🎉 WE DID IT, MATES! 💙
✨ Thanks to the incredible generosity of our MATES community, we surpassed our Direct Donation goal, raising an amazing $52,737 with 74% schoolwide participation! 🎉🥳
🙏 We are so grateful to every family who participated. Every single donation truly counted and helped us reach this milestone together. ❤️❤️❤️
✨ These funds will go right back to our students, supporting the programs, resources, events, and experiences that make MATES such a special place for our kids. ✨
❤️❤️❤️ From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for showing up for MATES! We couldn’t have done this without you. 🙏
🏁 The RACE TO FREE DRESS winners are TK, 1st, & 2nd Grade! TK had 100% participation, and 1st and 2nd Grades finished strong with 89% participation for Direct Donation! 🏆
🎭🎶🎤 Alexa Laffen won front-row seats to a SCHOOL PERFORMANCE of HER CHOICE, while Ariel Moss won front-row seats to FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT! 🎥🎬🍿🌙
✨ Congratulations to everyone for such a successful Direct Donation campaign! Thank you to our families for showing up and supporting our school! What an AMAZING community we have! 👏👏👏👏👏
AUGUST 23 – OCTOBER 2, 2026
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🫶 Our GOAL is 100% PARTICIPATION!!! 🫶
Our MATES Fence is Filling Up! 25 hearts & counting! ❤️❤️❤️🙏
Our MATES fence is filling with love. Make a $150+ Direct Donation to add your family’s personalized heart to the fence!
Direct Donation is HERE! 
Your donation directly improves the student experience at MATES!
Donor funds help provide library and technology enhancements, music and art programs, teacher wishlists, campus improvements, and MATES favorites like Art@Lunch, STEAM Night, Family Movie Night, Art Gallery, Women in History and more.
Every donation makes a difference, and there are some fun reasons to participate:
Highest grade-level participation: Free Dress Day
$150+: Personalized Heart on the MATES Fence
$250+: Exclusive MCN Water Bottle
Donate by Sept. 11 at 5 PM: Be entered in an opportunity drawing for Front Row Tickets to FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
Donate by Sept. 18 at 5 PM: Be entered in an opportunity drawing for 2 Front Row Tickets to the Grade Level Performance of your choice
Donations are tax-deductible and can be made online or by dropping off a check in the MATES office.
Donate today! Thank you for supporting our students and helping make the MATES experience so special!
$150 donation for a Heart of an Eagle 
$250 donation for a MATES water bottle 
Donate by Sept. 11 at 5 PM: Be entered in an opportunity drawing for Front Row Tickets to FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT 
Donate by Sept. 18 at 5 PM: Be entered in an opportunity drawing for 2 Front Row Tickets to the Grade Level Performance of your choice
❤️ When families give from the heart, together, we create a lasting impact for our school community. ❤️
❤️ MCN thanks you for your support! ❤️
Contact Sara Feinsilber or Alex Williams at Fundraising@matesmcn.net with any questions!
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2025 – 2026:
Direct Donation Drive Results Are In!
Because of your generosity, we raised an amazing $42,066.31!!! WOW!!!
We have a TIE for FREE DRESS DAY WINNERS! Congratulations to TK & 1ST GRADE!
We can’t thank you enough and truly appreciate your support and participation!!!
📢🎉 OPPORTUNITY DRAWING WINNERS!!! 📢🎉
🧢 Congrats to the YANG FAMILY!
You are the winners of the MATES HAT giveaway!
🚨 Congratulations to the WELCH FAMILY! 🎭✨
You WON 2 FRONT ROW TICKETS to a
GRADE LEVEL PERFORMANCE of YOUR CHOICE!
🚨 Congratulations to the BURKE FAMILY! 🍿🎬✨
You WON FRONT ROW TICKETS to FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT!
Help Fund the Wonderful Programs at MATES!
AUGUST 24 – OCTOBER 1, 2025
Thank you to everyone who donated. 🙌 Every contribution makes a difference and helps support our MATES community. 💙
The leaderboard is shifting, and we can’t wait to see who pulls ahead to win the coveted FREE DRESS DAY! 🏆👕
✨ October 1st is the LAST DAY to donate! A dollar donation gets us closer to our GOAL of 100% SCHOOL PARTICIPATION. Let’s rally together and finish strong! ✨
Donate now to help keep the momentum going — and as always, thank you for your support! 💙
Every gift counts; what matters most is that your donation holds personal meaning for you. Every dollar adds to our success!
Our GOAL is 100% PARTICIPATION!!!
The grade level that reaches the MOST PARTICIPATION will win a FREE DRESS DAY.
Donations of $150 or more will automatically receive a HEART on the MATES fence.
Donations of $250 or more will receive a HAT — this year’s MCN GIFT.
Donations received by 5 pm on Friday, September 26, are eligible to WIN A MATES HAT!
Donations received by 5 pm on Friday, September 19, qualify for a chance to WIN 2 FRONT ROW TICKETS to a GRADE LEVEL PERFORMANCE of YOUR CHOICE!
Donations received by 5 pm on Friday, September 12, qualify for a chance to WIN FRONT ROW TICKETS to FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT!
🚨 Direct Donation is Going Strong! 🚨
Every dollar counts toward making MATES even better for our kids 🙌
Because of YOU + your generosity 💙, we’ve been able to fund:
🖥️ Student Laptops
📡 Tech Upgrades: Titan Safety Comms
📟 Walkie Talkies
🚌 Buses for Field Trips
🎨 Classroom Art Supplies
🎶 Large Speaker for Dance
🏃 PE Supplies
🖨️ 3D Printer Supplies
🪑 Student Chairs
📸 Document Cameras
📚 Friday Focus Materials
See MATES Programs
Go on a MATES VIRTUAL TOUR
❤️ When families give from the heart, together, we create a lasting impact for our school community. MCN thanks you for your support! ❤️
Thank you for helping our school soar, MATES Community Network! 🦅💙
2024 – 2025:
Thank You for Supporting This Year’s MCN’s Direct Donation Drive!
We reached an outstanding 75% family participation
and raised an impressive $41,000 thanks to your generosity!
Congratulations to Our Popsicle Party Winners!
Klingerman 95% | Turner 95% | Mackenzie 91% | Meager 90%
Shaffer/Shen 82% | Gavin 82%
Congratulations to the Welch Family for Winning the Movie Night VIP Package!!!
Thanks again to all our wonderful families! You are the heart of this community.
Let’s Reach Our Goal of 100% School Participation!
August 18 – September 27, 2024
POPSICLE PARTY!
100% participation earns a spot for your class.
Your one-time family contribution of ANY amount is appreciated.
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT VIP PACKAGE
The lucky winner gets:
Front row seats to Family Movie Night
Reserved parking for the ultimate hassle-free experience!
AIM FOR THE GOAL!
100% of your donations support all the MATES programs and events.
We hope to reach 100% school participation with any amount you can give!
2023 – 2024:
August 20 – September 22, 2023
Thank You, MATES Families, for Participating in This Year’s MCN Direct Donation!
It was a great success at 75% of MATES families contributing!
Congratulations to the Winick Family for winning tickets to the Dodgers/Giants game!
Our HEARTS are FULL and are bursting with PRIDE!!! 
These classes get to have a Popsicle Party!
Every donation, no matter the amount, is appreciated and celebrated.
Without your personally meaningful donations, MCN won’t be able to offer all the amazing programs for our children & families that make MATES such a great community!
Donor Levels:
$1 – $149 | MATES Mighty Eagle
$150 – $249 | MATES Heart of an Eagle
$250 – $499 | MATES MCN Keepsake
$500 – $999 | MATES Champion
$1000+ | MATES Benefactor
To donate online, click the button below to go to the MCN Store:
Download the Direct Donation letter or the FAQ
2022 – 2023:
Your Generous Donations Gave MATES Lots of Hearts!
Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Direct Donation Drive. This year, we have reached the highest EVER in MATES history – $50,580.00!!!
2021 – 2022:
Where Do My Donations Go?
Your personally meaningful donations fund programs like Art@Lunch, Run Club, Movie Night, Family Dance, Winter Art Gallery, STEAM Night, and many more. Donations also provide for technology maintenance and needed upgrades and replacements.
The MCN prioritizes using the donated funds to offer our students, families, and staff both educational and community building programs throughout the year. These take a big commitment from volunteers and are funded by your donations to make them happen!
The MCN also works with the administration, committees, teachers, and MATES Board of Directors throughout the year to identify school needs and wish list items we can donate funds toward or purchase directly. We value their planning and the goals they set for MATES Programs and campus needs.
See MATES Programs
ALL students. ALL teachers, and ALL Specialists benefit from your donations.
WE ARE ALL MCN!
Contact Sara Feinsilber or Alex Williams at Fundraising@matesmcn.net with any questions!
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