Fundraising
As parents and guardians, we directly fund additional educational resources beyond those provided by the VSB and provincial government.
Direct donation
Most of our funds are raised through direct donation, an annual voluntary contribution. The suggested amount is $100 per child. This allows us to significantly reduce the number of small fundraisers and retain only those that are efficient and contribute to our community. All donations are eligible for an income tax receipt.
Other ways to support the PAC
Mabel’s Labels
Mabel’s Labels sells highly customizable labels that are laundry and dishwasher safe. For use on clothing, shoes, bags, lunchboxes and anything your child might use or lose at school.
Click the link, search for L’Ecole Bilingue PAC (Vancouver), and shop!
Tru Earth
Reduce your families single use plastics with laundry strips! Every 32-load eco-strips package eliminates 1 plastic jug from potentially ending up in landfills and oceans. Tru Earth sells laundry detergent as well as other environmentally friendly products.
COBS Bread
If anyone (family, friends, neighbours, grandparents, etc.) goes into the new COBS Bread at 8th and Cambie (across from Whole Foods) and mentions L’École Bilingue when they pay, 5% of their purchase or $2 from every hot cross bun pack will be donated to the school!
Where do the funds go?
As outlined in our annual PAC Budget, funds are used in a variety of ways:
- Arts and cultural programs (author visits/performances)
- Sports equipment, fitness programs (like new jerseys for our school teams)
- Science workshops
- Technology resources (tablets/laptops)
- Supplementing classroom learning resources (like books and supplies)
- Camp Sasamat (keeping the camp affordable)
- School growth and other initiatives like EarthBites