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Jim Schrad Red Apple Resources

Jim Schrad: Red Apple Resources

Today School Zone Podcast welcomes Jim Schrad from Red Apple Resources. Jim began as a farmer several decades ago, when he relocated to Dallas, Texas. His business has grown to selling pies, cheesecakes, and cookie dough; all homegrown and handmade. When we began fundraising, we sold jewelry as a fundraiser. But when we adjusted our […]

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Mitch Evers - Fun Abounds SZP

Mitch Evers: Fun Abounds

School Zone Podcast is excited to welcome Mitch Evers from Fun Abounds. Fun Abounds specializes in anything that you would find in a recreational space- picnic shelters, metal canopies over basketball courts and pavilions, concrete works, sidewalk work etc. We also create water features and play places as well that you would find on a […]

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Conrad Coutinho - 99Pledges SZP

Conrad Coutinho: 99Pledges

Today, School Zone Podcast has the pleasure to welcome 99Pledges from Palo Alto, California, to our podcast. In 2010, there was a significant amount of budget cuts in the state of California regarding education. Our co-founders saw this as a major issue, so they created 99Pledges. 99Pledges is entirely online, and it creates individual fundraising […]

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Kammie Bilardello My School Color Run SZP

Kammie Bilardello: My School Color Run

Today, School Zone Podcast welcomes Kammie Bilardello from My School Color Run. Our CEO, Brian Duncanson started the company. He has been involved in obstacle races and even runs marathons himself. So he has always had a background in the running industry. After attending a Color Run himself, he realized that it would be a […]

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Gina Klakamp PTA Secretary Northlake Elementary Garland ISD SZP

Gina Klakamp: PTA Fundraising Considerations

With 21 years of teaching experience and 12 years on the PTA board, Gina Klakamp knows the needs of schools and the value a successful fundraising company can bring. Join us for today’s School Zone Podcast episode as Matt and Gina discuss important fundraising considerations for today’s PTA’s. School Zone Podcast welcomes Gina Klakamp, an […]

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SZP Ray Checketts The Spirit Sleeve Company

Ray Checketts – The Spirit Sleeve Company

Mr. Ray Checketts out of Logan, Utah of the Spirit Sleeve Company is our guest on this episode of the School Zone Podcast. The Spirit Sleeve is a division of Lin Manufacturing which is a huge sock manufacturing company. The Spirit Sleeve was created in 2009, and since then they have been sold in thousands […]

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SZP Karen Bantuveris SignUp.com

Karen Bantuveris: SignUp.com

The School Zone Podcast welcomes Karen Bantuveris, founder and CEO of SignUp.com to the show. The story of SignUp.com begins with our CEO, Karen Bantuveris. As a working-mom, Girl Scout leader, and active PTA member, Karen enjoyed contributing where she could, but the ‘little things’ that made volunteering a hassle and distracted her from the […]

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Sarahi Gomez-McDonough Score More Funds

Sarahi Gomez-McDonough: Score More Funds

The School Zone Podcast is honored to welcome Sarahi McDonough, Creative Director of Advertising and Media Relations of “Score More Funds” to the podcast. Score More Funds is a company solely based on fundraising and is focused highly on fundraising for schools, PTA’s, sports teams, and small businesses. We supply merchandise that we place your school […]

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