although your lower school student may not be eligible for many of our extracurricular activities yet, they will be someday, and your gift today ensures that the equipment and instructional aids in those clubs will be extensive and TOP NOTCH! Think towards the future of WCA and give!

How GiveLocal757 works…

For 24 hours, beginning at midnight on May 8, everyone can be a philanthropist by donating online using the GiveLocal757 portal or by mailing a check to the Peninsula Community Foundation to Williamsburg Christian Academy. Donations from all participating charities will be amplified with $55,000 in prizes!

This coming Monday, we will unveil what our strategies will be to try and grab some of those time and type prizes. But what we will need more than anything else is YOU to contribute, even if it’s the minimum donation amount of $10! Your donation could be the one that earns us an extra $757 or more!

Engagement is Key

On a separate note, we are starting preparations already to apply for and win grants for WCA in the coming school years. One of the biggest statistics asked for in grant applications is the parent, teacher, and community giving engagement rate. The higher that rate is, the more likely the organization is to bestow a grant, because the school’s community is behind them. This engagement rate is given in a percentage, NOT a quantity. The grant organizations are most concerned not whether the school fundraises a whole lot of money, but rather whether the parents, faculty, and community believe in the school to such an extent that they feel compelled to participate in school giving campaigns, no matter how small!

Your contribution to the GiveLocal757 campaign will not only help WCA financially and help us potentially earn bonuses in the fundraising drive, but they will also make us more attractive to grant organizations looking for how engaged our school community is!

What’s Next?

As mentioned before, the event runs midnight to midnight on May 8th, and we will be posting regularly in preparation for the big day. If for some reason you would like to give, but know that you will not be able to make a gift anytime between now and the giving day, you can give today (click here to give now) but your donation will not be included in calculations for prizes, except a special ‘Early Bird’ Prize category.

So travel to and bookmark this link, and be ready on May 8th to chip in your part, no matter how small!!

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact us by email, or call the front office at 757-220-1978.

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