Pittsburgh Colfax ALA K-8 Parent-Teacher Organization Fundraising

Ongoing fundraisers

Get those piles of paper out of your home or office! From 10am to 1pm on October 3rd, bring that that paper to the Colfax lower playground and make use of the mobile shredding unit for only $5.00/box. Any questions can directed to Evelyn Castillo at ecbkck1@verizon.net.
Advertise your business in the Colfax PTO newsletter
Life:Style by Market Day - reasonably priced gift items, magazine subscriptions and more! Easy ordering on line or with the catalogs/order forms that students received. The school receives 50% on every purchase you make and there is NO SALES TAX ON ANY ITEMS. Orders due by September 21st and DELIVERY DATE IS OCTOBER 26TH, in plenty of time for all fall & winter festivities. Contact Diane Condie (dcondie@pghboe.net) if you need more information.
Enjoy! coupon books now available for immediate use at restaurants & local services. The Colfax PTO gets 40% of every book purchased. Get them while supplies available! Contact Lisa Chotnier (carlysclosetpgh@aol.com) for more information

No-cost Fundraisers

Help Colfax while using products and services you use anyway!

Box Top For Education

Clip the Box Tops For Education coupon from boxes of General Mills products and send them to school with your student. Colfax earns money for every box top submitted. You can also sign-up online for Box Tops Marketplace and have a percentage of your purchases from dozens of online stores donated to Colfax as well.

Cartridge World Recycling Program

Bring your used print cartridges to Colfax and put them into the recycling bins located near the office. All cartridges will be recycled by Cartridge World and Colfax will receive cash for each one ($1.00 per small cartridge and $2.00 for the larger printer cartridges for laser printers).

Office Depot

Mention Colfax (ID #: 70088311) when you make a purchase of school supplies at Office Depot and have a 5% of your purchase donated to Colfax.

Carnegie Museums

When you join or renew your Carnegie Museums membership, mention Colfax and $5-10 of your membership fee donated will be donated to the school.

Target Take Charge of Education Program

If you use a Target Red Card or Target VISA Card, you can register for the Take Charge of Education Program. The program donates to schools twice a year based on contributions of up to 1% from the Target card spending of those designating Colfax to receive their donations. Since Colfax first registered for the program, Target has donated $2975.21 to Colfax. The program donated $511.55 to Colfax in September, 2008, and has accumulated approximately $200 toward the spring donation.

This program runs year-round. Enroll your Target Credit Card at Target Take Charge of Education and designate Colfax by entering your Red Card or Target Visa number, followed by the Colfax id, 90929. You can check amounts the school has earned by visiting this link and entering 90929 in the "Target School id" field and clicking on "Check Progress."

Designating a school does not reduce any other perks like the Target Rewards program. As with many of these fund raising programs, friends and family members can register their Target cards for credit to Colfax too.