Use our Wish List for identify specific ways to contribute to our school. Read the entire list, there are a wide variety of expenses that we need your support to cover. Consider splitting the cost of a donation with a small group. Teachers are creating wish lists too! Keep an eye on their classroom pages and our website for more complete lists. Ask Mrs. Harmening if you have questions about donating! If you have something in mind you’d like to support, please talk to us. If you’d like to make a general donation for us to use as we wish, please click here.

Donate to any of the following items or notate your own desired uses for a donation in the comment section here.

Building / Campus Maintenance

  • Remove all asbestos tiles from the building
  • New roof

Building / Campus Upgrades

  • White Boards to replace chalkboards in classrooms
  • New classroom furniture sets: (desks, chairs, etc.)
  • New mats for wet boots
  • Large snowblowers (contact Mr. Tim for more information)
  • Microwaves for the the teachers’ lounge
  • Remodeled teachers’ lounge and bathrooms
  • Remodeled school office
  • Repainted parking lot/playground (four square, kickball, etc.)
  • Electronic key entry system
  • Central air-conditioning

Financial Donations

  • Contribute to the Father Franzen Fund
  • General School Donation 
  • Contribute to the Tax Scholarship Fund
  • Pay full tuition for all your children (not the multi-child discount rate)
  • Employer matching-gift (check with your HR department)
  • Request donations from grandparents, other family members or friends
  • Estate planning, leave MHR in your will
  • End-of-year tax deductible donations to the school
  • Take up a birthday or anniversary donation for MHR School

Technology

Curriculum

  • Science Kits for Kindergarten: $1000/each (we need 3 more kits)
  • Science kits for 6th, 7th, 8th grades $2000/each (we need 5 more kits)
  • IReady – $35/kid. Pay for some, or a classroom, or all. Every student in K-8 will be using it.
  • New leveled readers for classroom libraries
  • New Math Series
  • Pay off ThinkCERCA

Low-Budget Items

  • Raider Reward gifts ($5 value)

Supplies

  • Chalk markers
  • Donations to Raider Retail
    • Mechanical Pencils
    • Looseleaf Paper
    • Pencil Grips

Upcycle

  • Gently used or new books for classroom libraries
  • Gently used or new board games for indoor recess

Staffing

  • Professional Development: send teachers to quality Professional Development organized and presented by experts in the field. Pay for entrance fees, hotel accommodations, and transportation.
  • Fund a full-time
    • School Counselor
  • Fund a part-time
    • Reading Specialist
    • Math Specialist