Support the OAES PTO and Support Our School!
Your gift directly strengthens classrooms, supports teachers, and enriches the learning experience for every student at Ocean Avenue Elementary School.
The PTO is a nonprofit run by parents who believe every child deserves the best possible learning experience. With your support, we make that happen.
How You Can Help
- Make a one-time gift to immediately support our school.
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Set up a monthly donation to give Ocean Avenue consistent, reliable support.
If a teacher wants to do a special project with their class or requests supplies, we want to be able to say YES. If the library wants to add to their collection, we want to be able to write the check. If a grade level wants to go on a field trip, we want to fund it. If there is an opportunity to bring a visiting artist to the school, we want to make it happen.
We are asking our community to contribute to what they can via donation so that we can continue to support OAES teachers and students in a variety of ways. Gifts of any size makes a difference.
Thanks to the generosity of donors, we have:
Provided funds to replace all lost library books throughout the school year.
Supplied funds for school garden upgrades and maintenance including 200 new plants.
Sent third graders to the Desert of Maine for an ecological learning experience.
Covered the membership cost for our school nurse with the National Association of School Nurses. One benefit of membership is the VSP Eyes of Hope® gift certificate program which covers a comprehensive eye exam and, if prescribed, new glasses at a VSP network doctor's office for students in need.
Brought a Portland Symphony Orchestra Kinderkonzert ensemble to perform for the K-2 students. The brass quintet performed The Circus Ship, the beloved children's book story by Chris Van Dusen, while introducing students to this family of instruments.
Sent second and third graders to a vibrant production of Wabanaki Stories at Merrill Auditorium featuring five Wabanaki artists coming from several different nations and traditions.
Organized monthly teacher appreciation events for OAES staff including an ice cream truck, treats for teachers in the staff room, a gift card raffle, and an espresso cart service.
Paid membership fees for Ruth’s Reusable Resources, a free store for teachers connecting them with surplus furniture, paper, books, office supplies and computers.
Funded a visit from award-winning children’s book author and poet, Samara Cole Doyon, who is both a second-generation Haitian American and a deeply rooted Mainer.
Covered the cost of math team t-shirts for fifth graders.
Organized and funded our school spring fair with an inflatable obstacles course, snow cones, face painting, photo booth, martial arts demos, and lawn games.
Covered costs for books from Maine Student Book Awards and Chickadee Book Awards to be added to our library.
And much, much more!
Questions? Please email us at fundraising@oapto.org