Elementary Schools
FUN, FOOD & FUNDRAISING!
As a homegrown franchise group serving the greater Austin area, MHR Austin prioritizes local elementary schools. We know that early school experiences provide much more than just an education, they create foundations for community. Our mission is to not just appreciate students, families and staff, but support them year-round through beneficial partnerships.
SONIC FUNDRAISER NIGHTS
Get ready to have “tots” of fun!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
It’s simple, SONIC’s 40% giveback is higher than 99% of similar fundraising events offered by other surrounding businesses! The numbers add up to make SONIC your school or organization’s top pick! Host an event with SONIC up to once a semester this school year!
Just like our menu, SONIC offers a customizable approach to your event! We offer services and add-ons to help take your event to the next level, potentially increasing fun to be had and funds raised! As part of our commitment to partnership, a Community Marketing Specialist will coach you through planning and executing your event from beginning to end. From scheduling to coordinating your marketing materials, and even check-ins throughout the process, we’re with you every step of the way!
SONIC Fundraiser Nights are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays from 4 PM – 8 PM. We will work alongside you and your preferred SONIC location to schedule the first available date of your choice! Dates at each location are first come, first served, so don’t wait to submit your request!
While we want to support schools and organizations of all sizes, we prioritize ensuring our community partners can maximize their funds raised to support programming. We find that SONIC Fundraiser Nights are most beneficial to groups that can attract 50 or more supporters and families to their event.
If your organization is smaller, or struggles with recruiting supporters and volunteers, we recommend signing up for our Community First Card fundraising program instead.
Our SONIC locations are trained to collect receipts when the purchasing party identifies their association with the event. They will also recognize SONIC Fundraiser Night stickers worn by students! We understand that things can get busy during an event, and receipts can be forgotten though, so associated receipts are electronically accounted for as well.
Can supporters participate in my fundraiser through the SONIC app?
Unfortunately, this option is not currently available. We are always looking for ways to improve our programs for community partners though and acknowledge that this is requested for future use.
Does purchasing gift cards count towards 40% of supporter sales?
Yes! As long as the gift card(s) is purchased between 4 PM – 8 PM on the day of the event and the supporting sale is identified. SONIC Fundraiser Nights are an excellent time to pick up teacher gifts or stocking stuffers!
After your request has been accepted and the SONIC Fundraiser Night has been scheduled, your selected additional marketing materials will be shipped to the provided address 2 weeks prior to your event. We find this is the most efficient solution that values the time and effort given by staff and volunteers!
A Slush Drinking Contest is a great way to create engagement between students and/or staff and increase attendance at your SONIC Fundraiser Night! With spots for up to 5 contestants, each contestant is likely to attract at least 1-2 more attendees to watch them. Often the highlight of the night, a contest will make your event one for the books!
Can I hold more than one contest?
SONIC will provide up to 5 free mini slushes (one per contestant) and a winner’s prize for the contest at your SONIC Fundraiser Night. Due to popular demand for contests, we are only able to provide the complementary slushes and prize for one contest. Additional contests can be held, but the hosting organization is responsible for purchasing additional slushes and providing any additional prizes.
We understand that life happens and school calendars and schedules change! A Community Marketing Specialist will help get your event rescheduled.
The new date selected must be a minimum of three weeks from the date of cancellation (pending availability).
If cancellation occurs a second time, the participating school/organization will forfeit their eligibility to host an event in the current semester.
Checks can take up to 3-4 weeks to arrive after a SONIC Fundraiser Night. To expedite this process, be sure to provide the needed EIN # or Tax Payer ID prior to your event.
GROUP DEALS
Save while you serve!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
While our Group Deals may vary slightly from the full SONIC menu, this program focuses on convenience and savings for large groups of 20 or more! Maybe you’re catering a class party or planning a staff appreciation surprise for school staff. Whatever the occasion, we make it easy to plan and save money!
In the SONIC App, neither the 50% Group Drink Deal or 20% Group Meal Discount can be applied. These deals are exclusively available through our website! Tax exemption also cannot be applied in the app or applied retroactively on site.
In the SONIC app, more than 20 items of any kind, food or drink, cannot be ordered in one order and an app order cannot exceed $75 total.
In the SONIC app and on lot, Happy Hour pricing only applies to drinks themselves and not Add-Ins, which makes our total 50% discount through Group Drink Deals the largest possible savings on drinks! Drinks will not be labeled for app or on-lot orders either.
Our provided order forms ensure that all necessary information is collected for each Group Drink Deal.
With our Group Drink Deal, this not only helps us, but also you! The information collected allows us to generate labels for each drink (for individually ordered drinks only) making distribution easier for you!
Many people assume that our full menu is available through our Group Drink Deals, but unfortunately this is not the case. The provided order forms will only feature available items and options, keeping your total cost to an expected amount.
Also, for health and safety reasons, we require that our provided order forms are used so that it is clearly indicated which of our products are diet and/or sugar free. This also prevents requests for products that are no longer offered on our menu.
For large orders, it can be a challenge to get them made while keeping things running smoothly! By providing a minimum of 3 business days’ notice, we are able to coordinate with your nearest participating SONIC location to ensure they can fulfill your order while providing excellent customer service.
While large orders can be made on the same day, this will be done on lot instead. The order will not be eligible for the featured discount and will not be prioritized for a scheduled pick-up. There is also no guarantee that enough product will be available to accommodate the large order.
Recognition Certificates
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
*Certificates will take up to 3-4 weeks to arrive after orders are submitted. We recommend planning ahead with enough time for mailing if coordinating these for a special occasion such as Back to School, a spelling bee, or Teacher Appreciation Week!
*Orders placed in July will not process until August and orders placed in December will not process until January due to school closures.
– Attendance Award (for improved or perfect attendance)
– Outstanding Achievement
– Reading Award
– Customizable Award
Community First Cards
An alternative fundraiser program for schools that might be stretched thin for volunteers, participation and time or that just need funds fast! As the cards sell, 100% of profits goes back directly to your organization!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
No! SONIC donates Community First Cards to your school or organization completely FREE! We even provide a digital flyer to help promote your fundraiser!
*Community First Cards are not gift cards or intended for gifting, but coupon cards designated for fundraising sales.
Organizations may participate in this fundraising program once per semester.
Yes, these are accepted at all SONIC locations nationwide!
SONIC will provide 100 cards per organization.
Each Community First Card contains over $30 in savings!
The featured offers include:
- (2) B.O.G.O. SONIC Cheeseburger
- $1.99 Wacky Pack Meal
- B.O.G.O. 6” Premium Beef Hot Dog
- 99¢ Hot Fudge Sundae
- B.O.G.O. Chicken Sandwich
- (2) 99¢ Regular Breakfast Burrito
- (2) 99¢ Large Soft Drink
Please allow 3-4 weeks for your order to arrive by mail.
Our goal is for your organization to sell all cards resulting in $500 raised! If all cards are not sold during the current semester, the remaining cards should be returned to the nearest participating SONIC if the expiration date on the cards is within 60 days.
SONIC does not take a portion of proceeds or regulate how payment is collected. The method of collection of payment is determined entirely by your organization.
This would violate the terms of agreement and result in discontinuation of any future partnerships between your organization and SONIC.
Sponsorship & Donations
We’re honored when your school or organization thinks of SONIC! Due to the high volume of sponsorship and monetary donation requests from our 55 locations across the greater Austin area, we had to reimagine how to support our communities.
Instead of limiting only a few groups to receiving donations or sponsorships once a year, we offer community partnerships that allow our stores to provide meaningful and sustainable year-round support to all schools and communities.
Policy and regulation prevent us from providing food/drink donations (uncooked or prepared).
