Sentinel Secondary School
PAC Fundraising
Fundraising Overview
The PAC receives revenue from three primary sources:
- Provincial Gaming Grant
- PAC Levy and Parent Donations at PAC Events
- Multicultural Lunch
The bulk of these funds are used to support our Wish List and student scholarships as well as building up funds for Legacy Projects. For more information on our Wish List, please see the Wish List page.
During the school year the PAC may host other fund raising events for specific projects.
Provincial Gaming Grant
Every year the PAC applies to the B.C. Government for a Gaming Grant. Gaming Grant funds must be used to directly support students by enhancing their extracurricular opportunities (e.g. clubs, sports, scholarships, bike racks, etc.). The majority of the Grant goes to support the Wish List items.
PAC Levy & Legacy Projects
In School cash online, there is an optional $25.00 PAC Levy. These funds are extremely important as they provide a substantial portion of our yearly revenue and can also go to supporting Sentinel’s Wish List items or Legacy Projects. Unlike Gaming Grant funds, these funds have no spending restrictions and we are able to use these funds for items in the classroom as well as extracurriculars. The PAC Levy is a crucial source of revenue and we could not achieve our goals without them. The PAC and the staff and students of Sentinel highly appreciate the contributions given by parents over the years.
Multicultural Lunch
Most funds for scholarships come from our very popular annual Multicultural Lunch (MCL). Held on March 7th 2024 this year. Students and staff, and invited VIPs love tasting foods from around the world at this dynamic event. To ensure success, we need enough food to feed approximately 1200 people! This can only be achieved through both food and monetary donations and the helpful support of our parent volunteers. Every contribution is welcomed and highly appreciated by all!