It’s almost October, so that means it’s time for Bobcat Dash! While it is the PTA’s largest fundraiser of the year, it is also a time to celebrate being a Lakeview Bobcat. It’s a week full of pep rallies, mascot shenanigans and team visits, culminating with a fun day of obstacle course running and blacktop games. It’s also a week of showing how much we love Lakeview and its students, staff and families.

Here is the Bobcat Dash Packet with specific instructions on how to set up your fundraising page(s) along with the list of incentives for students, classes, and grade levels who raise the most!

What is the Bobcat Dash?

Bobcat Dash is the largest fundraising event that Lakeview Elementary PTA holds. The PTA uses money raised during Dash to fund a number of grants, programs and items; for example, supply grants for every teacher and aide at Lakeview; community events like Bobcat Family Fun Night, Boys Night Out and our Sweetheart Dance; hallway decorations and holiday parties; program grants for our Specials teachers; and digital subscriptions for students at Lakeview.

In addition to raising money for our school, Bobcat Dash encourages students to take pride and ownership in our school and community. There will be plenty of Bobcat spirit; some friendly competition between classes and grades; and a few visits from other Bobcat supporters in our community for some school spirit-filled morning pep rallies.

How does the Bobcat Dash work?

To make fundraising easy, the Lakeview PTA uses a digital platform for fundraising: every student will have a personal fundraising page that they can customize with their own photo, fundraising goal and design. Once you’ve set up your child’s page, you can start raising money by inviting family, friends, neighbors, and anyone in our community to support our school.  Our goal this year is to raise $40,000! With your support and the students’ efforts, WE CAN EXCEED IT!!

To motivate students, we’ll have a few friendly competitions going on. Students can earn raffle tickets for daily drawings at lunch. Classes can earn some special school perks, and the class that raises the most gets a snow cone party. The grade that comes out on top will get to have a recess party, complete with music, games and bubbles. If the school gets a donation from every state then everyone gets a popsicle! For every $10,000 raised as a school, we’ll earn fun stations for our Dash Day obstacle course. Not to mention, there are some pretty awesome individual prizes for hitting those big fundraising goals. Please see the incentives and prize sheet flyers in Bobcat Dash packet linked above.  

At the end of the week, all students will participate in an obstacle course and blacktop party organized by the Lakeview PTA.  This year’s Bobcat Dash Day will take place during grade level LAMP (Specials) times on Friday, October 2nd, 2026.  Each child will receive their grade level shirt to wear that day. As always, PTA events are completely volunteer run so if you're interesting in helping on Dash day you can sign up here! On Dash Day we will get students pumped up for the final weekend of fundraising, celebrate being a Bobcat, and spend some fun time running the obstacle course, dancing, playing and snacking with friends! 

What does my student need to do? 

Using the steps outlined in the Bobcat Dash packet (linked above) you and your child(red) will set up their fundraising page by making sure their teacher and class is up to date on your family information form, uploading a photo, customizing a goal, and crafting a welcome message. Beginning immediately and through Sunday, October 4th, please help your child(ren) collect tax-deductible donations from family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else that is willing to help the children at our school.  All donations can be made through your child’s personal fundraising page, which is easy to share on Socials and via email.

Sponsors

100% of the funds raised by students goes back to support Lakeview Elementary.  Our gratitude for this goes to our amazing Bobcat Community Partners who help cover the costs associated with and related to the Bobcat Dash.

Thank you for your dedication, love, time, and support for our amazing students!  Together we can make this the best Bobcat Dash EVER!!