FRIENDS OF GROVELAND
COMMITTEE UPDATE
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all the supportive and generous families
and friends who donated to Friends of Groveland this year. We exceeded our fundraising goal by $8,800,
raising over $37,600 to enrich the educational experience of all students at
Groveland Park Elementary!
FUNDRAISER SUMMARY for 2006-07:
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The
Geckler Fall Fundraiser earned $14,495 profit.
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Celebrate
Groveland
earned $12,900, an increase of $1750 over last year. THANK YOU to Kris Hageman, Chris Church and all the
volunteers for all their work on this very fun and successful event! Also,
thank you to everyone who donated items for the silent auction and all those
who attended the event.
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The
Direct Donation Drive has earned $6117 as of
May 10th.
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The
Davanni’s Night Out earned $328 and was a
fun way to reconnect with Groveland families early in the fall.
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The
Target Take-Charge program earned $2,819
this year, the most ever for Groveland! If you have a Target card, make sure
you’re signed up for the program so your purchases earn money for Groveland.
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Box Tops earned $1,000. Keep
clipping, and save up those box tops for a promotion in the fall.
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The
Campbell’s Soup Label earned points that were
redeemed for two action hockey goal nets and a rubber chicken. You’ll have to
ask Mr. K about the last item…
WHAT DID ALL THIS MONEY PAY FOR THIS YEAR? See the other side for a
list of many of the activities and materials purchased with Friends of
Groveland funds.
WHAT HAPPENS TO UNSPENT FUNDS? Any money not spent this year is rolled into
the amount to allocate next fall. That process happens in late Oct. and is open
to all.
HOW CAN I HAVE INPUT INTO HOW MONEY IS RAISED AND SPENT? Contact Julie Printz at julie.printz@comcast.net or 699-6202, or
Karen Benson at krbenson@visi.com or 690-9842. We welcome
new members to the committee!
Below is a list of
many activities and materials funded
by Friends of Groveland
this year. It all is made
possible by your
generosity. THANK YOU!
·
Minneapolis
Institute of Art field trips and materials for related projects, all grades
·
Walker
Art Lab, grades 4-6
·
ArtWalk
materials, all grades
·
Northern
Clay Residency, grades 1 and 5
·
Steppingstone
Theater Residency, grades 2 and 4
·
Culture
Fair, all grades
·
Amity
Spanish teacher, all grades
·
Explore
Day, all grades
·
5
additional guitars, tone chimes and instrument poster set for the music
classroom plus money to repair guitars and fund some recorders
·
Science
materials to meet state and national standards
·
Badminton
equipment, bowling pins, batting tee, foam balls and more for phy-ed
·
a
teaching stethoscope for the nurse
·
updated
continent maps, grades 4-6
·
three
free books for each student through the Reading is Fundamental program
·
money
for classroom teachers to purchase book sets to enhance classroom libraries
·
computer
lab supplies including headphones, CD-Rs and DVD-Rs for students to take home
work, plus $500 for supplies as needed
·
a
new set of cymbals and stand for band
·
refreshments
for Open House and Kindergarten Round-Up
·
Hmong
New Year event
·
Speaker
for African American Parent Involvement Day
·
End-of
the Year Picnic with free jumpies and ice cream
·
Math,
reading and writing manipulatives for kindergarten classrooms
·
Math
games and puzzles for 5th grade classrooms
·
Author’s
visit and book talk
·
$100
for each teacher to purchase materials for their classroom
Many thanks also to the members of the
Friends of Groveland Committee for their work during the year. Members are
Karen Benson, Jean Bergstrom, Allison Bittner, Kari Brennan, Sharon Curtis,
Bruce Finger, Lara Forstrom, Annette Hansen, Ryan Kavanaugh, Anneke Krall, Bill
Nichol, Valerie O’Keefe and Julie Printz.
