Philly Paper Jam

Posted by Philly Paper Jam on September 12, 2016

Hello
Every year, Philadelphia public schools run out of paper. While parents hold independent paper drives and teachers ration paper as much as possible, the alarming fact remains, that the majority of students finish every school year without paper in their classrooms.

Mission
In response to the Philadelphia public schools running out of paper, the Philly Paper Jam (PPJ) program has been created. PPJ’s mission is to ensure 30 public elementary schools receive the paper they need for the 2016/2017 school year. As a city we can help solve this problem through awareness plus sponsorships from corporations, small businesses and individuals.

sponsorships: $90 – $4,000
Talk to anyone not affiliated with the public elementary schools in Philadelphia and they will be completely unaware that this problem even exists. Therefore, PPJ is currently expanding the conversation to individuals, local corporations and businesses and informing them about this problem. So far the outreach has received great response and donors are shocked to realize that this issue can be solved for a tax deductible donation of $1,800 – $4,000 per school (depending on the school). This is leading to many donors desiring to sponsor an entire school.

For example, for $1,860 every classroom in Adaire Elementary School (in Fishtown) can be completely supplied with paper for the entire 2016/2017 year. No donation is too small – and sponsoring an entire school is not mandatory. Individuals can get involved by sponsoring a classroom. For only $90, anyone can sponsor a classroom from any one of the 30 schools on the Philly Paper Jam list.

Why 30 Schools?
The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) has a total of 149 public elementary schools. PPJ knows that having a successful first year is imperative to the longevity of the program. The first 15 schools have already been selected by the PPJ team and cover various neighborhoods throughout the city. The second set of 15 schools will be part of a marketing campaign to help create awareness about PPJ.
Each one of the remaining 134 elementary schools will have the opportunity to join the ‘PPJ 30’ through a citywide contest. The 15 schools with the most votes (anyone can vote) will be selected to join the program.

Participating Schools
To view the schools currently available to sponsor, please click here or visit PhillyPaperJam.com and click on ‘schools.’ Once there you will be able to view the individual schools and total cost for sponsorship. Remember that no donation is too small and that this program can work with any size budget. Currently, we have individuals that are sponsoring a few classrooms, small businesses that are sponsoring a portion of a school, and corporations that are sponsoring entire schools. Every donation helps.

http://phillypaperjam.com/schools/

Better pricing for every school
PPJ is funding the paper needs of 30 schools for the 2016/2017 school year. However, if a school is not selected as one of the 30 schools to receive paper, there is still an opportunity for them to save money. PPJ is helping to provide the opportunity for any/all school to save on their cost of paper purchases for the entire year. This is done by combining any schools (that are interested) into one large, bulk paper order. Doing so, allows for a cheaper cost per case of paper and the cost savings is passed onto all the schools included on the order. Making this the very first time that the schools in the SDP will have the opportunity to combine their paper orders under the PPJ program in an effort to save much needed funds.

Thank You
We hope you will consider any type of sponsorship with one of the schools from the PPJ 30. This is a great opportunity to support your local schools, while marketing your brand/business to families in Philadelphia.

For additional information or if you are interested in sponsoring a local public elementary school not on this years PPJ 30 list, contact us below and we can easily get your donation set up. Thank you.

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Sibyl Lindsay
Founder, Philly Paper Jam
Sibyl@phillypaperjam.com

Sasha Best
School Liaison, Philly Paper Jam
Sasha@phillypaperjam.com

http://PHILLYPAPERJAM.com
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