The EEK!-Blast

Carlos Gilbert Elementary

Halloween Carnival

Saturday, October 28, 2023 12-5pm

People Having Fun at the Carlos Gilbert Halloween Carnival

Greetings, Fellow Parents and Guardians!


Welcome to the first of 4 weekly EEK!-Blasts. I am Captain Carnival and I will guide you through everything that happens at Carlos Gilbert in October. 


In this first EEK!-Blast, I explain:


Creep it real,

Captain Carnival


P.S. October is a busy month for CGE families, and it's possible you might miss something. If you have any questions about the Halloween Carnival, just hit the reply button and ask me.

Captain Carnival

What is the Carlos Gilbert Halloween Carnival?


The Halloween Carnival is a monster-sized fundraiser held at Carlos Gilbert Elementary every October. The PTK organizes this event to raise money to support the students and teachers at CGE. The money raised is used to pay for teacher stipends to cover classroom expenses, clubs, team equipment, tutoring, field trips, and grade-level enrichment programs for the students including dance, theater, trout raising, cooking, and team-building activities. The Halloween Carnival raised over $35,000 last year. This year, the Halloween Carnival will be on Saturday, October 28, 2023 from noon to 5 pm.

The Cash Raffle Fundraiser Has Begun!


It's Cash Raffle Time! Our annual cash raffle is back and ready for you to sell tickets. The main website is

https://go.rallyup.com/carlosgilbertraffle2023


Lucky winners of $500, $250, or $100 will be chosen during our amazing Halloween Carnival on October 28th!


Why do we raise this money every year?


The PTK actively raises money in order to fund programs and activities including:

  • Grade level programs like dance, theater, fish-raising, and cooking
  • Teacher stipends to cover classroom supplies
  • Club and team stipends
  • Tutoring
  • Field trips and activities
  • and so much more!


How Students Win Too


Now for the really fun part: we want to make sure that our students have plenty of chances to earn prizes too!


The first way is to meet your minimum selling goal of $75 worth of raffle entries! Every student who meets this goal will earn a mystery prize!


The next is the Monster Dash. Each classroom becomes a monster during the month of October and they race each other to win a party! The top 2 selling classes in Kindergarten-3rd and 4th-6th will get a party of their choosing (with teacher approval of course).


The monster dash is back up in the cafeteria so keep an eye on that during lunch so you can see how your class is doing!


We have one more way to win a prize - the top 3 selling students in the whole school will earn cash prizes themselves! The top selling student will receive $100, the second place student will receive $75, and the third top selling student will receive $50.


Where is MY page?


Go to:

https://go.rallyup.com/c/carlosgilbertstudents2023/members


Use the search box to find your child's name and then you can send your direct link to all your family and friends!


Psst Teachers - You can share your page also

https://go.rallyup.com/c/carlosgilbertstudents2023/Teams

and then share your team page with family and friends.


What do I tell our family and friends? How do we invite them?


An excellent question. Here is a sample email to copy and paste to send to family and friends.


Hi (Name),


I'm participating in a raffle to raise money for Carlos Gilbert Elementary, and I would love your help! Every ticket counts! Please help our Blackhawks continue to soar!


The PTK funds an enrichment program, such as theater, dance, or cooking, for each grade. The PTK also provides every teacher a stipend each semester for classroom materials, gives every club and team a yearly stipend, pays teachers to tutor students in need of extra assistance, facilitates school events, and supports other programs and activities as needed.


If you purchase tickets you are helping to directly support and enrich the educational, creative, and social experience of students, teachers, and families in our school community.


We appreciate you and wish you luck!


Please visit my fundraising page to learn more about our cause and how to support our efforts:


(copy and paste your fundraising page link here)


I would also really appreciate it if you would spread the word among your friends by sharing my link above.


Thanks again!

(First Name)(Last Name)


Finally: If you want to sell tickets in person to neighbors, family, friends and co-workers this year we have a QR Code that you can take with you so they can easily scan it from their smartphone or tablet.


So get out there and get selling, let's make this our best cash raffle ever! If you have any questions please email Sarah Leblanc at sarahl@carlosgilbertptk.com.


Go Blackhawks!

Cash Raffle Fundraiser QR Code

P.S. We Want Your Gently Loved Stuffed Animals!


We are collecting gently loved stuffed animals, games, gently used toys, and candy. One of the most popular games at the Halloween Carnival is called Stuffed Animal Walk. It's like musical chairs, but the winner of each round gets to choose a stuffed animal from a colossal collection of snuggly stuffies. Drop your unwanted stuffies, toys, and candy in the big box just inside the front door of the school. Thank you!

About the PTK


The Carlos Gilbert PTK is a dedicated group of Parents, Teachers, and Kids working to raise money, support the classrooms, and encourage our kids. We help keep our Blackhawk spirits soaring high!


Join us at the next PTK meeting:

October 25, 2023, at 8:15 am in the teachers' lounge. Can't attend in person? Join via Zoom.

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