WE DID IT!
All third graders have the opportunity to participate in the Pioneer Program at the Conservation Site this year! To date, we have received over $20,000 in donations and with the money your PTAs have said they can provide this year, we might actually have nearly $10,000 to roll over to next year! Thank you to everyone for your efforts to make this a reality!
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The Cody Rivers Benefit Fundraiser at the MBT on Sunday was a HUGE success! If you weren’t able to join us, check out the pictures online that the Bellingham Herald took: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/491/gallery/1260339.html#http://media.bellinghamherald.com/smedia/2010/01/24/18/CLO_CODY_RIVERS_03.standalone.prod_affiliate.39.JPG
We sold nearly 1000 tickets and after rental expenses, we raised $8,939.93!
A BIG thank you to Andrew Connor and Mike Mathieu (aka Cody Rivers) for donating their time and performance to help us raise money. Also a HUGE round of applause for 8th grade Kulshan Middle School student and singer/songwriter Mikaela Seegers for her opening performance. Incredible! Mikaela is also holding her own benefit concert on Thursday, February 11 @ Kulshan Middle School at 7pm. Tickets are $5 and all proceeds go toward Conservation Camp!
Nearly 700 kayak raffle tickets were sold – bringing in an additional $3,500 to those schools who sold them – awesome!
Applebee’s Dining to Donate – no word on the amount of money this generated, but we should hear from them soon.
We made our first deposit to the newly created Conservation Site savings account yesterday – about $8000! When we add the money from the MBT and an additional $3200 that has been promised with matching funds from BP and Getty Images our fundraising total is nearly $20,000 in just one month!
For those of you not at the MBT performance on Sunday, we received a donation of $8,200 to honor the legacy of Sid Hammond. He was instrumental in setting up the trail system and cabins at the Gordon Carter Environment Education Site when the school district acquired the property in 1954. Mr. Hammond passed away in November of last year, and his family presented us with their donation to help keep the program alive for years to come. Thank you Hammond family.
Other donors include:
$1000 – Whidbey Island Bank
$1000 – Sanitary Service Company (value of porta potties that they have donated)
$100 – Favinger Plumbing
$50 – Visitors Guide Publications
Misc checks ranging from $5-$100 from various individuals
Change from children’s piggy banks in various amounts
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A group of dedicated parents is trying to make sure the 3rd Grade Conservation Site program happens this year. There are several ways we can all pitch in and help raise funds. Please check out the information below and see if any of these fundraising options work for your family! For more information contact Kerri Holland at
Fundraising Update
Less than a week to go until the Cody Rivers Benefit Fundraiser @ the Mt. Baker Theater on Sunday. To date, we have sold approximately 300 tickets. This venue can hold 1500! Please, spread the word and lets fill the space. We can raise $12,000-$19,000 with this single fundraiser!
Cody Rivers Show Benefit Fundraiser – Sunday January 24 @ the Mt. Baker Theatre
Purchase online, by phone, or through your school’s parent organiztion. Show description: It is entitled “Right Back Where We Finished,” and it is like running a marathon while doing algebra and eating cake. Suitable for all ages. www.codyrivers.com
Ocean Kayak Raffle
Ocean Kayak has generously donated a kayak package to the Carl Cozier PTA to help raise funds for Conservation Site. We’d like to offer your school the opportunity to sell tickets and keep 100% of your ticket sales for your school’s Conservation Site fund. We have 1000 tickets available and tickets are $5 each. Winner will receive an Ocean Kayak Malibu Two XL, paddles and two life jackets. Value of this package is nearly $1000. The drawing will be held at the Cody Rivers Benefit Fundraiser at the Mt. Baker Theatre on Sunday, January 24. Need not be present to win.
Dining to Donate @ Applebee’s
Dine at the Bellingham Applebee’s on Sunday, January 24 and 15% of your bill will be donated to the Third Grade Conservation Site! All you need to do is pick up an Applebee’s flyer from the school office and give it to your server when you dine. Can’t get an easier than that! Enjoy a meal at Applebee’s before or after the Cody Rivers Show. Thank you Applebee’s!
NEW Singer/songwriter Mikaela Seegers concert – Kulshan Middle School eighth-grade student Mikaela Seegers, who visited the Conservation Site as a third-grader, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, at the school, 1250 Kenoyer St. Tickets are $5 with all proceeds going to the fundraising effort.
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The Science Fair date has been changed to March 11th. This gives students and families one more week to work on their projects after the Winter Art Showcase on February 26th! Can’t wait to see what creative ideas students come up with this year. The Science Fair entries at Larrabee vary from year-to-year keeping the event fresh and fun!
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On January 6th, FMS will be presenting an assembly to students called Rachel’s Challenge. Rachel Scott was the first person killed in the Columbine High School Tragedy on April 20, 1999. She left behind an amazing legacy and a simple challenge to anyone who will accept it – treat others with kindness and compassion and you just may change the world you live in.
We are pleased to be able to invite parents and family members to hear this incredible story of courage and hope in an evening presentation of Rachel’s Challenge on January 6th at 7PM in our Commons. This event shares much of the same information students viewed earlier in the day and ends with a specific challenge to parents and community leaders, showing them how they can reinforce the decisions their youth are making. Learn more at http://www.rachelschallenge.org/
Please plan on attending this special event on January 6th, 2010. This event is co-sponsored by FMS ASB in collaboration with WMS and FMS PTSA’s, and WMS.
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Many thanks to Teresa Hamilton and Peter Frye for their recent donation and installation of the new basketball nets on the playground. The nets will be well-used and well-loved by our students and neighborhood community.
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Big news at Larrabee! Last year, our Art Odyssey project was an all-school endeavour orchestrated by local artist, Jacquie Bresadola. First, Jacquie worked with a group of students to develop an idea for a mural and then all students contributed a ceramic tile (or more) to the completion of the mural. The mural was fired, covered with a protective layer of Plexiglas and is now mounted on the school. A big thank you goes out to Art Odyssey Coordinator, Nancy Cullinane, artists Jacquie Bresadola and Chris Baker and the numerous parent volunteers for their hard work and persistence in seeing this beautiful piece of art to fruition.
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The PTA is happy to announce a new event! We are hosting a Winter Art Showcase at the end of February. If you love to see art in your child’s school, this is a great volunteer opportunity for you! Look for more information after Winter Break on this fabulous new event and how you can be involved in the planning process.
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