Monroe Academy Elementary Playground Project

05/19/2026

🚧🎉 BIG PLAYGROUND UPDATE 🎉🚧

We are officially around $5,000 away from reaching our goal to complete the next phase of our playground project! 🛝🧡

Our ultimate goal is to have this phase completed this summer so our students can start enjoying the new playground during the 2026-2027 school year! Every donation, fundraiser, and share has helped us get closer, and we are SO thankful for the support from our families, friends, and community.

To help push us across the finish line, we are starting a 💥 VENMO CHALLENGE 💥

We are asking everyone to consider sending a minimum donation of $15 to our Venmo account. While $15 may seem small, those donations add up QUICKLY and could make a tremendous impact in helping us reach our goal! 🙌

If you’re able to give, share, or encourage others to participate, we would be incredibly grateful. Let’s work together to make this dream playground a reality for our students! 🛝✨

Tag parents, grandparents, alumni & friends/family or the Vols!🧡

05/08/2026

The Monroe Academy Elementary Playground Project is getting closer to the finish line! After close to two years of steady fundraising, we are excited to finally be making big strides toward transforming our playground this summer.

From donut sales and pizza kits to movie nights and generous donations from family, friends, and local businesses—every single dollar has helped bring us to this point, and we are so grateful for the support.

As we finalize plans, we are just $17,000 away from completing this project in time for the new school year in August. With your continued support, we can make this dream a reality for our students!

If you would like to contribute or help us reach our goal, NOW is the time. Every contribution—big or small—makes a difference.

Let’s finish strong and give our students a playground they’ll enjoy for years to come! 🧡

Checks can be made payable to:
Monroe Academy PTA

Venmo: -Project

A huge thank you to our business sponsors:
•South Alabama Kubota
•R&R Contractors
•Ala-Tom RC&D Councils
•Ramsey Surveying
•Hutcherson Jewelers
•Wiggins Electric
•Bad Boy Motors
•Deese Service Station

05/07/2026

Every penny counts! Thanks girls!🧡

These sweet third grade students raised $12.45 for our Playground Project! Thank you to Lucy, Sadie and Ellie for your important contribution to the future of our school and for being examples of TRUE VOLUNTEERS! 🛝

05/05/2026

We are incredibly grateful to the Class of 2017 for their thoughtful donation to the Monroe Academy Elementary Playground Project in memory of Ridge Watts.

Your generosity and support help bring us one step closer to creating a space where our students can learn, play, and grow. ❤️

Thank you for honoring Ridge in such a meaningful way—his memory will live on through the joy this playground will bring to so many children.

05/05/2026

Monroe Academy Elementary Playground Project Update 🧡

We are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support from our community! A huge THANK YOU to all of our sponsors — Friends of the Vols, Spirit of Monroe, Volunteer Sponsors, and Big Orange Sponsors — for helping bring this project to life. Your generosity is making a lasting impact for our students.

We also want to give a heartfelt thank you to those who have given in memory of Drew Simpson & Ridge Watts. Your contributions honor their memory in such a meaningful way, and we are truly thankful.

We are excited to share that we are quickly approaching our goal! 🎉 We will continue accepting donations until the goal is fully met, and we are working hard to complete this playground before the 2026–2027 school year begins.

If you would like to contribute:
💌 Checks can be made payable to Monroe Academy PTA
📱 Venmo: -Project

Every donation brings us one step closer to creating a fun, safe, and lasting space for our children. Thank you for being part of something so special! 🧡

03/20/2026

Woo hoo! 🎉 Phase ONE of our Elementary Playground Project is officially underway!

We are so excited to share that a brand new gazebo/outdoor classroom is coming soon—creating the perfect space for learning, relaxing, and enjoying the outdoors! 🌿☀️

A huge THANK YOU to Billy Rainey with R&R Contractors for helping bring this first phase to life. We appreciate your hard work and support in making this vision a reality! 👏

We can’t wait to see our teachers & students to enjoy this new space!🧡

Funding for this project is sponsored by Ala-Tom RC & D Council.

02/12/2026

Have you made your donation?!😎

🎉 Last Day to Make a Difference in 2025! 🎉

Today is the final day of the year to support our playground fundraiser! If you’ve been thinking about making a donation, now is the perfect time.

🧡All donations dated and postmarked by today can be applied toward 2025 tax purposes, making your gift meaningful in more ways than one.

Your generosity helps create a safe, fun, and inclusive playground for our children to learn, play, and grow together. Every dollar truly makes an impact!

📬 Donate via Venmo today or mail your contribution — just be sure it’s dated and postmarked today.

Thank you for supporting our kids and helping us end the year on a high note!

•Venmo: -Project
•Checks made payable to: Monroe Academy PTA and mailed to 4096 South Alabama Avenue Monroeville, AL 36460

01/26/2026

🌎🧡Help Us Fill the Map! 🧡🌎
We’re raising funds for the MA Elementary Playground Project, and our goal is to fill in every state on this map!

We’re asking our family and friends near and far to share this post and consider donating to help create a safe, fun playground for our elementary students.

💸 Donate via Venmo: -Project
📍 After you donate, comment below that you’ve sent payment and tell us what state you’re from so we can fill it in!

Every share and every donation brings us one step closer. Thank you for supporting our kids! 🧡

01/06/2026

We are excited to share that, to date, the Monroe Academy Elementary Playground Project has raised $33,634.70! Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we are almost halfway to our fundraising goal, and this progress brings us one step closer to providing our students with a safe, fun, and engaging playground.

While we are proud of how far we’ve come, we still need the community’s help to cross the finish line. With continued support, we can complete this project before the next school year and ensure our students start the year with a new space to play, grow, and build lasting memories. We encourage everyone to keep giving and sharing—every contribution makes a meaningful difference.

🧡Checks can be made payable to: Monroe Academy PTA (with Playground Project in the memo)-Mailed to 4096 South Alabama Avenue Monroeville, Alabama 36460
🧡Venmo: -Project