ELBOYA CASINO – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED *Sunday January 19, 2025* *Monday January 20, 2025* THIS IS NEXT WEEKEND! This bi-annual event is the largest fundraiser for our school and is expected to raise between $70 to $80 thousand dollars! It is essential that we fill all the volunteer slots or else we are at risk of losing this and future casinos and the revenue they provide our school. Casino revenues allow the Fundraising Society to purchase essential enrichment items for students like technology (smart boards, laptops), STEM resources, art supplies, musical instruments, physical education equipment, literacy and numeracy materials and so much more! To make this a successful event we will need 35-45 volunteers. General Information: - No experience or volunteer clearance needed! Duty details for your role will be provided once you are at the Casino and an experienced supervisor is on hand - Free food is available during your shift - Day and evening shifts available - Family and friends can sign up as well to support our students Please sign up using the link below: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BA4AF2FA4FCCF8-53825905-casino Thank you from the Elboya Fundraising Society. If you have any questions, you can email Claire at Lalonde.family8@gmail.com. Sincerely, Claire Wood (Casino Chair) Texas Donuts – January 30 Don’t forget to order your Texas Donuts and help support the Grade 9 Farewell. Donuts must be ordered via Healthy Hunger (https://healthyhunger.ca/) by January 21, 2025. They cost of $5 each and will be delivered to the students on January 30. Fun Lunches Upcoming fun lunches for elementary students (grades 1-6) are:
For junior high students:
Except for junior high pizza lunches, all the above can be ordered through https://healthyhunger.ca/ The purchase cutoff is 5 days prior to the lunch.
Fun Lunch Volunteers Our Fun Lunch organizers can always use extra parents to come out and help distribute lunches! If you have your volunteer clearance it is a quick volunteer stint (takes 30-50 minutes) and allows you to get a quick glimpse into your child’s school life!
Elementary Fun Lunches: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F49AEAF23A1FBC61-51248470-elboya#/
Junior High Fun Lunches: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AA4A823A4F4C07-53513397-jrhigh#/
Elboya School Council and Fundraising Society Meeting – January 23 The next meeting will take place on January 23 at 6:30 PM in the learning commons. If you would like something to be considered for the agenda please email Lisa at elboyaschool.chair@gmail.com. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Support your School - Volunteers Needed There are some important roles on the School Council that are currently sitting vacant. Fundraising Society President – A president is needed for the Elboya School Fundraising Society (ESFS). The ESFS runs all fundraising events (e.g: apple sales, casino, cheque writing campaigns) and oversees the distribution of funds to the school and for school council activities. The President is critical in driving these activities, planning future fundraisers and helping “manage the money” for the council. School Council Vice-Chair – Work with the School Council Chair on school council sponsored activities. Provide support during meetings, for the various sponsored activities and in helping decide what events the Council will support. If you would like more information on any of these roles, please contact Lisa at elboyaschool.chair@gmail.com |
