🐴 🎉 Happy October, Mustangs! 🐴 🎉
Ways to Support Manzanita FFO & CFSD
ART TO REMEMBER
minted's Fundraising Program
ATTEND OUR DINE OUTS
Support our Art Education Program with custom printed keepsakes!
Order forms will come home on October 19th and orders must be placed by November 2nd. All orders will be shipped to school and will arrive just in time for holiday gift giving.
ATTEND OUR DINE OUTS
minted's Fundraising Program
ATTEND OUR DINE OUTS
Dine out to support Manzanita and make week night dinners (or lunches) a breeze!
A portion of the proceeds from the restaurant is donated to benefit the Manzanita FFO.
All the events will be listed on the calendar and announced on Parent Square.
October Dine Out:
Mod Pizza
10/27
TIME: TBD
November Dine Out:
Fentonelli's Pizzeria
11/10
11:30 am - 8:30 pm
December Dine Out:
Beyond Bread (Ina Location)
12/8
4:00pm - 7:00 pm
minted's Fundraising Program
minted's Fundraising Program
minted's Fundraising Program
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We are super excited to partner with minted.com for this easy fundraising opportunity. They will donate 10% of net sales from each purchase back to our organization at the end of the year. And, you'll get 20% off every order!
Our unique promo code is FUNDRAISEMFFO and is ready to be shared with friends, family, and supporters who love to shop at minted.com.
Happy Shopping!
RIDE FOR MANZANITA MILERS
RIDE FOR MANZANITA MILERS
minted's Fundraising Program
Are you registering for the 43rd Annual El Tour de Tucson or participating in one of the fun rides or 5K? If so, you can choose Manzanita FFO as your charity and help us raise more funds for Miler's Club!
The events this year will be held on November 21st and you can register below. Kids are absolutely free to register for any event and we have already raised $260!
Any questions?
Contact Riisa Mandel @ riisap@yahoo.com
SPIRITWEAR
RIDE FOR MANZANITA MILERS
SPONSOR DESERT DASH
Have you seen our incredible Manzanita Merch? There are so many amazing products, with multiple color options, that ship right to your home. Order today so that you might show your Manzanita pride every FRIDAY!
As always, thank you for showing your school spirit and supporting our school. It's so fun to see all the awesome designs around campus!
Any questions, comments, or ideas?
Email Melissa Furrier @ melissafurrier@gmail.com
SPONSOR DESERT DASH
RIDE FOR MANZANITA MILERS
SPONSOR DESERT DASH
A Manzanita tradition! Sponsor our yearly 1.4 mile Desert Dash that is free for Manzanita families!
Your tax-deductible sponsorship will include your name printed on the Desert Dash banner and more depending on your level of sponsorship.
Desert Dash will be at Sabino Canyon October 24, 2026 @ 6:30 am!
Photo Credit: AZ Daily Star
SPRING FUNDRAISER
SUPPORT OUR LIBRARY
STAFF APPRECIATION
Our BIG spring fundraiser starts January 26th and ends on February 4th. This 8-day fundraiser helps to raise money for everything else that Mustang Bucks doesn't cover:
staff appreciation
granting special requests
community events
classroom spending
and MORE!
How to help: share your fundraising page with friends and family all over the country AND world!
Don't forget, everyone gets to participate in the culminating event day regardless of their level of fundraising!
STAFF APPRECIATION
SUPPORT OUR LIBRARY
STAFF APPRECIATION
Do you own a business that would like to provide a catered lunch, snack, or treat for THE BEST STAFF EVER? Contact the Staff Appreciation Chairs to let them know.
We are grateful to:
Beyond Bread
Frost
Pinnacle Peak
Presta Coffee Roasters
Pure Love Juice
& Villa Peru
for their incredible donations this past year!
Emmy Marshall:
Celeste McBirnie:
SUPPORT OUR LIBRARY
SUPPORT OUR LIBRARY
SUPPORT OUR LIBRARY
Our readers LOVE new books! If are able to help get more copies of some very popular books or replace some that may have been damaged, our librarian, Mrs. Gering and Manzanita readers would be so grateful!
Thank you in advance!
COMMUNITY CARDS
DOUBLE YOUR DONATION!
SUPPORT OUR LIBRARY
Earn money for Manzanita when you shop at Fry's Food and use your Fry's VIP card.
To participate: sign in to your account, select 'Community Rewards', and search for Manzanita Elementary School (#66275). Once selected, every purchase made with your Fry’s Shoppers Card will donate to our school!
*You do have to re-enroll every year in September.
DOUBLE YOUR DONATION!
DOUBLE YOUR DONATION!
DOUBLE YOUR DONATION!
Many companies have programs in which they financially match donations that their employees' make to nonprofit organizations. Contact your HR Department to see if your company participates and then multiply your donation to Mustang Bucks or the FUN RUN to Manzanita!
Here are some Tucson Employers that will match:
Apple
Bank of America
Caterpillar
Costco
Fidelity
GE General Electric
Home Depot
Honeywell
Raytheon
Starbucks
Union Pacific
USAA
Wells Fargo
CFSD FOUNDATION
DOUBLE YOUR DONATION!
DOUBLE YOUR DONATION!
The CFSD Foundation raises supplemental funds to attract, develop and retain excellent teachers in our district. Their goal is to raise $250,000 this year to support the "Great Beginnings - Systems for Success" teacher training and development program at CFSD.