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Monday, April 11, 2011

Opportunities To Support Our Students And Schools

Friday, April 15
Spaghetti Dinner & Auction
Northwestern Elementary PTA

The Northwestern Elementary PTA will hold a Spaghetti Dinner & Auction from 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 15, at Northwestern Elementary. Tickets for the dinner are $8 adults, $4 ages 4-12, and free for children 3 and under. A Silent Auction and Chinese Auction will be held from 6-8 p.m., with many classroom baskets and prizes on which to bid. At 8:15 p.m. a live auction will be held, with many attractive items including an outdoor gas grill, half-day fishing trip for four, hunting trip, septic system pump, Principal for a Day, Flip video camera, and bicycles. Tickets are available in the school office. 410-677-5808.

Tuesday, April 26
Bingo Benefit for Wicomico Middle School Student
Salisbury Moose Lodge

A bingo benefit for Brooke Shockley has been planned for Tuesday, April 26 at the Salisbury Moose Lodge. Brooke is a 13-year-old student at Wicomico Middle School and has been diagnosed with Stage 4 Osteosarcoma (bone) cancer. All proceeds will go toward medical expenses that are not covered by insurance. The doors will open at 5:30 and the games will begin at 6:30. Anyone who is interested in attending, please call Kristin Dukes at 410-677-5145 or email kdukes@wcboe.org for tickets.

Thursday, May 19
Hypnotist Performs to Raise Funds
Mardela High School

On May 19, the Prom Committee at Mardela Middle and High School will present a unique comedy experience to local audiences. The school will once again feature Jason Linett, a nationally-known comedy hypnotist, who will present one show as a fundraiser at 7 p.m. May 19. (This show has been rescheduled from March 4.) This is Linett's second time working with the school to raise funds. “The hypnosis show combines the fun of audience participation with the incredible abilities of the mind,” says Linett, who lives in Alexandria, Va. “It’s the ultimate reality show.”

Audiences can expect to see willing volunteers rapidly induced into a hypnotic trance and then given funny suggestions. Jason added, “I don’t embarrass the volunteers, and I don’t even let them embarrass themselves.” Some of Linett’s favorite suggestions during the show include turning himself invisible and turning volunteers into celebrity impersonators. Linett has performed at schools, comedy venues, and corporate events across the country. “Fundraising events are always my favorite,” says Linett. “There’s no better feeling than putting on a show that a school can be proud to present, and helping students raise the funds for a great cause.”

Jason Linett is a Certified Hypnotist with the National Guild of Hypnotists, the largest hypnotherapy organization in the world. He is the director of Virginia Hypnosis, a hypnotherapy center in Old Town Alexandria, and is also the author of nearly a dozen self-help audio hypnosis programs. More information can be found at www.JasonLinett.com

Restaurant Coupon Booklets
Benefitting Kindness of Strangers Fund

BOGO restaurant coupon booklets are now being sold, with proceeds going to the Kindness of Strangers Fund. Kindness of Strangers (KOS) is a fund established to assist families in purchasing therapeutic/adaptive equipment for their children with special needs ages birth-21 in Wicomico County Public Schools. The coupon booklets are $20. Five dollars goes to Junior Achievement, which printed the booklet, and the rest of the proceeds go to KOS. Coupons include the following: Buy 1 entrée get 1 free at Adams, The Angler, Bistro 54, Boonies, Breaktime, Duffys, Harborside, Lagoon, Market Street, Old West, Red Roost (does not include the All you Can Eat menu), SoBos and Vinny’s. Also included: Sunset Grill: free crab dip with purchase of two entrees. Kanpai Sushi: Buy one Bento box/second free. Lucky Star: Spend $20/ get sushi rolls or dinner entree up to $10 free. Specific Gravity: Buy one large specialty pizza get wings for free. Coupons expire September 2011 and can be used Sunday through Thursday. This is a great way to help others. Call Lori Thompson at 410-677-5250 or e-mail her at lthompso@wcboe.org to purchase a booklet.

James M. Bennett High School Keychains

James M. Bennett High School has keychains made from the maple library shelves of the media center in the old James M. Bennett High School. Former JMB parents who purchased the shelves at auction last summer have donated some of the maple shelves for the keychain project. The price is $10, with all proceeds going to the Coach Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund, in honor of the late track coach. The school sold 272 gym floor keychains during the new school’s open house last fall, with proceeds supporting the continued maintenance of and improvements to the James M. Bennett High Memorial Garden. Gym floor keychains are no longer available. 410-677-5141.

Yearbooks Available
James M. Bennett High School

James M. Bennett High School has yearbooks available for sale from the past 20 years. Editions are available for 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996-2004, and 2006-2010. Prices range from $5 for older yearbooks to $40 for the 2010 edition. Please contact Debbie Sebach at 410-677-5141 or dsebach@wcboe.org for information.

Available Now
Panera Bread and Bagel Coupons
Benefitting the Wicomico County STEM Program

Strips of Panera coupons are now on sale for $10, with half the cost of each coupon strip going to support the activities of the STEM Program in Wicomico County Public Schools. The coupon strips are either for all bagels, or for a mix of bagels, bread and other baked goods. These coupons strips are a great deal and would be a terrific gift for people on your holiday list. Buy your Panera coupons at a STEM event, or contact Gretchen Boggs at gboggs@wcboe.org or 410-677-5149, X4634.

Commemorative JMB T-Shirts

The Junior Class of James M. Bennett High School is selling T-shirts commemorating the new Bennett. The shirts are $15 for sizes small-XL and $17 for sizes XXLarge and XXXLarge. Please email Erin Davis (esdavis@wcboe.org) or Kathy Elliott (kelliott@wcboe.org) if you are interested. Checks payable to JMB can be mailed to the school at 300 E. College Ave., Salisbury MD 21801, or dropped off at the school. Call 410-677-5141 for information.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Joe, I know there's been talk in the past about the so-called "balanced" lunches served in schooll to our kids.
I wanted to bring something to your attention.
Just this morning, I drove by Beaver Run Elementary and out in front on their announcement board they have listed a "McDonalds Day".
Isn't this rather contradictory to what the schools are preaching?
My jaw dropped when I saw that!

Anonymous said...

I am looking forward to the hot and weather and Bikini ccar washes...