Ways to Support Manzanita FFO & CFSD

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Field Trips, guest speakers, classroom subscriptions, special projects, special materials, and more!  

We keep all these awesome things going for our kids by raising enough Mustang Bucks, as a community, to fund them! 

ALL donations matter. We know that our suggested $100 per kid can be a lot for some families, while some families are able to give more. What matters is contributing what you can for ALL our Mustangs! 

A Manzanita tradition! Sponsor our yearly 1.4 mile Desert Dash that is free for Manzanita families!

Your $100 tax-deductible sponsorship will include your name printed on the Desert Dash banner, mentioned in our newsletters, Instagram, and here on our website.  

Desert Dash will be at Sabino Canyon October 24, 2026 @ 7:00 am! 

Photo Credit: AZ Daily Star

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 $75! 

Any questions? 

Contact Riisa Mandel @ riisap@yahoo.com

Dine out to support Manzanita and make week night dinners a breeze! A portion of the proceeds will directly come back to the MZ FFO and information will be posted on Parent Square.

This 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! 

Do you own a business that would like to provide a catered lunch, snack, or treat for THE BEST STAFF EVER? Email the Staff Appreciation Chairs, Emmy and Celeste to let them know!

Emmy Marshall: 

Celeste McBirnie: 

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

Fidelity

GE General Electric

Home Depot

Raytheon

Starbucks

Supporting Manzanita FFO through your Fry’s shopping is easy. Sign in to your account, select Community Rewards, and search for Manzanita Elementary School. Once selected, every purchase made with your Fry’s Shoppers Card will donate to our school!

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.