By way of encouragement to our very consistent families, I received this comment from the Learn to Earn Coordinator, Colleen Toste (who came in the fall and did the kickoff assemblies), "Richmond had 105 accounts make deposits in April - that's the busiest school of all 125 that we have, and almost double the next busiest, which is Abernethy!" You all are dedicated to saving!
We have not had any volunteers step up yet for next year, so if you're considering this please either email me or stop by next Wednesday and chat with one of us about it.
We also have postcards at the table introducing a blogspot on Umpqua Bank's website for families to talk about strategies for helping children/families develop money skills. Grab one and check it out! Also on the horizon for Umpqua is a new branch that will be opening up in the near future on Hawthorne Street!
A couple of notes for clarification
Hannah Hurley and Cathy Slyman
Bank Day Volunteers
Every year, the Richmond Foundation raises money to support staff at our school. Other funding sources for staff included the school auction, grants, a business pledge drive and other sources. The fundraising for staff has been to maintain the librarian, reading specialist, and 1st and 2nd grade teaching positions.
We will again do our Parent Pledge Drive as well as raise money from outside organizations. To get involved or donate, visit the Richmond Foundation page.
We are once again planning monthly "Restaurant Fundraisers" throughout the year to raise money for the Richmond School Foundation (RSF). This year, the RSF will focus on expanding our community's funding of academic needs in the following areas:
Instructional support to provide additional opportunity for 1:1 and small group instruction in the classroom.
Technology Support for integrating the mobile computer lab grant into the curriculum.
Enrichment support for further expansion of staff positions in the areas of library, art/music and counseling.
Last year these restaurant events raised over $4000! They are a fun way to build community among Richmond families and between the school and local businesses.
Scheduled restaurant fundraisers include the following:
Dine in, take out, and gift cards all count toward the 20% as long as you mention Richmond and show the flyer. You can choose to go to either Pepino's location in SE or NW neighborhoods.
Pepino's Fresh Mexican Grill
May 18, Tuesday *Bring flyer and mention Richmond*
11am-10pm
Either location:
3832 SE Hawthorne, Tel. 503-236-5000
914 NW 23rd, Tel. 503-227-8271
RSF thanks you! Your support of these fundraisers is wonderful! Special thanks to Miriam Carreno who asked Pepino's to do this for Richmond.
A hearty THANK YOU to all of you who have participated in these events! We also thank Pizzicato, The Country Cat, Burgerville, the businesses that generously have donated portions of their proceeds to support our children's education!
Check the school calendar for upcoming events, and look for flyers and emails for additional details.
There are several ways you can participate at each event:
Please contact the Richmond Foundation if you have any feedback, suggestions, or interest in helping with these fundraisers!
Menu:
Prices:
No Rich Coffee on late start Wednesdays
New helpers needed! Please contact Emi Avondstondt if you want to join the team.
Emi Avondstondt, Sachiko Nishikido, Katharina Cahen, Yoko Sato
PTA Rich Coffee Volunteering Moms
Wonderful kindergarten parent (and Carson's mom) Kim Dody has generously stepped forward to take on the position of box tops coordinator for the year. Kim will be collecting the box tops from the drop areas on the table outside the office as well as inside the office with Patsy. Please cut the box tops on your own at home in order to simplify the process for Kim so she can just send them directly to the company in order for us to begin racking up the points towards new computers, classroom supplies, playground equipment, etc. And remember, this is a program that is offered across the country so ask those grandparents in Florida to cut and send you the box tops. If my 87-year-old grandpa can send in those box tops, anyone can! Thank you Kim!!!
All three Box Tops for Education programs are year-round, so keep participating.
Participating products (pdf, opens in new window)
Scrip has long been a favorite school fundraiser: no selling to family and friends, no buying things you wouldn't normally buy - it's like free money for your class! Merchants sell gift certificates or gift cards to us at a discount, families pay face value, and 90% of the proceeds go into your child's class trip account (you can also choose to direct the proceeds to Richmond Foundation or ONK). The remaining 10% goes into the Oya No Kai general fund, which supports the entire program.
For more information, visit the Scrip page on the Oya no Kai Web site.
Beautiful Elm trees ring our school grounds, shading our children as they play, cleaning the air we breathe, and enhancing our environment in many other ways. Dutch Elm Disease(DED) is a disease that can kill elm trees and rapidly spread to other elm trees that share root systems. Help me protect Richmond's big Elm trees by supporting Save Our Elms.
Save Our Elms, a 501c(3) non-profit, raises money for inoculations (essentially shots for the trees) that are given once every three years to help protect the trees from DED. We raise this money by selling Portland Roasting coffee in one pound bags throughout the school year. June of 2010 will be our next round of inoculations. (Check out saveourelms.org for more information on elm trees.)
Portland Roasting is one of Portland's original coffee roasters offering a wide variety of coffee and giving back to the coffee farming communities throughout the world through their Farm Friendly Direct™ program and other projects. You can learn more about the company at their website, portlandroasting.com.
2 ways to buy Portland Roasting coffee:
To save paper (which means saving trees, right?!?) please e-mail your order to dustin-mary ( at ) comcast ( dot ) net by Thursday morning at 8 AM (please specify whole bean or ground!) and your coffee will be at school in the office for pick-up on Friday afternoon. Your coffee will be held in the secretary's coffee drawer just for you. If you need coffee to be sent home with your student, please contact me and I can make those arrangements for you. Place your check in the Save Our Elms box with "order" in the memo. You may also put paper orders with payment in the Save Our Elms box before the Thursday morning deadline.
Regular: $10/pound ($4.15 from every bag sold goes to SOE) Decaf: $11/pound ($4.40 from every bag sold goes to SOE)
COFFEE CHOICES: