FOM Fun Run

Saturday, April 26th, 10:00am-2:00pm

Volunteer

Volunteer

We won all the prizes! Now we need your help to make this event a success!

Help is needed on Friday and Saturday to make this dream a reality. Whether you’re interested in helping to set up, clean up, or manage activities during the event itself, we have opportunities for you! Plus, volunteers will be getting a few perks this year! We'll have ice chests with sparkling water and some snacks for y'all to nibble on while/after you work. We can't do it without you!

Not seeing a volunteer slot that works for you? Email us (roxyhuckabee@gmail.com), and we’ll find a way to get you involved.

Ready, Set, Fundraise!

Note: We keep breaking thermometers over here! PHEW!!

How much is FOM trying to raise?

  • This year, we’re trying to raise: As much as we can!!!!

    • $25,000! SMASHED!

    • $30,000!! CRUSHED!!

    • $35,000!!! DEMOLISHED!!!

  • You can check out our exact progress here.

What will money be used for?

  • Funds raised will be put toward the new school playground

Will there be prizes? Yes!

  • Each week leading up to the Fun Run, classes can win a FREE DRESS DAY if they are:

    • The class that got the most NEW REGISTRATIONS in the past week

    • The class that got the most NEW DONORS in the past week

  • School-wide prizes will be unlocked as we reach different benchmarks of total money raised:

    • $2,500: Admin team wears a costume at school all day UNLOCKED!

    • $5,000: Bubble making station + bubble machine UNLOCKED!

    • $7,500: Face painting  UNLOCKED!

    • $10,000: Free Popcorn (everyone gets 1 voucher) UNLOCKED!

    • $12,500: Free popsicles (everyone gets 1 voucher) UNLOCKED!

    • $15,000: Free dress for the whole school for 1 week after Fun Run UNLOCKED!

    • $17,500: Dunk tank UNLOCKED!

    • $20,000: Foam cannon UNLOCKED!

    • $22,500: Balloon artist UNLOCKED!

    • $25,000: Petting zoo UNLOCKED!

    • $30,000: BONUS MYSTERY PRIZE UNLOCKED!

  • After the event, class parties will be awarded to the classes who: 

    • had the highest participation: Popsicle/snow cone party

    • raised the most money: Ice cream sandwich party

    • ran the most laps: Donut party

Individual Student Prizes will be awarded for:

  • Student who ran the most laps: free MMFA hat + Medal

  • Student who raised the most money: free MMFA hat + Medal

FAFQs

(Frequently Asked Fundraising Questions!)

  • This year, we are asking all students who plan to attend the Fun Run to raise a minimum of $20 from friends, family, and their community.

    There is no entry fee for parents or siblings who are not participating.

  • We DO accept cash and check donations!

    Checks can be made out to “MMFA” with memo: “Fun Run - [name of student]”, and either mailed to MMFA (5100 Pecan Brook Dr., Austin, TX 78724), or dropped off with Ms. Nora at the office.

    Cash donations can be dropped off with Ms. Nora as well. If you’d like the donations to be added to your child’s class, please make sure you fill out a donor slip for each donation.

  • You can see real-time progress of our overall fundraising totals at https://app.99pledges.com/fund/FOMfunrun2025

    Class fundraising totals can also be viewed on that site: in the drop-down menu called “All participants,” under the list of what the donations will go towards.

    We also have a class tracker poster in the main office that we update regularly with each class’ participant count and donation counts, and we aim to write up our overall fundraising totals on the sign at the front gate each day.

  • Check back here for guidance on how to create your own QR Codes, and printable flyers that you can hand out to friends and family, or display at a lemonade stand or yard sale.

    We’re here to help you get creative in your fundraising mission!

  • Even if you can’t join us on the day, we still encourage students to register as participants, set a mileage goal, and fundraise for their school!

    You can run/walk/skip/stroll your mileage at another time and/or location, and report your mileage to Fun Run Organizers. It’s super easy!

    Our only ask that you stick to the deadline, completing and reporting all mileage by the event date, Saturday 4/26.

Get Creative!

Fundraising Ideas

There are lots of great ways to reach out to your community to ask for donations. Here are a couple of ideas:

  • Send out a personal message to all your friends and family.

  • Make phone calls to your close family members and ask them personally to support you!

  • Dedicate laps to certain donors (for example: Lap 5 to Aunt Angie, Lap 10 to Grandpa Tom, etc)

  • Make a video asking for help and talking about why we're raising the money (HINT: it's for a new playground!)

  • Encourage your classmates to sign-up and come up with a WILD team name!

  • Set a personal goal for how many laps you want to run! This year the student with the most laps will win a medal and a prize!!

We saw a lot of creativity last year—from videos to hand-drawn images reaching out to communities for involvement!

Bernardo Vela from El Oceano illustrated this awesome flyer!

Penny made a cool video at the local track!

Fun Run Rundown

What is the FOM Fun Run? A fundraising and community building event! Raise money and collectively earn exciting prizes, then celebrate with your friends at the fun run and run those laps!

When? Saturday, April 26th, 10:00am-2:00p.m. Feel free to come for a little while, or the whole time! Some of the activities will be for a limited amount of time during the event.

Where? Magnolia Montessori For All field and big playground

Who? All students of MMFA are encouraged to participate! Parents are encouraged to volunteer before or during the event!

How do I sign up? Sign up closed on Monday, April 21st.

Frequently Asked Questions about the event itself!

  • Yes! This year we are “Running Wild”! Look out for fun jungle animals and jungle themes along the way.

  • Set a modest reachable goal, and they can walk, skip, roll, dance - move however they’d like around the track! They can even switch off with friends and relay around the track.

    The important thing is that they’re moving their body and getting in some healthy exercise while raising money for our school. We will also have energetic music at the Fun Run, so to encourage our bodies to move!

  • Participants can absolutely take a break from doing laps and come back and do some more later!

  • We will open the field for laps around 10:15, giving families a little bit of time to get through the registration table before starting their run. But students can do laps at any time from then until the event ends at 2pm.

  • Not at all! It is a come and go event and families coming at different times will actually keep our field and activity stations from getting too crowded. We anticipate most families will spend around 2 hours total at the Fun Run, depending on the amount of time they spend on the race track.

    Note that this is NOT a drop-off event. Participating children must be accompanied by a guardian.

  • Even if you can’t join us on the day, we still encourage students to register as participants and set a mileage goal.

    You can run/walk/skip/stroll your mileage at another time and/or location, and report your mileage to Fun Run Organizers. It’s super easy!

    Our only ask that you stick to the deadline, completing and reporting all mileage by the event date, Saturday 4/26.

  • Absolutely! We would love see join their children and show them that exercise and supporting our school are shared values!

    Feel free to stroll or wear little ones, as well!

  • Yes!

    In addition to being able to purchase additional tickets for popcorn, popsicles, and the Dunk Tank, we have several great vendors to choose from.

    Tacos by Tacoly Moley, a MMFA family-owned taco truck

    Pizza from Local Slice

    Coffee from Ani’s Day and Night

    We will also have a complimentary refreshment station with water for people to refill their water bottles, and pickup small snacks to help keep up the energy.

    Please note that only cash and Venmo will be accepted for these concessions.

  • Feel free to park in the school parking lot, or on Pecan Brook and in the surrounding neighborhood.

    The pedestrian gate on Pecan Brook will be open for entry/exit during the event.

  • We will be designating an on-campus location for bathroom usage, rather than bringing in port-o-potties.

    Please note though: All children MUST have an adult with them to exit the Fun Run area as we are not permitted to have children roaming on the campus without adult supervision.

  • Email the Fun Run organizers here.

The Inaugural 2024 FOM Fun Run was an amazing time and raised over $20,000 for our school!

Thanks to Nick Berard for capturing some of these great moments:

See Y’all There!