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Walkathon

Thornhill Elementary School’s annual walkathon is our largest, family-friendly, fundraising event of the year!

Students, parents, siblings, friends, teachers, and staff will be in their walking shoes, walking lap after lap around the school campus to raise funds in support of our Parent Faculty Club (PFC) enrichment and community programs. 

​The funds we raise are essential in helping the Parent Faculty Club continue to support the salaries of the school’s physical education coach, art instructor, classroom aides, librarian, and the music instructor for TK-2. It also helps underwrite art programming and supplies, field trips and assemblies, library and resource purchases, school music programs, computer hardware and software, garden projects, and much more!

GO, THUNDERBIRDS!
Thanks to all of our walkers, parents, supporters, and volunteers for making the event such a success!

We raised nearly $22,000 for P.E., art, classroom aides, music programs, the school library, and computer classes.

Well done!

Additional FAQs

HOW DO I CUSTOMIZE MY CHILD'S PAGE AND/oR LOG INTO THE ONLINE DOJIGGY WEBSITE? 

• Click on Login from the Thornhill DoJiggy website.
  • Username: Preset for each child, 9 characters: the first 3 letters of the student’s first name, the first 3 letters of the student’s last name, 1 digit for the numeric grade (TK and K use 0) and “th” for Thornhill school. 
    • Example: Miami Xing (Kindergarten) = miaxin0th
  • Password: Your username and password are identical by default; you can change your password from the admin. panel once logged in.

You can also search for your child's username/page from the "Support Your Walker" page. In the search results, it appears beneath the "Weblink" column.

Once you're logged in, be sure and update your page by customizing the main message, adding photos or videos, and setting your public fundraising goal too!

WILL WE BE ABLE TO CHECK IN AND GET LAP CARDS BEFORE THE DAY OF THE WALKATHON?

Yes! Pre-event check-in will take place in the school lobby on the following dates:

• Wednesday, October 31st from 1-2PM
• Thursday, November 1st from 8-9AM,3-4PM, and 5-6PM
• Friday, November 2nd from 8-9AM and 1-2PM (minimum day)

​Remember, the first 200 kids to check in for the walkathon with $30+ in donations will get our official 2018 walkathon logo tee to wear on the day of the event.

WHAT OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING THE WALKATHON?

Need to take a break between laps? Stop by one of our community-hosted booths, and learn more about all of the ways in which you can get involved at Thornhill: 

• Book Swap Booth. Bring your gently used volumes to the walkathon, and pick up some new reads as we head into the holiday season. All children's reading levels are welcome—from board books through Middle School. We will be collecting donations, trading books, and handing out good reads to anyone who wants one.
  • In addition, we will be accepting new and used donations for the Thornhill Library. Please check out the Thornhill library's Amazon wish list for ideas.
  • We'd be happy to take books off your hands before the walkathon to pre-seed our swap selection; email our VP of Community Support, Becky Urbano, to coordinate drop-off at school.
• Concession Stand, hosted by the Dads Club. Bring some extra cash for your hungry walkers! The Dads Club will be serving up some tasty food for all in attendance. 
• Dessert Bar, hosted by the 4th Graders. Stop by for some scrumptious cookies, cakes, pies, and additional sweet treats (cash only, please). All proceeds will help to offset costs for the annual 4th grade field trip to Coloma Outdoor Discovery School. 
• Dance Off. Thornhill parent and resident DJ, DJ Noah, will be spinning some tunes to keep our walkers energized.
• Green Team Tent. Meet members of our Sustainability Team, who will be sharing ideas and raising awareness about how we can reduce waste as a community. 
• Host a Party Preview. A few upcoming hosted parties will be available for purchase. Lace up your sneakers and bring your credit card to get a head start on all the fun.
• Livescan Fingerprinting Station. Rëdtomatoës will be onsite from 10am-12pm for parents who still need to be fingerprinted for volunteering at Thornhill. ​​The cost will be $36/person (cash, check or credit card); first come, first served.
• Lost and Found Racks. Sift through the racks for your lost treasures from 11am-3pm. All remaining clothing will be donated after the walkathon, so please be sure to stop by!
• Sprit Wear Booth. Stock up on all of the latest and greatest Thunderbird gear, from tees, to hats, water bottles and more!

CAN NON-THORNHILL SIBLINGS PARTICIPATE TOO?

Yes! Bring a minimum of $30 per additional sibling the day of the event, and siblings can get a lap card to walk and earn lap prizes as well.

HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE WE RAISED SO FAR?

Our school goal for this year is $25,000. Get the latest information on your child's progress and our overall school progress on the Dojiggy website (note: there will be a bit of lag time for donations collected offline and event day to get reflected on the overall progress meter)

IS THERE A WAY FOR MY Child TO TRACK OFFLINE DONATIONS ON TheIR ONLINE WALKATHON PAGE? ​

Yes! While logged in to your DoJiggy account, click on your child's name in the upper right-hand corner, and select "My Account". From the "My Account" Control Panel, select the "My Page" tab, and the "Donations" menu item underneath that.

​From there, you should see an action button to "Enter personal donations" where you can enter in your offline pledge information, one per donation.

WHAT ARE THE PLEDGE AND LAP PRIZES? ​

Pledge Prizes:

• Raise $30+ = Thornhill Walkathon Tee
• Raise $100+ = Thornhill Walkathon Tee AND Thornhill Drawstring Bag
• Raise $250+ = Thornhill Walkathon Tee, Thornhill Drawstring Bag, AND Thornhill Water Bottle

Lap Prizes:
Every 7th Lap Earns an Otter Pop!

• 5 Laps = Prize Bucket - Level 1
• 10 Laps = Hot Dog
• 15 Laps = Prize Bucket - Level 2
• 20 Laps = Mini Activity Pad
• 25 Laps = Prize Bucket - Level 3
• 30 Laps = Prize Bucket - Level 4
• 40 Laps = Prize Bucket - Level 5
• 50 Laps = Picture Frame

Grand Prizes:

• Student who raises the most pledges = Thunderbird Spirit wear Pack
• Student who runs the most laps = $25 Toy Store Gift Card
• Class with the highest percentage participation = Class Otter Pop Party
• Class that walk the most laps = Class Otter Pop Party

ARE WALKATHON ​SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE? ​​​

Yes! Key to our walkathon's success are generous donations from local businesses—​please consider supporting these businesses in return! ​

​If you are interested in sponsoring this year, please contact walkathon@thornhillschool.org.

Have additional questions about the walkathon?
Contact our Walkathon Chair, Carmen Childs, at walkathon@thornhillschool.org.