Fundraising

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WHY WE FUNDRAISE

We fundraise to keep tuition affordable and to help our BCS families. This coming year our amount to raise is $288,000 through our Annual Fund. Please prayerfully consider being a part of our efforts to raise this amount and please know that every gift whether small or large makes an impact! Please contact Heidi Sikkema at 792-5454 x 160 or hsikkema@bcspanthers.org.

In addition, volunteering or participating in our fundraising blesses our students and families in so many ways. We invite you to participate!

Bradenton Christian School Fiscal Year runs August 1 – July 31.

Click on the tabs below to learn more about each fundraiser.

Fundraisers

Auction

Our BCS Auction is a wonderful event for the entire family! We want all of our families to be involved and ready to support BCS through this event.

Event sponsorships and donations are always welcome! This event takes many volunteers and we would love for you to be a part of this event. Be sure to look at our latest Auction Booklet to get a flavor for this fun filled event. Auction Book 2021

Annual Fund

Our Annual Fund helps keep our Christian school tuition affordable for our families and also to help assist families that need financial assistance. For our 2021-22 school year, we are to raise a total of $245,000. Please prayerfully consider being a part of our efforts to raise this amount and please know that every gift, whether small or large, makes an impact! Please contact: Heidi Sikkema at hsikkema@bcspanthers.org or 941-792-5454 x 160.

Fishing Tournament

Gala

Giving Challenge

April 26-27, 2022

We are gearing up for the 2022 Giving Challenge on April 26-27, noon to noon. This is where your donation of $25-$100 will be matched by the Patterson Foundation and again by our BCS Generous Donors’ Triple Match Fund. You can #BeTheOne to keep Christian education strong and affordable at BCS during this year’s GIVING CHALLENGE. https://www.givingchallenge.org/

We are praying for as much participation as possible! BCS has been so blessed by our past Giving Challenges. From 2013-2021, BCS has had 2,631 people make donations to our Giving Challenges and over $808,600 has been raised! What a huge blessing the Giving Challenge has been for BCS.

Golf Tournament

Date To Be Announced

The Bouwer Cup Golf Tournament is a four-player scramble event that is held to support Bradenton Christian School. The Bouwer Cup is a Waterford Crystal Trophy that is presented to the Gross Division Winners. The trophy is named in honor of Don and Marilyn Bouwer, and it commemorates the many contributions the Bouwer family has made to Bradenton Christian School and Panther Athletics.