UPDATE!
New Playground for Elroy Elementary Campaign
Since the first fundraising event in October, the New Playground for Elroy Campaign has been moving in a positive direction. There have been two more in-school fundraising events, local businesses and organizations have donated, and the teachers and staff collected money to help the campaign.
In December and February, two in-school fundraising events took place. The first being a money week competition. Students were asked to bring in different denominations of money each day. The two classes that raised the most money were awarded a prize from the PTA. The second event was an obstacle course set up in the gym and students were asked to bring in donations. For every dollar a student brought in, they were given a ticket toward winning a basket of fun. Winners were picked from each class. Thank you to the Elroy families for allowing their children to dig into change jars and piggy banks!
Five Brentwood businesses have become sponsors for the campaign. Depending on the amount donated, businesses and local organizations were designated one of three sponsorship options. Gold sponsors donated $ 1000 or more, Silver sponsors donated between $ 500- $ 999 and Bronze sponsors donated between $ 300- $ 499. A huge thank you to the following businesses and organizations for donating to the campaign. Gold sponsors, The Brentwood Park Initiative Committee and Cappetta Dentistry. Silver sponsors, Mac McIlrath Insurance and The Brentwood Business Owners Association. Bronze sponsors, General Beneficial Union( GBU) and Clearview FCU. Any business or organization that is interested in becoming a sponsor please contact Amy Smith at smitha @ bb-sd. com or 412-881-4484( Ext. 3202).
The combination of the funds from above and donations made on the GoFundMe page, have the total funds collected at $ 16,647. 88 as of April 27, 2016. The campaign is almost half-way to the needed amount of $ 35,000. Let’ s make this happen for the students of Elroy and the children in our community! Please go to the campaign website listed below and make a donation. The website is also listed on both the Elroy PTA and District websites. https:// www. gofundme. com / fx56njp8
Thanks for your support! Amy Smith First Grade Teacher
rentwood cKeesport Borough
CITY SCHOOL OF MCKEESPORT DISTRICT NEWS NEWS
Playground Beautification Projects
1. Painted over old murals on the walls; students painted new mural; wooden bench was fixed; garbage cans painted * Used funds donated by local business; Donelly-Boland and Associates( 2010)
2. Playground rules were painted on the wall. Dismissal boxes for Kindergarten and First grade and red safety lines were painted on the ground for student safety during dismissal and recess. * Used funds left over from the previous year.( 2011)
3. New mulch was purchased with funds from a Kaboom Grant.($ 750) There was enough mulch to cover both elementary schools’ play areas.( 2012)
What will the new play set offer students and community?
• Updated, new apparatuses to explore
• Undamaged and safer for students
• 6 slides, 5 climbing apparatuses, math and spelling panels, / fireman’ s pole, whistle and a whole lot more
• More appealing to students, YMCA program, and community
• Better accommodate Elroy’ s student population during recess
• Company: Play & Park Structures
• Representative: Kevin Ferris
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