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Parent AmbassadorsParents are some of our greatest resources at Grace! Come with your ideas and come ready to get to work! Parent Ambassadors meets twice per month with additional working groups scheduled as needed. Our parents are looking for ways to make a difference at Grace through fundraising and improving programming for the school. Currently, Parent Ambassadors is exploring ways to raise funds for air conditioning for next year and needs YOUR help! For the latest updates from Parent Ambassador meetings, you can join the Grace P Ambassador forum and give comments or ask questions. The forum is found at: http://gracepambassadors.freeforums.net/ FundraisersNature’s Vision: Support Grace by purchasing gift items through Nature’s Vision. Use School Code 1022 and 40% of your purchases return to Grace as a donation! Are you connected to a business or restaurant that is willing to help Grace out with a fundraiser? If you would like to organize a Grace fundraising event, contact us at admin@gcachicago.org and we will coordinate to support your event in any way we can. Work DaysAre you interested in volunteering some time to help keep our building clean and looking good? We need parent volunteers to help with deep cleaning, snow removal, trash pick-up on the playground, graffiti removal, and other odd jobs. If you would be willing to help out with these types of projects, please let us know! You may also work with Parent Ambassadors and help us coordinate a volunteer day to do some building improvements at Grace ThriventIf you are a Thrivent member, Thrivent Choice Dollars are a great way to support Grace. Direct your Thrivent Choice Dollars to Grace Christian Academy/Grace Lutheran School as you earn them based upon insurance premiums, contract values, and volunteer hours. Additional information about eligibility requirements and how to designate your dollars can be found at thrivent.com under membership and benefits.
Frequent Flyer MilesOur 7th and 8th grade classes get to experience an extended trip each May, either to Washington, D.C. or Atlanta, Georgia. Contributions of Southwest frequent flyer miles would be a tremendous help to offset the costs of these trips. Although we may have an occasional use for miles from other airlines, we have found the convenience of taking Southwest from nearby Midway Airport and no luggage fees to work best for our class trips. |
Partnership ProgramsBoxtops:
Grace continues to benefit from the BoxTops program. Save your BoxTops off of many everyday purchases like cereal, granola bars, and macaroni and cheese. Cut them out and put them in an envelope to send to Grace. Every quarter we submit the BoxTops to generate cash for the school that helps cover costs of field trips, Christmas and Easter events, and other programs throughout the year. 
Amazon Smile: If you love shopping on Amazon, make sure to link your account to Amazon Smile. You can select Grace Lutheran School as the charitable organization of your choice and Amazon will donate .5% of all your purchases back to Grace. Amazon Smile is the exact same shopping experience as Amazon however you must shop through smile.amazon.com for Grace to receive a donation. To set up your account with Amazon Smile, visit smile.amazon.com and log into your Amazon account. Under the “pick your own charitable organization” tab, search for Grace Lutheran School, Chicago. When Grace pops up, click the “select” button next to our name. Then, continue your Amazon shopping as usual and Grace will receive a percent of all your purchases when you shop on Amazon through the Amazon Smile homepage.
Goodshop:
GoodSearch raises money for Grace by generating one cent per Internet search. Participants download a tool bar, choose Grace Lutheran School, Chicago as the charity and begin earning money for our school. GoodSearch also partners with GoodShop and other "Good" sites such as GoodGames and GoodSurveys. These sites earn funds for Grace anytime someone purchases an item from a participating store, "clicks through" from the GoodShop site or they takes a qualifying survey or plays a sponsored game. All donations are automatically credited to our school and require no additional steps. Click on the GoodSearch logo below to be linked to this program: 
DonationsThe average student receives more than $4500 in discounts and scholarships to attend Grace Christian Academy. One way we reduce our costs is through the donation of supplies. If you have an employer or connections to other businesses that may be able to donate cleaning supplies or classroom supplies, building repairs, bus maintenance, or other services, please talk to them about Grace and help the school build connections in our community. If you are able to help with any of these types of donations, please let us know.
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