2024-2025 Friends of the Forest  

Friends of the Forest is our community partner campaign for Brookwood Forest Elementary School. By being a Friend of the Forest, you support the efforts of Ranger PTO and the school’s faculty and staff in providing an effective, challenging, and engaging education for each of our students. In addition, your support strengthens the relationship between school and community. Your investment in local education builds an even stronger community for our students and their families to live and for area businesses to thrive. 

Donations have provided our school with the following: 

• Allocations to teachers to support classroom learning
• Communal spaces for all Rangers to enjoy such as the library, lunchroom, gym, Ranger Room, and new outdoor learning areas 
• Updates to resources for musical education and fine arts programming for our students
• Teacher and Staff Appreciation 
• Hands on flower and vegetable garden
• A new lost and found designated space
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) materials
• Technology & Sound System Enhancements throughout the building and interactive screens in the
• classrooms 
• Carpool signage, entrance, and landscaping enhancements
• Future opportunities for a media space with updating 3D printing equipment
  

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Ranger PTO as a Friend of the Forest. We offer tiered levels of benefits for your business to show our appreciation and to highlight your support for education to our community. 

We are grateful for your donations and continued support of Brookwood Forest.

FRIENDS OF THE FOREST LEVELS

Diamond $5,000

• 2 tickets to “A Night in the Forest” auction held in March 2025
• 2 BWF Spirit Shirts 
• Top Tier location on vertical hang Carpool Tags
• All benefits of previous levels

Platinum $2,500

• Logo on vertical hang Carpool Tags that will be in all parents’ vehicles
• Social Media recognition
• All benefits of previous levels

Gold $1,000

• Logo/Name on BWF Spirit Shirt
• Logo/Name on Front & Back Carpool Banners
• Recognition on in-school screens
• Marketing material sent in Ranger Run bag in Sept. (materials to be provided by Business)
• All benefits of previous levels

Silver $500

• BWF Window cling for your business
• Recognition on Ranger PTO website
  
• All benefits of previous level

Blue & Green $250

• Recognition in Ranger PTO newsletter
• Friends of the Forest magnet

Payments may be made online or with a check. To pay online, click here. If you would like to pay with a check, please fill out this form and return it along with a check made out to Ranger PTO and mail to PO Box 43751, Birmingham, AL 35243, OR drop in the PTO Lock Box in the BWF Front Office. 

Forms and payments must be submitted by the deadlines listed below in order to receive full benefits.

DEADLINES: 

• Logos for carpool tags are due to Elizabeth Humphreys, elizabeth.m.humphreys@gmail.com, by August 9, 2024.
• Logos for spirit shirts, banners, and in-school screens are due to Elizabeth Humphreys, elizabeth.m.humphreys@gmail.com, by September 6, 2024. Please indicate if you have a website for us to be able to add a hyperlink to your logo on our website. 
• Marketing materials to be sent home to each BWF student must be approved by the BWF Principal. BWF has approximately 580 students. These materials must be provided by the business sponsor. Examples include but are not limited to the following: printed advertisements, coupons, cups, pens, frisbees. Please email your plan for materials (a picture and/or attachment) to Elizabeth Humphreys, elizabeth.m.humphreys@gmail.com, by September 6, 2024. Once your item(s) are approved, please provide your items by September 16, 2024 to be included in our bags for Ranger Run week.