2025 Tumwater Band Play-a-thon!
Tax deductible
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Tumwater Middle School Band Play-a-thon, brought to you by TEMPO! This fundraiser benefits the band and choir programs at our school to ensure all students have access to superb music education.
Fundraising kicks off March 10th and will culminate in an all-bands Play-a-thon on Monday April 7th! Our parent committee is working hard to ensure this is a fun-filled day for musicians.
Who we are: We are TEMPO, the Tumwater Middle School PTO committee devoted to supporting music education at our school. The Tumwater Middle School PTO is a 501c3 nonprofit, so all donations are tax deductible. Our EIN is 871380669.
Our $20,000 goal - that’s about $70 per band student - allows TEMPO to continue our current level of support to our band program next year.
Here’s how you can help:
- Donate any amount that is comfortable through our GoFundMe. Shout outs and words of encouragement you leave will be posted at school for students to see!
- If you would like to use Benevity, please donate directly through the “donate now” button on TEMPO’s webpage – https://www.tumwaterpto.org/tempo.
- Donate by check: Tumwater Middle School PTO, 650 NW 118th Ave, Portland, OR 97229. Please note! You must write “Tumwater Playathon” on the memo line to ensure it is credited to our fundraiser.
- Share this fundraiser with your community!
Thanks to the tremendous success of our 2024 Play-a-thon, this year TEMPO is able to support band and choir with a budget that includes:
- Professional instructors to work with every section in every band at least five times this school year - $12,000
- Uniform/Parade t-shirts at no cost to families - $3500
- Supplemental funds for event transportation: $2000 (covers ~2 events)
- Festival and Parade entry fees - $800
- Choir accompanist fund - $600
- Jazz Band fund - $1000
- Instrument repair – as funds allow
- Plus funds to purchase all sorts of supplies like extra reeds, mallets, parade support, and more!
TEMPO believes that all students should have access to high quality music education and experiences. The success of this fundraiser will dictate what we are able to provide for our programs next year - Thank you for supporting our musicians!
Stay tuned - Students will soon be voting on their “reward” for reaching our goal! Last year, Mr. Swardstrom had to do all sorts of zany antics! Can’t wait to see what they think of this year.
Organizer
Tumwater TEMPO
Organizer
Oregon, OR
Tumwater Middle School Parent Teacher Organization
Beneficiary