What is the Grand Gallop?
● A school-wide event on September 26, 2025 with a rain date of October 10, 2025.
● A new approach to fundraising, coordinated by GSPie (Parent/Staff Org) and Grand Avenue Staff that avoids selling products and directs all profi ts back to the schools.
● School-wide fundraiser, where students are encouraged to get pledges and run laps to raise money for school-wide programming.
What are the goals of the Grand Gallop?
● To fund enhanced learning opportunities at Grand Avenue Elementary School.
● To include the entire Grand Avenue Elementary community in a fun and healthy activity as a community.
What do students do for the Grand Gallop?
● Use the online pledge system and/or the pledge envelope to collect donations for the Grand Gallop.
● Run/walk a looped track at the Sauk Prairie High School’s football stadium for 30 minutes on the Grand Gallop day. Each session of the Grand Gallop takes 1 hour, with time to get on the field, warm up, run, cool down and have a post-race snack and a class photo.
● Have a ton of fun, whether or not they have pledges.
What do parents/guardians do for the Grand Gallop?
● Help your student(s) get business sponsors and individual sponsors before the event.
● Dress your student(s) appropriately for running and the weather the day of the Grand Gallop.
● Send a water bottle with your student(s) the day of.
● Support your student(s) with words of encouragement by cheering from the sideline as they participate in this fun and healthy fundraising event. Signs, crazy outfits, and noisemakers are welcome!
● Help your student(s) collect pledges and thank their sponsors after the Grand Gallop.
What do students get from the Grand Gallop?
● An understanding of the fun and importance of exercise.
● An appreciation of teamwork and the strong school unity of Grand Avenue Elementary.
● A FREE t-shirt, healthy snack, and a special treat on Grand Gallop day.
What about pledges?
● Sponsors can pledge an amount per lap or a set amount.
● If your family prefers not to solicit pledges, please consider making a donation to GSPie
What happens after the Grand Gallop?
● A handout telling how many laps your student ran will come home on race day.
● Students should collect outstanding pledges, with checks payable to GSPie
● Turn in pledges in the pledge envelope by October 3, 2025.
THANK YOU for participating in the Grand Gallop!!!