Wild West Day has always been about schools coming together and asking our community to support public education collectively. This year, for the first time, we have included middle schools to the event! We are thrilled to welcome even more students and families into a tradition that has meant so much to Eagle County for generations!

Wild West Day fundraising was an idea spearheaded 36 years ago by a group of elementary school parent volunteers. The idea is to collectively combine fundraising efforts and solicit businesses and community members of Eagle County from Vail to Gypsum once a year between August-September, rather than exhausting fundraising resources by soliciting individually and year-round. The collective volunteer efforts of most of many ECSD schools have proven successful year after year, raising up to $20,000 per school.Wild West Day's fundraising success relies on PTA and PTO organizations' leadership and communication with their school communities, volunteer commitments, and an “all-in” attitude of enthusiasm and excitement to engage community-wide participation.​​​