Fundraising

The PTA raises money to fund programs that otherwise would not be funded by the school district, in addition to other programs to create a well rounded education.

Annual Fundraising Initiatives

Direct Donation Drive (September): Get out your credit cards, checkbooks, or cash to support Los Cerritos.

See’s Candies (November/December): Get holiday gifts for your family, sell it to friends, family, neighbors and raise money for Los Cerritos.

Corporate Sponsorships: We work with local businesses to donate money to the school, in exchange for advertising on t-shirts, banner and our website.

Spring Auction (May): The spring auction is an evening (sans kids) of dinner, dancing and a silent an d live auction that takes place at the Virginia Country Club.

MONTHLY AND ONGOING FUNDRAISERS

Support Los Cerritos by participating in our monthly dine outs

Dine Outs: Local restaurants donate a percentage of what is spent by patrons on a specific day. 

Shopping programs

Support Los Cerritos by doing things you do every day, such as shopping or collecting Box Tops from everyday products you buy at the supermarket.

AmazonSmile: AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com, but AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice. Just go to smile.amazon.com for all of your amazon purchases. Go to smile.amazon.com/about for more information. Click here for directions to set up your AmazonSmile account.

Box Tops for Education: Download the Box Tops app (Available from the App Store and Google Play) and just scan your receipts to instantly add Box Tops to our Los Cerritos earnings. 

Food 4 Less: Link your Food 4 Less Rewards account to the Los Cerritos Elementary PTA and Food 4 Less will donate between 4% and 5% of eligible purchases to us! For more information about the program go to https://www.food4less.com/topic/community-rewards. Click here for directions to enroll. 

Ralphs: Link your Ralphs Rewards account to the Los Cerritos Elementary PTA and Ralphs will donate between 1% and 4% of eligible purchases to us! For more information about the program go to https://www.ralphs.com/topic/community-contribution-2. Click here for directions to enroll.