Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Sunday, April 26
The garage sale was a tremendous success. We raised over $850, which we used to restock the MAM food pantry. We'll get some pictures posted soon.
We're making plans for Love and Logic Parent Training next fall. We're going to contact Carol Trout to find out what dates work for her. We discussed promoting the classes at the FOKS Open House, which is tentatively scheduled for the afternoon of the ice cream social. We can also ask Marceil to help us promote the classes to her PAT families. We're going to look into some grants to help fund the books.
We discussed ways to sponsor our Soul to Sole shoe project. We're going to look into some corporate donors. Karen volunteered to write letters.
We made a contribution to Troop 142 for Matthew Lower's backpack project.
We're making plans for Love and Logic Parent Training next fall. We're going to contact Carol Trout to find out what dates work for her. We discussed promoting the classes at the FOKS Open House, which is tentatively scheduled for the afternoon of the ice cream social. We can also ask Marceil to help us promote the classes to her PAT families. We're going to look into some grants to help fund the books.
We discussed ways to sponsor our Soul to Sole shoe project. We're going to look into some corporate donors. Karen volunteered to write letters.
We made a contribution to Troop 142 for Matthew Lower's backpack project.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Got stuff?
If you have items you would like to donate to the garage sale, you can
- leave them in the Fellowship Hall
- leave them in the 21st Time classroom
- leave them in the parsonage garage
- contact Ryan (3416) or Brent (2203) to arrange a pick-up.
Plans for this week
Wednesday
Meet at the church after Faithweaver Friends to organize items for the garage sale. Rachel is going to see if the NHS girls can help that day.
Friday
Meet at the church at 4:30 to finish organizing. We might order pizza or something.
Saturday morning
Meet at the church around 8:00. We'll have breakfast and finish up whatever isn't done yet. You can bring something to share for breakfast, but we'll have plenty of food, so don't stress about bringing anything. Julie will watch kids. Monet, Melissa, and Cameron will run a concession stand.
Meet at the church after Faithweaver Friends to organize items for the garage sale. Rachel is going to see if the NHS girls can help that day.
Friday
Meet at the church at 4:30 to finish organizing. We might order pizza or something.
Saturday morning
Meet at the church around 8:00. We'll have breakfast and finish up whatever isn't done yet. You can bring something to share for breakfast, but we'll have plenty of food, so don't stress about bringing anything. Julie will watch kids. Monet, Melissa, and Cameron will run a concession stand.
What we're planning for the future
Love and Logic Classes
Stephanie reported that Carol Trout, the social worker for RCDC, has been trained in Love and Logic and is willing to teach classes. The material takes five two-hour classes to cover. The book for the class costs $15, or $25 for a couple to share a book. We talked about offering this instead of the Parenting Fair we discussed earlier.
Things we're thinking about:
We discussed providing Payless shoe vouchers to the school. When kids enroll, if they need shoes for gym, they could get a voucher. Brandee is going to see if Payless would be willing to offer any discounts. We also need to make sure the school is okay with this. We'd like to have this ready by enrollment time next fall.
Stephanie reported that Carol Trout, the social worker for RCDC, has been trained in Love and Logic and is willing to teach classes. The material takes five two-hour classes to cover. The book for the class costs $15, or $25 for a couple to share a book. We talked about offering this instead of the Parenting Fair we discussed earlier.
Things we're thinking about:
- Seeing if we can get a Smart Start grant to subsidize the cost of books
- Offering childcare
- Offering snacks
- Looking for Spanish interpreters (Juanita, Josie, and Gloria were mentioned.) We talked about offering to pay them. Perhaps if they took turns it wouldn't be such a burden.
We discussed providing Payless shoe vouchers to the school. When kids enroll, if they need shoes for gym, they could get a voucher. Brandee is going to see if Payless would be willing to offer any discounts. We also need to make sure the school is okay with this. We'd like to have this ready by enrollment time next fall.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Garage Sale Update
We plan to pick up large items in the afternoon on Sunday, April 19.
Julie has volunteered to watch the children of Sunday School class members during the garage sale on April 25. Thanks, Julie!
Julie has volunteered to watch the children of Sunday School class members during the garage sale on April 25. Thanks, Julie!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Easter Egg Hunt Pics
The weather outside was frightful, but the Easter egg hunt was still delightful. Princess Trena was our only casualty. What happened? This is what happens when face painters go wild.
Easter Egg Discussion
The Easter Egg Hunt was a great success (despite the wind)! As with everything we do, we have ideas for how we can do it better next year. Here's what we discussed:
- Forget about Bunny Money. Just stuff the eggs with small prizes--candy, stickers, tattoos, quarters, bubbles, etc.
- We can have a few bigger prizes. We can put special tokens in the eggs to be exchanged for those specific prizes (like we did with the three big baskets).
- Not having the kids shop means we won't have to worry about decorating cookies. It was fun, but not necessary.
- We can ask the DISCO kids to help stuff the eggs next year. We planned to do that this year, but we wound up stuffing the eggs ourselves.
- We can ask another Sunday School class to help us, too.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
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