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:

-         The Geckler Fall Fundraiser earned $14,495 profit.

-         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.

-         The Direct Donation Drive has earned $6117 as of May 10^th.

-         The Davanni’s Night Out earned $328 and was a fun way to reconnect with Groveland families early in the fall.

-         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.

-         Box Tops earned $1,000. Keep clipping, and save up those box tops for a promotion in the fall.

-         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 5^th 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.