Cheering Section, School Stories & Testimonials

Get Movin’ Fundraising has worked with many different school types: public, private, urban, rural in all states coast to coast. We have found that no matter the kind of school, each one has a story to tell. We have organized our testimonials from clients according to regions of the USA and even further down to suit you.

Cheering Section

 

Farmingto Elementary, Farmington, MN (610 Students)

- Raised $46,028 total online and cash/checks
-300 students raised $32,375 with Student Web Pages.
- Average student fundraising page raised $107.92 per student.
- Former APEX School
Without Get Movin', netted $25,000. With Get Movin', netted $23,000 MORE!

"It was awesome! Having an online platform and payment method vs cash / checks quadrupled our profits and made it Super Easy! And in just two weekends! We couldn't have done it without you! Thanks Get Movin'!"


Ronald Reagan Elementary, New Berlin, WI (630 Students)

- Raised $47,426 total online and cash/checks
- Students raised a total of $45,690 in online donations!
- Average student fundraising page raised $100.52
- 92% of all donations were raised from student fundraising pages
- Former Boosterthon School
Without Get Movin', netted $25,000. With Get Movin', netted $18,700 MORE

"Overwhelming positive response from our parents that this was better than Boosterthon, and we should do it again! Our most successful fundraiser ever! I already have other schools asking what tools we used, so I will be making a recommendation of your company to many other schools."


Johnstown Elementary, Johnstown, OH (600 Students)

- Raised $32,948 total online and cash/checks
- 192 Students raised a total of $20,290 in online donations
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $106
- Without Get Movin', netted $15,000. With Get Movin', netted $15,000 MORE!

"We have NEVER raised this much in the 9 years we have been doing the Walk-a-Thon!!"


CTA Liberty Elementary, Chandler AZ (700 Students)

- Raised $65,069 total online and cash/checks
- 361 students raised a total of $59,050 in online donations
- Average student fundraising page raised $163.57.
- 92% of all funds kept by school.
- Without Get Movin', netted $25,000. With Get Movin', netted $34,600 MORE!

"Everything went really well! We especially liked the Tool Box and individual "timelines" for each co-chair. Very helpful. We also appreciated being able to contact our coach, Jim, to answer questions quickly."


Mervin R. Iverson Elementary, Las Vegas, NV (1018 Students)

- Raised $43.260.85 total online and cash/checks
- 236 Students raised a total of $22,010 in online donations!
- Average student fundraising page raised $93.26
- Without Get Movin', netted $20,000. With Get Movin', netted $22,600 MORE

"We raised more than we even could have imagined! Adding the Get Movin' platform doubled the amount of money we could have raised without it. Our PEC Maria was AWESOME! She was helpful, but not pushy. She was accessible and knowledgeable. The process was relatively easy and super supported. I would definitely recommend Get Movin; to another school!"


Grayhawk Elementary, Scottsdale, AZ (500 Students)

- Raised $49,358 total online and cash/checks
- 210 Students raised a total of $36,035 in online donations
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $171.70.
- Without Get Movin', netted $20,000. With Get Movin', netted $26,000 MORE!

"We used to do our own run the old-fashioned way with just collecion envelopes. This was 10 times easier! The reports made it so easy to stay organized, we think we will do only online next year."


Oaks Elementary School, Phoenixville, PA (542 Sudents)

- Raised $40,324 total online and cash/checks
- 351 students raised a total of $38,655 in online donations
- Average student fundraising page raised $108.29.
- Former Boosterthon school
- Without Get Movin', netted $20,000. With Get Movin', netted $17,600 MORE!

"I've personally met with our surrounding school district council PTAs over the past year to share our success and your platform. Thanks for all your help over the years. It's been wonderful working with you!"


Alden Elemtary, Duxbury, MA (650 Students)

- Raised $25,770 total online and cash/checks
- 307 Students raised a total of $24,985 in online donations!
- Average student fundraising page raised $80.74
- Without Get Movin', netted between $2-$5,000. With Get Movin', netted $20,000 MORE

"Thank you for your help. This has been a trekendous success, and a large part of that was the Get Movin' site! We will certainly be working with you all again!"


Washington Mill Elementary School, Alexandria, VA (576)

- Raised $25,026 total online and cash/checks
- 164 Students raised a total of $22,885 in online donations
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $139.54.
- Former Boosterthon school.
- Without Get Movin', netted $7,000. With Get Movin', netted $15,005 MORE!

"OMG, I check the webpage every couple of hours, I'm addicted! I know we are so close, and I think we will be going well beyond since we still have a few days!!!"


Sonoji Sakai Intermediate, Bainbridge Island, WA (550 Students)

- Raised $82,400 total online and cash/checks
- 280 students raised a total of $50,725 in online donations
- Average student fundraising page raised $218.
- Previously raised $47,000 with their Math-A-Thon. With Get Movin', netted $30,000 MORE!

"Just wanted to say THANK YOU for all your help during our donation drive! We appreciate your quick responses and attention to the many questions we had for you."


CTA Liberty Elementary, Chandler AZ (700 Students)

- Raised $65,069 total online and cash/checks
- 361 Students raised a total of $59,050 in online donations!
- Average student fundraising page raised $163.57
- 92% of all funds kept by school
- Without Get Movin', netted $25,000. With Get Movin', netted $34,600 MORE

"Everything went really well! We especially liked the Tool Box and the individual "timelines" for each co-chair. Very helpful. We also appreciated being able to contact our coach, Jim, to answer questions quickly."


Redtail Ridge, Prior Lake, MN (720 Students)

- Raised $50,205 total online and cash/checks
- 376 Students raised a total of $38,615 in online donations
- 2016...Did gift wrap and made $10,000, did own read-a-thon made $6,000
- Without Get Movin', netted $46,257. With Get Movin', netted over $20,000 MORE!

"We wanted to get away from "selling stuff", and this really worked! Our teachers loved it and were very in the "classroom goals"! Sign us up again!


Chandler Oaks Elementary, Round Rock, TX (600 Students)

- Raised $32,075 total online and cash/checks
- 299 students raised a total of $31,300 in online donations
- Average student fundraising page raised $104.49.
- Without Get Movin', netted $7,000. With Get Movin', netted $22,000 MORE!

"Our school family - teachers, parents and students - were blown away by how much we raised during our Fun Run and Get Movin' Fundraising was a blessing to us every step of the way!"


Krahn Elemtary School, Spring, TX (800 Students)

- Raised $20,483 total online and cash/checks
- 185 Students raised a total of $17,460 in online donations!
- Average student fundraising page raised $94.38
- Former Adventure Dash
- Without Get Movin', netted $10,000. With Get Movin', netted $10,000 MORE

"We found Get Movin' and GOT a WHOLE lot more than just a website!! I loved there was someone not only to train us in the websie and help us when we had digital hiccups, but she was there to give ideas and to guide us along. The reports that could be generated and the "live" updated statistics of the fundraising were phenomenal. Thank you for your high quality, professional services and top-notch personnel!"


Huggin Elementary, Fulshear, TX (813 Students)

- Raised $55,865 total online and cash/checks
- 440 Students raised a total of $50,210 in online donations
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $110.19
- Former Boosterthon school
- Without Get Movin', netted $14,000. With Get Movin', netted over $37,000 MORE!

"Holy Moly! We are so excited! We are already spreading the word about Get Movin' Fundraising and our success!!"


South Jackson Elementary, Athens, GA (590 Students)

- Raised $35,0815 total online and cash/checks
- 140 students raised a total of $19,995 in online donations
- Average student fundraising page raised $158.24.
- 162% of School Goal Achieved

"We will never go back to only paper and checks again!!! This online platform has really been wonderful. So last yaer - only ONE kid raised more than $250. This year - we have 13 that have raised $500 or more. Isn't that just incredible?!?! We are all psyched and pumped!!"


Gulf Breeze Elementary, Gulf Breeze, FL (750 Students)

- Raised $76,070 total online and cash/checks
- 532 Students raised a total of $52,250 in online donations!
- Average student fundraising page raised $132.20
- 89% of all donations were raised from Student Fundraising pages
- 152% of School Goal Achieved!
- Previous Boosterthon school
- Without Get Movin', netted $25,000. With Get Movin', netted $44,000 MORE

"We are so thrilled with the success of our 2nd Super-Star-Thon event and we certainly could not have accomplished this goal wihtout Get Movin'. We appreciate all your support!!"


Pine View Elementary, Land O' Lakes, FL (550 Students)

- Raised $30,493 total online and cash/checks
- 261 Students raised a total of $29,915 in online donations
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $115.31
- Previous Boosterthon school
- Without Get Movin', netted $8,000. With Get Movin', netted over $19,000 MORE!

"This was our 5th year using The Get Movin' Crew for our fundraiser. We couldn't have been happier. Not only with the results, but the ease of the online pledges. Can't wait to sign up again for next year!"


Collierville Elementar, Collierville TN (860 Students)

- Raised $48,172 total online and cash/checks
- 281 students raised a total of $30,235 in online donations
- Average student fundraising page raised $107.60.
- 138% of School Goal achieved
- 63% of all donations were raised from Student Fundraising pages
- Without Get Movin', netted $30,000. With Get Movin', netted $15,000 MORE!

"We're so excited!!! We reached our initial goal a week before our event, adn now are offering incentives when we reach more! Love how easy it is to promote the classroom leaderboard, we want all classes to get their goal. :)"


Hawthorn Hill Elemntary, Lee's Summit, MO - Fall 2018-19 (515 Students)

- Raised $28,936 total online and cash/checks
- 167 Students raised a total of $13,585 in online donations!
- 116% of School Goal Achieved!
- Without Get Movin', netted $8,000. With Get Movin', netted $19,000 MORE!

"Love the choices FundHub gave us. Reaching parents, rewarding students, running reports was all so easy and helped a TON!"


Dan Mills Elementary, Nashville, TN (555 Students)

- Raised $67,043 total online and cash/checks
- 325 Students raised a total of $53,330 in online donations
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $165.70
- 80% of all donations were raised from Student Fundraising pages
- Without Get Movin', netted $10,000. With Get Movin', netted over $53,000 MORE!

"Thank you so much! I love all the new features you all have added this year, and I love that the site just keeps getting even better! The family sharing page is a great feature, the parents have said that they like the ability to send personalized thank you emails to donors, amd we all loved the map! We look forward to working with you again next year!"


Hulsing Elementary, Canton, MI (500 Students)

- Raised $21,954 total online and cash/checks
- 219 students raised a total of $19,675 in online donations
- Average student fundraising page raised $90.29
- Without Get Movin', netted $4,500. With Get Movin', netted $14,000 MORE!

"Thank you for your help. We have already exceeded my expectations. I am BEYOND amazed that we were able to raise this much so far. I believe we are currently over $11,000. I can't believe it! Can't wait to see what our total is when we get the day of the run." - "WE DID IT! We are over $20,000. We really cannot believe it. I didn't think we would meet our goal and somehow, we have surpassed our expectations! THANK YOU for your help!"


Edinbrook Elementary, Brooklyn Park, MN (770 Students)

- Raised $21,207 total online and cash/checks
- 131 Students raised a total of $13,735 in online donations!
- Without Get Movin', netted $7,000. With Get Movin', netted $13,000 MORE!

"I was totally not doing to do this... until I looked at it! It's not the prizes, we always did prizes. It's the student webpage that does it! We got donations from California, Arizona, Wisconsin, and all over. We are not a high-income school, but with the student webpages, that doesn't matter. We still made about the same from the neighborhood, but we doubled our profits by bringing it to the world through the website."


Mervin R. Iverson Elementary, Las Vegas, NV (1018 Students)

- Raised $43,260.85 total online and cash/checks
- 236 Students raised a total of $22,010 in online donations
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $93.26
- Without Get Movin', netted $20,000. With Get Movin', netted over $22,600 MORE!

"We raised more than we even could have imagined! Adding the Get Movin' platform doubled the amount of money we could have raised without it. Our PEC Maria was AWESOME! She was very helpful, but not pushy. She was accessible and knowledgeable. The proccess was relatively easy and super supported. I would definitely recommend Get Movin' to another school!"


Eagle Rock Elementary & Magnet Center, LA, CA (800 Students)

- Raised $102,310 total online and cash/checks
- 359 students raised a total of $85,375 in online donations
- Average student fundraising page raised $238
- Previous APEX school
- Without Get Movin', netted $35,000. With Get Movin', netted $60,000 MORE!

"The first year - "We would have been happy with $50,000, so we were shocked to raise another $34,000! GET MOVIN' is awesome to work with!"


Enders Elementary, Garden Grove, CA (450 Students)

- Raised $40,917 total online and cash/checks
- 269 Students raised a total of $36,045 in online donations!
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $135
- Without Get Movin', netted $9,000. With Get Movin', netted $29,000 MORE!

"There was running, music, cheering and school spirit was at an all-time high! The Jog-A-Thin was a HUGE success!! We crushed our goal and raised over $40,000 to go toward funding field trips, art enrichment programs, technology and so much more! AMAZING!"


St. Euphrasia Catholic Scchool, Granada Hills, CA (200 Students)

- Raised $29,031 total online and cash/checks
- 144 Students raised a total of $22,980 in online donations
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $177
- Without Get Movin', netted $5,000. With Get Movin', netted over $23,000 MORE!

"The first two years with you, we tripled what we raised on our own which we were so thankful for. This year, we decided to move it to the Fall and doubled that! We went from raising $5,000 to almost $30,000."


Gulf Breeze Elementary, Gulf Breeze, FL (750 Students)

- Raised $76,070 total online and cash/checks
- 532 students raised a total of $52,250 in online donations
- Average student fundraising page raised $132.20
- Former Boosterthon school
- Without Get Movin', netted $25,000. With Get Movin', netted $44,000 MORE!

"We are so thrilled with the success of our 2nd Super-Star-A-Thon event and we certainly could not have accomplished this goal without Get Movin'. We appreciate all your support!"


Smalley Elementary, Henderson, NV (809 Students)

- Raised $63,927 total online and cash/checks
- 567 Students raised a total of $49,590 in online donations!
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $87.46
- Without Get Movin', netted $28,000. With Get Movin', netted $31,217 MORE!

"After doing a full-service fun run for a couple years, we decided to do it ourselves this year. The Get Movin' Crew platform allowed us to keep a much higher percentage of funds raised while helping us more than triple the amount of donations we brought in durign previous DIY fundraisers. I can't recommend The Get Movin' Crew highly enough!"


Eagle Rock Elem. & Magnet Center, LA, CA (800 Students, Title 1)

- Raised $102,310 total online and cash/checks
- 359 Students raised a total of $85,375 in online donations
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $238
- Former APEX school
- Without Get Movin', netted $35,000. With Get Movin', netted over $60,000 MORE!

The first year, "we would have been happy with $50,000, so we were shocked to raise another $34,000! GET MOVIN' is awesome to work with!"


Royal Oak Middle School, Royal Oak, MI (1000 Students)

- Raised $57,069 total online and cash/checks
- 455 students raised a total of $49,605 in online donations
- Average student fundraising page raised $115
- Former Boosterthon school
- Without Get Movin', netted $3,000. With Get Movin', netted $50,000 MORE!

"OH MY GOSH!!! Addictive is the right work for checking our school pledge meter! The database is WELL worth the fee that is charged by Get Movin'! It tells you EVERYTHING that you want to know about your fundraiser! Our principal was skeptical at first but now he loves it! "Everything is coming together...Our school is rockin' the donations!"


St. Philip The Apostle School, Pasadena, CA (540 Students)

- Raised $63,805 total online and cash/checks
- 478 Students raised a total of $60,205 in online donations!
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $129
- Without Get Movin', netted $20,000. With Get Movin', netted $40,000 2X MORE!

"It really is hard to pick our favorite aspect of The Get Movin' Crew. Our event coach was invaluable. She gave us very original suggestions for promoting registration, rewarding classes, and was there every step of the way. Utilizing a website for our families to reach out to friends and family anywhere in the world was remarkably effective in increasing our total amount raised. Our previous years of Jog-A-Thon were all around $20,000, with Get Movin' we more than double that now!! It's a combination of the event coach and website. We are beyond thrilled with the results!!"


The City School, Venice, CA (300 Students 6th-8th)

- Raised $40,287 total online and cash/checks
- 113 Students raised a total of $30,465 in online donations
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $312
- Without Get Movin', netted $13,000 with cookie dough. With Get Movin', netted over $24,000 MORE!

"When my child entered middle school, I went straight to Get Movin' without hesitation. I brought their online platform to our elementary school where we went from raising $15k on our own, to $75k!! It's not just an online platform with Get Movin'. Schools get so much more with their expert advice, and their constant availability to answer my questions exceeded our expectations. We're thrilled with what we raised, the service provided by Get Movin', and the platform performing exacly as described."


Hancock Elementary, High Military/Title 1, San Diego, CA (640 Students)

- Raised $40,834 total online and cash/checks
- 345 students raised a total of $38,340 in online donations
- Average student fundraising page raised $110.56
- Without Get Movin', netted $7,000. With Get Movin', netted $31,000 MORE!

"Good morning! Well, it looks like going with your company was the best thing we could do. The ease of wha tyour company offers made it all worth it. And your suggestion for prizes and the incentives was the icing on the cake. While I felt pretty good setting the $15,000 goal, all though a bit curious if we could do it, I was blown away that we raised over $22,000 in our first year... now two years later we hit the $41,000! We couldn't be more happy with your company."


Paschal Elementary, Schertz, TX (732 Students)

- Raised $54,833 total online and cash/checks
- 340 Students raised a total of $50,580 in online donations!
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $147.72
- Without Get Movin', netted $22,000. With Get Movin', netted $29,000 2X MORE!

"We've had a great response so far! Registration has double just in the past 24 hours! We are blown away by the success of our fundraiser!"


Spangdahlem Elementary, USA Military Base, Germany (600 Students)

- Raised $28,089 total online and cash/checks
- 214 Students raised a total of $26,545 in online donations
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $124.04
- Without Get Movin', netted $10,000. With Get Movin', netted over $16,000 MORE!

"Thank you for all you do. We really appreciate Get Movin' and all your support for military schools across the world! The kids really enjoyed the run and everything about this website is amazing!"


Newport Christian, Newport Beach, CA (150 Students)

- Raised $40,728 total online and cash/checks
- 157 students raised a total of $32,265 in online donations
- Average student fundraising page raised $205
- Without Get Movin', netted $10,000. With Get Movin', netted $27,500 MORE!

"We raised our (2017) goal to $25k instead of $20k and we've amazed to have exceeded that the day before our color run! We're extremely pleased and will definitely use you again next year!"


St. Ignatius Catholic School, Austin, TX - Spring 2019 (225 Students)

- Raised $65,145 total online and cash/checks
- 123 Students raised a total of $34,100 in online donations!
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $277.24
- Without Get Movin', netted $9,376. With Get Movin', netted $50,000 2X MORE!

"You won't believe it, but the credit card amount we raised last year was only $9,376. That is a HUGE difference!!"


Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley, Berkeley, CA (420 Students)

- Raised $43,030 total online and cash/checks
- 305 Students raised a total of $40,845 in online donations
- Average Student Fundraising Page raised $134
- 2nd annual Fun Run, replacing raffle that previously raised $19,000
- With Get Movin', netted over $20,000 MORE! Doubled their income!

"It was all about building school spirit with the kids, faculty and staff. The school was 300% on board! Everyone had a great time! Thank you for always checking in and encouraging. I can't wait to see my final number!"