Walk-A-Thon Kickoff
Mon, Aug 25
|Lincoln
Support our one-and-only fundraiser of the year!
Time & Location
Aug 25, 2025, 8:20 AM – Sep 26, 2025, 2:50 PM
Lincoln, 1901 Calvert St, Lincoln, NE 68502, USA
About the Event
Beattie Walk-A-Thon is our one-and-only fundraiser for the year! This fundraiser provides our school and children with "extras" needed for success — things such as supplemental classroom supplies; learning technology; enrichment activities, such as after-school clubs; and free community events, such as Star City Shores Pool Party and Glow Dance.
Join us in this effort by helping promote and raise funds or volunteering at the walk. Volunteer to help with set up, supervising the students during their walking time, and to assist with clean up. Sign-up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A45AEAD2CA6FC1-beattie
Our goal is to raise $40,000 so we can keep current programming and give $15,000 to our Beattie playground effort.
2025-26 Theme: Be The Sunshine
Students will begin raising money via Pledgestar beginning Aug. 25. No matter whether a student is able to gather donations or not, everyone will be participating in the Walk-a-Thon set for Sept. 26 during the school day.
The walking schedule for students and their parents, families or caregivers who would like to join is:
8:20 - 9:10 a.m.: 5th grade
9:20 - 10:10: 4th grade
10:15 - 11:05: 2nd grade
11:10 - 12:00: 3rd grade
1:05 - 1:55: Kindergarten
2:00 - 2:50: 1st grade
T-shirts
Students will receive their free Beattie Walk-A-Thon T-shirt on Walk-a-Thon day.
Adults or community members wishing to order matching shirts for themselves or family may do so by 9:30 p.m. Aug. 31 with Screen Ink. Place your orders here: https://stores.inksoft.com/beattie_walk-a-thon/shop/home. Purchased shirts will be sent home with students Sept. 24.
Fundraising
A fundraising envelope for cash and check donations are sent home with students Monday, Aug. 25. Pledgestar, our online fundraising website, also goes live Aug. 25. In order to sign up your student to receive donations, please follow the steps below:
Using your computer's browser:
Go to pledgestar.com/beattie
Click “Not Registered For This Year’s Event”
Enter your name and email address, then click “Submit”
Follow the instructions on-screen to register walker(s) and add family and friends
Donation envelopes are due to your student/s' teacher on Friday, Sept. 19. Coin wars, which launched during Beattie's Fall Fun Night, will continue through Friday, Sept. 26.
Through donating, the entire school, classes, and individuals will be able to receive incentives and awards.
Incentives
Whole-school, class, and individual awards will be given as incentives.
Whole School Goal:
$10,000 - Hat Day
$15,000 - School-wide BINGO
$20,000 - Pajama Day
$25,000 - Eat in the Garden
$30,000 - Pie a Teacher
$40,000 - Popcorn and a Movie
Class rewards:
$100 - Skip a lap
$250 - Water bottle sticker
$500 - Class game
$1,000 - Extra recess
$1,500 - Class dance party
$2,000 - Choose your lunch seat
$2,500 - Sit with a friend all day
First-place class: Water blaster, trophy and medal
Second-place class: Water blaster
Individual reward:
Any monetary donation: Homework pass
$50: Bobcat bracelet
$100: 10-minutes extra recess with a friend
$200: Smiley squishy ball
$300: Light-up spinner
All prizes will go out the week after Walk-a-Thon.
2025-'26 corporate sponsors*
Gold sponsors
Silver sponsors
Bronze sponsors
*We'll keep adding to this list as sponsors come in.
Know a corporate sponsor?
Walk-A-Thon is accepting corporate sponsorships in order to offset the costs of hosting the event. Sponsorships are $250 minimum, with the first 18 to get a logo on the back of our themed Walk-A-Thon T-shirt (given to students free). Sponsors will be collected through July 10, 2025. Beattie PTO does offer a charitable contribution receipt. Know a business that may be interested? Download our Sponsorship Letter.