We did it Winona, we have successfully raised 5,000 for a well in Sierra Leone. Thanks to everyone that participated in our biathalon! It was a huge success. A special thanks goes to everyone who helped prepare and organize as well. To our teacher volunteers, Ms. Sher, Ms Vandenberg, Ms Cosburn, Ms Barbier and Ms Sher, a big thank you as we couldn't have done this without you.
It's now time to celebrate! When the grade 7's get back from music camp and the grade 8's get back from Arowhan we will celebrate with a lunch time party! Thanks again everyone for making this year such a success at Winona!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Congratulations Winona Me2we'ers!
What a fantastic job you all did with participating, getting others to donate and organizing the biathalon. It was a huge success AND we were able to raise 2760.52 for the well in Sierra Leone. We now have earned a total of 4, 806.30, which means that we are only need 200.00 to reach our goal of 5,000. We can do this!!!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
June 3rd Biatholon
Hey everyone,
It looks like we are all ready for our big biatholon. Thanks to everyone for helping organize the big day's events. Every class in the school has seen the fantastic video for the biathalon and now it's up to our student body to collect pledges and bring in money to support the building of our wells in Sierra Leone!
Our goal is for everyone in the school to bring in 10.00 and we would easily have enough money to pay for our well.
It looks like we are all ready for our big biatholon. Thanks to everyone for helping organize the big day's events. Every class in the school has seen the fantastic video for the biathalon and now it's up to our student body to collect pledges and bring in money to support the building of our wells in Sierra Leone!
Our goal is for everyone in the school to bring in 10.00 and we would easily have enough money to pay for our well.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Update! Friday, April 29, 2011
Hey all,
Really pleased with everyone's efforts to get the latest bakesale going. I see the posters up around the school and the annoucements are happening on a regular basis - well done. I've included an update of what is happening with Free the Children's water project.
Please take a look at it so you can stay informed of the situation. Also it would be good to have an assembly for students before our big swim-a-thon so please start thinking about how we can get our student body hyped!!! We will discuss this coming Wednesday.
Remember to ask for donations for the bake sale from your teachers and friends and together we can make a difference in Sierre Leone!
Really pleased with everyone's efforts to get the latest bakesale going. I see the posters up around the school and the annoucements are happening on a regular basis - well done. I've included an update of what is happening with Free the Children's water project.
Please take a look at it so you can stay informed of the situation. Also it would be good to have an assembly for students before our big swim-a-thon so please start thinking about how we can get our student body hyped!!! We will discuss this coming Wednesday.
Remember to ask for donations for the bake sale from your teachers and friends and together we can make a difference in Sierre Leone!
Update!
Hey all,
Really pleased with everyone's efforts to get the latest bakesale going. I see the posters up around the school and the annoucements are happening on a regular basis - well done. I've included an update of what is happening with Free the Children's water project. http://www.freethechildren.com/reporting/makeni/index.php
Please take a look at it so you can stay informed of the situation. Also it would be good to have an assembly for students before our big swim-a-thon so please start thinking about how we can get our student body hyped!!! We will discuss this coming Wednesday.
Remember to ask for donations for the bake sale from your teachers and friends and together we can make a difference in Sierre Leone!
Really pleased with everyone's efforts to get the latest bakesale going. I see the posters up around the school and the annoucements are happening on a regular basis - well done. I've included an update of what is happening with Free the Children's water project. http://www.freethechildren.com/reporting/makeni/index.php
Please take a look at it so you can stay informed of the situation. Also it would be good to have an assembly for students before our big swim-a-thon so please start thinking about how we can get our student body hyped!!! We will discuss this coming Wednesday.
Remember to ask for donations for the bake sale from your teachers and friends and together we can make a difference in Sierre Leone!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
300.00 for Japan - Thanks Winona and Thank you Me2We!
Hey all! We managed to raise just over 300.00 for Japan. Thanks to everyone for helping out and a special thanks to the girls who went around at the end of the day asking for spare change on Friday. Also thanks to all the teachers for helping out and organizing the 1000 paper cranes. I think the Japanese school was very appreciative of our kind gesture!
Next steps "Pink Day", school wide fundraiser for MS and an EARTH DAY DANCE???
Next steps "Pink Day", school wide fundraiser for MS and an EARTH DAY DANCE???
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Toonie Tuesday Fundraiser for Japan
On behalf of everyone in Me to We, we would like to express our deepest condolences and sorrow for those who have lost friends and family during the earthquake and tsunami that has devastated Japan.
Many of our families and community members still have loved ones who are safe and unharmed in Japan, but in need of immediate assistance. While the disaster happened more than a week ago, we have not been able to coordinate a Board-wide effort because of March Break. Now that we have all returned, we must spring to action:
We are also asking schools and Board sites to coordinate a Toonie Tuesday event for Tuesday, March 29.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
No GULU WALK this year!
Hey all,
We just got notification that there will not be a Gulu Walk this year. The situation in Uganda is steadily improving and the organizers feel taht we have done our part in making people aware of the situation in Uganda. If you want to know more I've included the correspondence that we got from the organizers.
We are writing today to inform you that we will not be organizing the
GuluWalk with the TDSB this year. It has been a great event for us
(and we hope for you as well) and one that we are we're both sad, and
elated, to no longer be organizing. We've come to this decision
through numerous discussions over the last year and based on the
events and situation in Uganda. Currently there is relative peace and
stability in northern Uganda and by all accounts life seems to be
returning to normal -- people are returning to traditional villages
and feel safe to move through the region.
We started the GuluWalk as a response to the tragedy of a civil war
that ravaged the area, with kidnapping and child soldiers, leaving
people in IDP camps, and eventually youth started night commuting in
order to be safe. Since we did our first walk in 2005, GuluWalk has
raised awareness of this civil war, engaged and moved governments and
has raised over $1.5-million in support of youth programs in northern
Uganda - all thanks to compassionate individuals like yourselves.
We just got notification that there will not be a Gulu Walk this year. The situation in Uganda is steadily improving and the organizers feel taht we have done our part in making people aware of the situation in Uganda. If you want to know more I've included the correspondence that we got from the organizers.
We are writing today to inform you that we will not be organizing the
GuluWalk with the TDSB this year. It has been a great event for us
(and we hope for you as well) and one that we are we're both sad, and
elated, to no longer be organizing. We've come to this decision
through numerous discussions over the last year and based on the
events and situation in Uganda. Currently there is relative peace and
stability in northern Uganda and by all accounts life seems to be
returning to normal -- people are returning to traditional villages
and feel safe to move through the region.
We started the GuluWalk as a response to the tragedy of a civil war
that ravaged the area, with kidnapping and child soldiers, leaving
people in IDP camps, and eventually youth started night commuting in
order to be safe. Since we did our first walk in 2005, GuluWalk has
raised awareness of this civil war, engaged and moved governments and
has raised over $1.5-million in support of youth programs in northern
Uganda - all thanks to compassionate individuals like yourselves.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Welcome Back!
Welcome back to all the grade 7's who were on the Quebec trip. Now that we've all had a break let's get back to planning for our next event which is a "lucky bakesale"! Next Wednesday we will have a green themed bakesale, what will you be bringing? If you have friends and family that are willing to donate baking please invite them to do so. The more we have the more we will sell, the more funds we will make to build our well in Sierra Leone.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Can you help?
Ms Cosburn is collecting school supplies and gently used books to send them to Uganda. She is donating them to the Watoto Villages(see below for information).
Watoto provides holistic care for over 1700 vulnerable children orphaned by war and AIDS in Uganda, by creating safe and enriching environments for them to flourish in. Watoto's mission is to provide care and education for these boys and girls so they can be empowered to make a positive and lasting impact on the development of their country.
Watoto villages are small communities where the children are brought up in family environments – in homes consisting of eight children and a housemother. Watoto children are educated at schools and are treated in medical centres in the villages. The facilities are built throughout the year by volunteers from all over the world."
www.watoto.com
Watoto provides holistic care for over 1700 vulnerable children orphaned by war and AIDS in Uganda, by creating safe and enriching environments for them to flourish in. Watoto's mission is to provide care and education for these boys and girls so they can be empowered to make a positive and lasting impact on the development of their country.
Watoto villages are small communities where the children are brought up in family environments – in homes consisting of eight children and a housemother. Watoto children are educated at schools and are treated in medical centres in the villages. The facilities are built throughout the year by volunteers from all over the world."
www.watoto.com
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Candy-grams!!!
Thanks to everyone for helping with the candy-grams sale... you are helping spread the love around Winona!!!
Friday, February 4, 2011
Assembly
Great job on the assembly everyone. It was a major success and so was our bake sale. We have now made over 1,000.00 for the well in Sierra Leone.
NEXT TASK - CANDY GRAMS
NEXT TASK - CANDY GRAMS
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Last Minute Meeting
We would just like to say congrats for the assembly. It went really well and we think we got the message out to Winona.
To plan for our next fundraiser (candy grams) we have a meeting tommorow ( Friday, February 4th 2011).
To plan for our next fundraiser (candy grams) we have a meeting tommorow ( Friday, February 4th 2011).
Everything has gone really well and so far we have raised over $1,000 and counting.
Just as a reminder we a planning to raise $5,000 to build a well in Sierra Leone.
From how much money we have been raising we will probably reach our goal. And with your help we will.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Our Goal 5,000.00
Hey all... here's our bulletin board where we will keep track of all of our fundraising for the well in Sierra Leone!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
First meeting of 2011!!!
What a fantastic meeting everyone, we got a lot done and I'm excited about the new year. We need to do a lot of fund raising and that requires that we get Winona students excited about our fund raising ventures and get them excited about helping others. We have chosen to build a well in Sierre Leone which is on the west coast of Africa. It is a country with an amazing history and we will be learning a lot about it throughout the year. Our goal is to raise $5,000.00- that's a lot of money so we need to get busy.
Here are the things that we need to do. Please add a comment to the blog and tell us what you are going to do to make this an exciting assembly!!!
Playlist
Quiz
Research and Powerpoint Presentation
Blog and Facebook
Dance
Greet
Posters
and of course bake for our bakesale... (you can also bring purchased baking as well)
Get your friends to join us and we'll make it a big party!!!
Remember the Assembly is Tues. Feb. 1, 2010 period 4!
Here are the things that we need to do. Please add a comment to the blog and tell us what you are going to do to make this an exciting assembly!!!
Playlist
Quiz
Research and Powerpoint Presentation
Blog and Facebook
Dance
Greet
Posters
and of course bake for our bakesale... (you can also bring purchased baking as well)
Get your friends to join us and we'll make it a big party!!!
Remember the Assembly is Tues. Feb. 1, 2010 period 4!
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