Other Skinner West Fundraisers

Our school would not be able to offer so many high-caliber programs and technology if it wasn’t for the generous donations of the Skinner families and community.

Shop Skinner West Superstars Clothing and Apparel Order Skinner West Gear

Proceeds from the Skinner West Spirit Store go to Friends of Skinner West (FOSW).


Your Child's Name in Lights on the Skinner Marquee!

Looking for a unique way to wish your child a "Happy Birthday"? Surprise them with an electronic greeting on the Skinner West marquee! Your child's birthday announcement will run for 24 hours. AND, your child will receive birthday wishes via the intercom during morning announcements that day.

If your child's birthday falls on a weekend, the announcement will run the Friday before.

To participate:

  1. Complete the announcement request form

  2. Enclose $25 cash or check made out to: Skinner West

  3. Turn the form into Room 320 or 326

Forms must be turned in at least one week prior to your requested date. All proceeds will help our Skinner 8th graders go to Washington, DC.


BoxTops for Education: Support Our School by Grocery Shopping

Box Tops for Education will donate at least 10¢ to the Skinner West library for each qualifying item you purchase, at no additional cost to you. Ten cents sounds like a small amount, but it adds up quickly! Box Tops for Education has been around for more than two decades, and in that time Skinner West has earned more than $15,000.

Now, it’s even easier to earn for Skinner. There’s no more clipping and sending in paper Box Tops! It’s all digital. How does it work?

  1. Download the Box Tops for Education app.

  2. Create an account.

  3. Select Skinner West Elementary School as your school of choice.

  4. Scan your receipts in the app once within 14 days of your purchase.

  5. The Box Tops app automatically detects qualified purchases and any Bonus Box Top offers. Your Box Top earnings are immediately deposited in Skinner’s Box Top Account.

*If you shop online for groceries, you can participate too! Please see details: Online Receipt Submission

Not tech Savvy? Tired of apps? Send your receipts to the Skinner West Library within seven (7) days of purchase and Ms. Ranftl will scan them in for you using the coordinator account.

Don’t forget to ask friends and family to help. Anyone can collect Box Tops for Skinner West! Grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors, and high school and college kids can all use the Box Tops app or submit receipts to be scanned.

Participating products can be found on the Box Tops for Education web site


DonorsChoose: Help Individual Teachers and Classrooms

DonorsChoose, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, makes it easy to help a Skinner classroom. Teachers from Skinner West create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to help the project--starting with as little as $1. To ensure integrity, the DonorsChoose team vets all requests, purchases each item, and ships materials directly to our verified teachers.

Favorite our school to be notified when Skinner teachers post a new project:
https://www.donorschoose.org/school/skinner-classical-school/5272