Move-a-Thon

Spring drive

From March 31 to April 30, 2025, our 17 SESSFA schools joined together in an effort to meet a $500,000 funding goal for the milestone 5th annual Move-a-Thon fundraising drive. More than 6,700 Southeast Seattle elementary and middle school students were in on the action as each SESSFA school got moving with its own Move-a-Thon fundraising event!

With an outpouring of support from donors and sponsors within and beyond our South Seattle neighborhoods, our 17 SESSFA schools exceeded our collective fundraising goal, raising more than $550,000 for the 2024-25 school year! We're deeply grateful to all who supported or amplified this effort—every dollar makes a meaningful difference.

For information about one of our SESSFA-member schools, visit our Get Involved page to be connected with a school-based Site Leader. To learn more about joining us as a business or non-profit sponsor, visit our Sponsors page.

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2024

See Southeast Seattle students on the move for our 4th annual Move-a-Thon fundraising drive as you learn about materials and programs supported by SESSFA funding in our 17 schools! See if you can spot SESSFA community partners The Good Foot Arts Collective and Double Dutch Divas inspiring Southeast Seattle students to get moving.

2023

Hear about SESSFA's "Movement Bingo" challenge, an interactive game with prompts for students to get active with the sponsorship of their families, neighbors, and broader communities! Also in 2023, Southeast Seattle's two middle schools joined SESSFA, bringing the alliance to 17 schools encompassing all elementary, K-8, and middle schools in SPS District 7.

2022

For our 2nd annual Move-a-Thon in 2022, SESSFA expanded to include 15 schools as three additional Southeast Seattle elementary schools joined the alliance. Bonus: SESSFA was thrilled to have Seattle Storm player Mercedes Russell send in a video demonstration of a jump squat—watch to learn, then try it at home!

2021

In the spring of 2021, 12 Southeast Seattle PTAs and PTOs joined together for the inaugural SESSFA Move-a-Thon. See some of our Southeast Seattle students and educators engaging with SESSFA's exciting new model of community building and FUNdraising.