Booster Club FAQs

The Lenox Booster Club welcomes all Lenox families as our 2009-10 school year begins. We are excited that your child will be attending Lenox and we hope that you love this school as much as we do. Research overwhelmingly demonstrates that parent involvement in children's learning is positively related to achievement. There are many ways that Booster Club has for you to get involved and make a difference.

What is the Booster Club?

The Lenox Booster club is made up of dedicated parents and volunteers from Lenox who commit their time and efforts to host a variety of events, projects and school wide fundraisers.

What is the goal of the Booster Club?
The Booster Club’s goal is to assist the students, teachers and staff with fundraising, educational programs and fun events. Our fundraising goal is $27,000 for the 2009/10 school year.

Who is welcome at Booster Club meetings?
Any adult is welcome who is interested in promoting the goals of the Booster Club (Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, etc).

How can I become involved?
Attend any or all of the meetings. Ask your teacher how you can help. Ask Principal Matsuo or email our booster club president, Sherry Dudeck at lenoxboosterclub@comcast.net.

There are many ways in your daily life you can fundraise for the kids here at Lenox. The Lenox Booster Club holds several large fundraisers every year but along with those are opportunities at your local grocery store, your place of business and even restaurants in the area. Just take a minute to ask and you never know what they might say…

Fundraisers executed by the parent volunteers for booster club are:

Book fairs
Fall gift-wrap fundraiser
Lenox Laps
Ice cream sales
Outdoor School – plant fundraiser
Scrip (gift card purchase product)

Other miscellaneous fundraisers you as parents can participate in outside of Lenox:

NIKE employee match program
INTEL employee match program
Maybe your company has an employee match program
Albertson’s grocery store school program
Box Tops for Education program

When are the meetings held?
Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 pm in the school’s library.

What school activities are funded by Booster Club?
Has your child played on the new Rock Wall or the Tilted Skyrunner on the playground? That was funded by Booster Club fund raisers!

Art in the classroom Book Fairs Classroom Activities
Playground Equipment Art Fair Community Garden
Tutoring/reading improvement program Win With Reading Student Council
Feast & Festival (school carnival) Cross Country Running Club
T-shirts/sweatshirts Artisit in Residence Hospitality
Yearbook Field Day Teacher Appreciation Week
Explorapalooza supplies Assemblies Math Fact Madness
Technology & Software Outdoor School Science Fair
Large mat for the gym Field trips Phone book
New library books Attendance prizes Specialty bird presentation
Classroom Supplies    

Volunteering your time is a wonderful way to show your support for our students, our teachers and our school.

Lenox Elementary School :: 21200 NW Rock Creek Blvd. :: Portland, Oregon 97229