WINTER WEAR DRIVE!!!

WOOL COATS AND BOOTS WITH LONG SCARVES AND WARM MITTENS. THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS...

Goochland Elementary School
and the
PTA Community Outreach Committee
will be hosting a Winter Wear Drive and we invite you to help us!

November 6th through the 20th, we will be collecting
Gently Used or New
Coats, Hats, Gloves, Mittens, Scarves, and Boots
for children who are in need throughout Goochland County.

This is such a wonderful way to give back to our community!

GES and the PTA Community Outreach Committee
greatly appreciate your help with making a difference this season!

Please send donations to school through your child.
Questions? Contact Crystal Todd (cjt41799@wmconnect.comor 304-6010)

Chairperson: Crystal Todd

Please consider signing up to help us this year!

Committee members will find opportunities to help those in need in our local community and globally. This is a great way to help teach students to be good citizens. (ex: Food drive, gently used clothing or shoe drives, book drives, Silver Angel program, Spring Sing, etc.)

504 pounds for Stock the Pantry! WOW!

The "Stock the Pantry" Food Drive was a huge success with a total of 504 pounds of donations for the Goochland Food Bank! Wow! The second grade had the most collections weighing in at a total of 141 pounds of donations. Kindergarten came in second with 132 pounds.

Our second graders will be treated to a "Stock the Pantry" Pizza Party on Friday, May 1st. Many thanks to all of the GES/SC students and families for your overwhelming support!

Here is a picture of the food that was loaded into the bed of a pickup truck for delivery to the Food Bank.

BIG THANK YOU to EVERYONE! ! ! ! ! The Food Bank was very very very surprised and excited to see all the food! It will help out at least 50 - 60 families in need this week.

Spring Sing-Sunday, May 3

Spring Sing

Bring the family and serenade the residents of
The Meadows Nursing Home
at
2715 Dogtown Road
Goochland

Sunday, May 3rd at 3:30 p.m.

• GES/SC students, families and guests are welcome to participate! Song sheets will be available.
• Mrs. Watts is bringing her guitar and will lead us in familiar folk & gospel songs!
• Meet at the nursing home at 3:30 p.m. for 45 minutes of smiles and songs!

Come Sing With Us!

STUDENTS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN – NO DROP OFFS!

Sponsored by the PTA’s Community Outreach Committee
Questions? Contact Elizabeth Dowdy at 556-3035 or efdteach@verizon.net

STOCK THE PANTRY Competition

GES/SC PTA is supporting the Goochland County School-Wide Food Drive with a STOCK THE PANTRY Competition.

Donations will be accepted April 20 – 24 to benefit Goochland Free Clinic and Family Services Food Bank.

The GES/SC grade with the most donations will be treated to a
“Stock the Pantry” Pizza Party at school on Friday May 1st.

Donation recommendations follow, but feel free to provide other nonperishable items.

Kindergarten & 1st Grade:

• Canned fruit
• Chili w/meat
• Doughnuts
• Toothpaste
• Cereal
• Crackers
• Napkins
• Bath bar soap
• Canned vegetables

2nd & 3rd Grade:

• Canned soups
  
• Jams & Jellies
  
• Tomato juice
  
• Deodorant
• Canned fish
  
• Cookies
  
• Toilet paper
  
• Liquid dish soap
  

4th & 5th Grade:

• Canned meat
  
• Easy bake dinners
  
• Grape juice
  
• Shampoo/Conditioner
• Canned stew
  
• Mouthwash
  
• Paper towels
  
• Cake mixes & Icing
  

Specialty Center:

• Canned pasta
  
• Spaghetti sauce & pasta
  
• Apple juice
  
• Laundry detergent
• Peanut butter
  
• Muffin mixes
  
• Pancake mix
  
• Band-Aids
  

“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”
…Sir Winston Churchill

Thank you for your support from the GES/SC PTA Community Outreach Committee.

Silver Angels say "THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart"

Your Silver Angel would like to say…

“THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!”

Words cannot express the joy and love that was spread throughout Goochland this Holiday season. Your generosity filled the back of a truck bed “twice” plus the cab and packed, to the ceiling, a mid-size SUV with gifts!

A special "Thank You!" goes out to:

Mrs. Gordon for allowing us the privilege & honor of adopting 7 precious Silver Angels.

Goochland Free Clinic and Family Services for providing us our Silver Angels.

GES/SC teachers for embracing the program and sharing their Silver Angels with the children, showing pictures, making cards and collecting the tremendous overflow of gifts!

GES/SC students for their love and excitement.

GES/SC parents for your time, your generosity, your phone calls and your support!

Thank you to Goochland Pharmacy who provided over $200.00 in merchandise.

Thank you to Lifeway Christian Store for giving 20% discount.

Thank you to Target for a $25.00 gift card.

Thank you to Goochland Food Lion for providing each Silver Angel with a $5.00 gift card.

Many thanks for your dedication to this project from the Community Outreach Committee!

"PTA does not endorse, warrant or recommend any of these companies or products."

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“Silver Angels” Holiday Adoption Program

Goochland Elementary/Specialty Center

December 8 – December 19, 2008

Season’s greetings from the GES/SC PTA Community Outreach Committee! For this holiday season we have partnered with Goochland Free Clinic and Family Services, to adopt seven elderly men and women (one per grade) to shower with Christmas joy. We lovingly refer to them as our “Silver Angels!”

A Silver Angel is an elderly person in Goochland County who lives alone, who is not able to go out and shop for himself or herself and needs assistance from others to do daily tasks. This is where we can help!

Your child’s classroom has adopted a Silver Angel for the holiday season. Our goal is for students to provide items from the Silver Angel’s wish list that can be found on the back side of the Silver Angel flyer sent home with students on Dec. 8^th. Unwrapped gifts should be brought to school and placed in containers provided for each grade level.

Encourage your child to experience the joy of giving to others in the true holiday spirit. We can all make a difference… no matter how small the gift!

Donation deadline is December 19^th. Thank you!

Please contact Lisa Hobbs with any questions at 556-3056.

GES/SC PTA Community Outreach Committee