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Communities In Schools of Puyallup January 2017 Newsletter.
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Empowering Students to Stay in School and Achieve in Life
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- 2017 March Gladness Projects
- 2016 Holiday Help
- Community Spotlight
- 12th Annual Friendraiser
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- New Staff Announcement
- Winter Highlights
- Help Out
- Volunteer Opportunities
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2017 March Gladness Projects
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March Gladness has officially begun!!! January through March, students in all 32 schools in the Puyallup School District create projects to benefit their community.
Whether they are collecting donations, volunteering at an event, or many other community service projects, students in the Puyallup School District are dedicated to giving back to their community.
Congratulations to Ferrucci Jr. High School for being the first school to register not just one project, but six!!!!
-Care for Critters
-Mt. View Community Center Seeds of Change (2 events)
-Pennies for Patients
-ABC Day (celebration of student's academic success.)
-Tea Tuesday Tutoring
Other projects registered so far:
Firgrove Elementary School:
-Valentine's for Veterans
Karshner Elementary School:
-Camp Kesem Coin Drive
-Camp Kesem Dollar Hat Days
-Wall of Thanks
Shaw Road Elementary School:
-Kids Supporting Kids Backpack Food Drive
Spinning Elementary School:
-Pennies for Patients
Stahl Jr. High School
-St. Francis House Clothing Drive
Sunrise Elementary School
-Collecting cards and donations for Mary Bridge Children's Hospital.
If you want to learn more and stay up to date about what students are doing this year, or if you have a project you would like to suggest please visit: marchgladness.org.
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Every Holiday Season we face the reality that not every family we encounter will have the resources to provide gifts, clothing, or even food.
At Communities In Schools of Puyallup part of our mission is to surround our students and during the Holidays we especially put this mission to work to ensure that as many families as possible can enjoy what makes this time of year so special. This year we were very humbled to see the outpouring of support from the community.
In November, over 13 organizations and individuals provided $8,918 worth of donations consisting of food, baking/cooking accessories, and gift cards to 147 families so they could have wonderful Thanksgiving meals.
In December, over 22 organizations and individuals provided $14,869 worth of donations consisting of food, clothing, gifts, and gift cards to 120 families so they could have amazing Holidays.
We cannot thank all of our partners enough in making these Holidays such a special and positive event in our student's lives. This way when they return to school they are ready to learn and achieve in life.
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Tattered Apron Bakery
Jessica Dugan and the wonderful staff at Tattered Apron Bakery have been donating baked goods to students that participate in our Weekend Backpack Program at Firgrove Elementary. They truly encompass what it means to serve our community. This Holiday Season they went above and beyond and delivered dozens of ginormous frosted
sugar cookies.
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12th Annual Friendraiser Breakfast and Auction
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Meet Kayla Prewitt!
Kayla is our newest Site Coordinator that will be filling in at Karshner and Woodland elementary schools. She comes to us from Spokane, WA where she worked at Northeast Youth Center and graduated with a Bachelor's in Sociology with an emphasis in Social Service and Community Action at Whitworth University. In her free time, she likes to read and also considers herself a movie fanatic. Kayla has a love for helping children and we are so excited for her to join the team!
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Central Pierce Fire Rescue
They risk their lives every day and it doesn't stop there. This winter the firefighters of Central Pierce Fire Rescue donated 40 coats to children in need to stay warm during the freezing temperatures. Thank you for always thinking about the safety of this community.
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Life Care Center of America
The March Gladness Leadership Team had a fun time spreading Holiday cheer and decorating four 10 foot trees for the residents at Life Care Center of America in Puyallup.
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