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Raffle – buy your tickets!

We have nine beautiful baskets filled with products from each grade level’s theme. Purchase the $1 raffle tickets each day after school this week, and before the talent show on Friday, 5/31. You do not need to be at the show to win your basket.

Silent Auction – start the bidding!

In addition to the beautiful artwork done by each class (bidding is ongoing until Friday, 5/31), the silent auction items listed below are also up for bid. If you can’t get to school this week, you can send in your top bid by emailing Jill Smith at jillheineysmith@comcast.net.

1. Two free passes to the Woodland Park Zoo valued at $20. Bidding starts at $5.

2. A basket filled with hair products from James Alan salon, along with gift certificates for a haircut, hair foil and make-up session, valued at over $500! Bidding starts at $100.

3. Pilates mat class for 4 people with Parkwood parent Alex Lynch—professional dancer and pilates instructor with Pacific NW Ballet. Valued at $75. Bidding starts at $25.

4. One hour consultation with Pakwood parent and attorney Marina Dzhamilova—specializing in Bankruptcy and Immigration. Valued at $250+. Bidding starts at $50.

5. Gift set of two knives by Cutco Cutlery—professional quality knives available by direct order only. Valued at $116. Bidding starts at $20.

6. VIP lunch with Principal Ploudre for you and your child/ren. Value: priceless! Bidding starts at $20.

7. A basket filled with everything you need for the ultimate fiesta including a $25 gift certificate to Azteca. Valued at over $100. Bidding starts at $25.

8. Arts and crafts basket filled with products to keep your kids creatively busy all summer! Valued at over $50. Bidding starts at $20.

9. Spa basket filled with items to pamper yourself plus a $50 spa gift card. Valued at over $100. Bidding starts at $25.

10. Beer growlers, gift certificates and t shirts from Chuck’s Hop Shop (owned by Parkwood parents). Valued at $30. Bidding starts at $10.

11. CAbi clothing donated by Parkwood parent Rebecca Brittle. Value and starting bids vary—stop by the school to see!

THANK YOU … so much to all of the Parkwood families who donated to our basket raffle and silent auction.

When you donate money directly to PTA, 100% of the funds are used to support PTA programs.

Parkwood PTA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Donations are fully tax-deductible and may be eligible for corporate matching fund programs. Ask your employer if they will double your donation to the PTA.

Your tax deductible donation helps to fund important school-wide programs like:

• Enrichment Programs (chess, languages)
• Classroom Materials and Supplies
• Back to School BBQ
• Heritage Festival
• Parent Education Speakers
• Library Books
• Earthquake Kits

Please consider making a gift to help us continue to provide these services and programs.

Register your Safeway and other store club cards, and/or Visa, Macy’s, OfficeMax, and other credit cards at eScrip.com, and a percentage of your sales will be donated to Parkwood. Parkwood’s Group ID is 8565628.

Follow these steps to enroll:

1. Visit www.escrip.com.

2. Select Group ID and enter 8565628.

3. Click Parkwood Elem School PTA, then click Next.

4. Enter your contact information and click Next.

5. Continue with the enrollment wizard.

6. Buy some stuff!

Your donations and fund-raising support directly funds these Parkwood activities:

• Homework Club,
• guest artist visits,
• field trips,
• talent show,
• photography art walk,
• Parkfest,
• Family Heritage Night,
• Holiday Food Drive,
• classroom grants,
• enrichment grants,
• classroom emergency kits,
• student phonebook directory,
• Reflections art program,
• Back-to-School BBQ,
• game nights,
• Fall Harvest Festival,
• Staff Appreciation,

and many more.

There are many ways that you can support Parkwood PTA’s fundraising efforts. Parkwood PTA is a non-profit organization that accepts donations at any time of the year.

We’ve raised $130 this year from General Mills box tops. Way to go!

Clip box tops from hundreds of your favorite General Mills products and send them in to school. Each box top is worth 10¢, and it all adds up!

Eligible box top products.

Thank YOU!

For more than 30 years, Labels for Education has been giving schools free educational equipment in exchange for labels from the Campbell family of brands. It’s a fun, easy program where students, families, and members of the community work together for a common goal.

Bring your soup labels to the collection box outside the Parent Center at Parkwood.

Review the list of eligible Campbell products for you to refer to as Parkwood collects labels and proofs of purchase to redeem for free merchandise.

Target’s Take Charge of Education Program.

We’ve discovered a terrific way to raise funds for our school. Parkwood will receive up to 1% of each purchase when you use your Target Visa or Target Card.

Just visit target.com or call 1-800-316-6142 to designate Parkwood your school of choice. You can even ask a cashier at Target to enroll Parkwood as your school of choice.

Parkwood’s number is: 10652.

So if you’re going to Target anyway, please consider using your Target Visa or Target Card. Big thanks to those who are already doing their part to make a great school even better.

Office Depot is proud to support our schools and communities through the 5% Back to Schools program. This program give you an opportunity to help local schools receive credits for FREE supplies when you shop at Office Depot for student school supplies. It’s easy!

• Buy qualifying student school supplies at Office Depot
• Designate Parkwood PTA to receive 5% of your qualifying purchase
• Office Depot will tally the qualifying purchases made during the program period
• Office Depot will award Parkwood 5% of the qualifying purchases in credits the school can use for FREE SUPPLIES!

To designate Parkwood to receive 5% of your next school supply purchase, visit your local Office Depot store or click here to designate the school of your choice. You will need to know your Office Depot order number. Parkwood’s number is: 70107423.

Find the store nearest you.

For a list of qualifying student school supply items, please visit the Office Depot Store nearest you or contact Customer Service at 1-800-GO-DEPOT. Office Depot has teamed up with National PTA

Office Depot has teamed up with National PTA to promote the importance of parent and community participation in schools nationwide. As a Proud Community Partner of National PTA, Office Depot is committed to joining PTA leaders across the country in strengthening parent and public involvement. One of the many ways Office Depot is providing support is by offering PTAs the opportunity to host special events, such as Back-to-school, membership drives, Teacher Appreciation Week, and other PTA activities at our 1,000+ retail stores. To learn more about the National PTA, visit their website at www.pta.org. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the National PTA’s customer service department at (800)307-4PTA (4782), or email Office Depot at PTAsupport@officedepot.com.

Link your Albertsons Preferred card on-line or at the cashier with Parkwood’s Community Partner Number: 49001004932. Every time you use your Preferred card, Parkwood PTA will recieve up to 2% of your grocery dollars. Schools can earn up to 10K a year. Tell you friends and family so they can support Parkwood as well. To link online go to Albertsons.com, enter your zip code and then click on “In the Community” at the bottom of the page.

        <p>Did you know you can help financially support Parkwood PTA every time you shop online?</p>

Did you ever want to give us a donation but you could not afford to do it? Now there is as easy way for you to financially support us without having to donate one cent.

We have joined a fundraising program where every time you shop on the Internet a percentage of your sale will automatically be given to us. The way the new fundraising program works is very simple. All you have to do is come here to our website and click on our shopping button. After you click on our shopping button, you will be taken to a web page that lists thousands of different companies including:

• Starbucks,
• Hallmark,
• Office Depot,
• Dell,
• Circuit City,
• Land’s End,
• Wal-mart,
• Barnes & Noble, and
• Florist .com

just to name a few.

Every time you make a purchase from one of these fine companies, a percentage of the sale will automatically be given to the Parkwood PTA - and that really helps!