Saturday, April 25th, 2026
Each year, the Foundation hosts an iSwim for Kids event. Students obtain pledges for this event and swim at Albany Community Pool.
Half of the proceeds raised (after expenses) in the iSwim for Kids event go directly back to the schools of the swimmers. The other half of the funds are distributed through our classroom grants program. These grants help enhance educational opportunities for students throughout our district.
Registration Open Now – Follow Instructions Below
Join us for our next iSwim for Kids event
Saturday, April 25th, 2026
Time: 8am-11:45am
Here are some further details about iSwim for Kids you need to know:
We are now using a platform called Zeffy, where you can register, pledge, and fundraise for your student all in one place!
Ahora estamos utilizando una plataforma llamada Zeffy, donde puedes registrarte, hacer donaciones y recaudar fondos para tu hijo/a, ¡todo en un solo lugar!
To Register for iSwim:
To collect online pledges for your student, they must first be registered for iSwim for Kids. Please make sure to follow step 1 first.
After registering your student, you will receive a special link to a campaign page for your student that you can send to others to help raise money for them.
There are Suggested Donation amounts, but donors may enter any amount they wish in the “Other” box.
If you have further questions, please email Robyn at marketing@albanypsf.org, or call 541-979-2773
Go to our iSwim page at Zeffy.com
Choosing the “Donate” option in Zeffy will allow anyone to donate to help us sponsor low-income students.
Zeffy is a free fundraising platform for nonprofits, and we will recieve 100% of every dollar donated.
Para registrarse en iSwim:
Para recaudar donaciones en línea para su hijo/a, primero debe registrarlo/a en iSwim for Kids. Asegúrese de seguir primero el paso 1.
Después de registrar a su estudiante, recibirá un enlace especial a una página de campaña para su estudiante que podrá enviar a otras personas para ayudar a recaudar fondos para él o ella.
Se sugieren algunas cantidades para las donaciones, pero los donantes pueden ingresar la cantidad que deseen en la casilla “Otra cantidad”.
Si tiene alguna otra pregunta, envíe un correo electrónico a Robyn a marketing@albanypsf.org
Lamentablemente, el personal de la Fundación de las Escuelas Públicas de Albany no habla español. Haremos todo lo posible para ayudarle a través del correo electrónico y con la ayuda de un traductor.
Si tiene alguna otra pregunta, envíe un correo electrónico a Robyn a marketing@albanypsf.org
Lamentablemente, el personal de la Fundación de las Escuelas Públicas de Albany no habla español. Haremos todo lo posible para ayudarle a través del correo electrónico y con la ayuda de un traductor.
Volunteers needed for iSwim! Lap counters, runners, greeters, and bilingual Spanish speakers needed.
Paper forms for Cash and Check payments will be available at all Albany K-12 Schools!
Turn in your completed pledge forms & funds collected to your school office.
Make checks payable to: Albany Public Schools Foundation
See instructions above for how to register and pledge online for iSwim for Kids.
*Determined by Most Money Raised **Determined by Participation
Hot chocolate party for their class
Snack Party
(Winning class must have at least 5 participants)
$350 for their school
$100 for their school
and Peely will come present a certificate and balloon
While iSwim for Kids is technically free for all GAPS students to participate, each student must collect at least $40 in pledges in order to earn an event T-shirt and help their school win cool prizes!
Donate to help sponsor students from one of our low-income elementary schools, without the need for them to collect pledges.
We have two categories of student sponsorships available:
Sponsor a Kid (For Individuals): $40
Student Support (For Businesses) : $100
Zeffy is a free fundraising platform for nonprofits, and we will recieve 100% of every dollar donated.
We couldn’t make such a big impact for kids without the generous support of our community sponsors. Because our sponsors have partnered with us, we can offer classroom grants to teachers, enrichment opportunities to kids and scholarships to graduating seniors.
Thank you!
Marisa Luna
Scott Lebengood
AmeriTitle
Donna Banks Tax Income Service
Lovejoy Contract Climbing
Central Welding Supply
Willamette Valley Bank
Independent Merchant Brokers
If you’re interested in becoming an iSwim for Kids Sponsor, please email us at marketing@albanypsf.org
Unlimited Available
*Sponsor a Kid gets one student in the pool from one of our sponsored low-income elementary schools, without the need for them to collect pledges.
40
Zeffy is a free fundraising platform for nonprofits, and we will recieve 100% of every dollar donated.
Unlimited Available
*The Student Support level covers the cost of 2 students to participate in iSwim, plus sponsorship benefits.
100
250
500
Unlimited Available
*The Lilypad Sponsorship is a larger student support sponsorship that pays for 25 students to attend iSwim without the need to collect pledges ($40 per student).
1,000
Only 1 Available
Thank you to Samaritan Health Services
1,500
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