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Updates on Gledhill School Council fundraising efforts

Oliver’s Labels

Posted on October 19, 2014 | Comments Off on Oliver’s Labels

Oliver's Labels

Oliver’s Labels are available through Gledhill!
Has your child lost anything at school? If yes, then we have a solution that many of you are already familiar with – Oliver’s Labels. Oliver’s Labels is a Canadian company that is only a few blocks from the school. They make personalized, easy-to-use, stick-on labels for clothes, shoes, food containers, bags, and more – all the things that may go astray at school or daycare. They are dishwasher safe and won’t peel off. http://www.oliverslabels.com/gledhill

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Family Fest

Posted on June 9, 2014 | Comments Off on Family Fest

4 days until Family Fest!
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Gledhill’s Annual Family Fest – June 13th

Posted on May 17, 2014 | Comments Off on Gledhill’s Annual Family Fest – June 13th

FF14Mark your calendars! Gledhill’s Annual Family Fest is set for Friday, June 13, 3:30 to 6:30 pm, in the schoolyard!

That’s right! Family Fest is fast approaching and organizers have been busy booking a rock climbing wall, bouncy castle, live animal program and many more fun activities for the whole family!

Everyone looks forward to Family Fest every year for great fun, but it’s also an important fundraiser to enable extra curricular programs our kids know and love (like Drama with Jeff, Jungle Sports, and Scientists in the School). But it’s a big event, and we need your support to pull it off.

Here are a few ways you can help:

Volunteer to become a station lead: We need leads to help organize the following activities in advance: Craft Table; Face Painting/Hair Streaking station; Cake Walk; Fun Foods; Prizes; and Raffle.

Volunteer for a shift: Help with set-up, tear down and/or running of activities on event day, such as selling tickets or baked goods, or running a carnival game.

Donate stuff: We’re looking for items that could be used as draw prizes, as well as food for the Bake Sale, Cake Walk and International Foods tables.

To offer your help, please use our online volunteer form at:

http://vols.pt/E3UCKR

For questions or more information, contact the Gledhill Guardian at thegledhillguardian@gmail.com or reach us by filling out the inquiry form on our About Page.page1image13472 page1image13632 page1image13792

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QSP – Give the Gift of Reading

Posted on December 16, 2013 | Comments Off on QSP – Give the Gift of Reading

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Looking for last-minute gift ideas for family, friends or co-workers?

QSP magazine orders brought to school by tomorrow, Tuesday December 17th, will be processed before Christmas.

Online orders are accepted year round by going to: http://www.qsp.ca/store/lightreg.aspx (Gledhill group number is 9164). No line-ups, no gift wrapping needed and free delivery anywhere in Canada. There is a great selection of children’s subscriptions and QSP offers a complimentary e-card service too!

Give the Gift of Reading – all year long.

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Nut Free Gourmet Cookie Fundraiser – Orders due back tomorrow!

Posted on December 1, 2013 | Comments Off on Nut Free Gourmet Cookie Fundraiser – Orders due back tomorrow!

NFG Cookie Dough

Gledhill SACA invites you to bite into a tasty fund-raiser that is perfect for your holiday parties, guest drop-in’s, cookie exchanges, or as an activity to do with the kids over the school break.  Guaranteed 100% nut-free, high quality ingredients create delicious treats for your family and your guests and are ready in just a few minutes.  As well, the dough freezes nicely so that you can have fresh baked cookies on those “stuck in the house again!” days throughout the coming months.  Invite your neighbors and friends to order as well; all proceeds go towards specialty programs for our children such as Scientist in the School, Jungle Sport and Drama with Jeff.

Order forms went home in last week’s Wednesday files, but if you need another, here it is: NF Gourmet Write Up and Order Form 2013

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What a Night!

Posted on November 24, 2013 | Comments Off on What a Night!

A message of thanks from Andrea Rourke, organizer of the Silent Auction:

Hello all!

They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, it takes an army to put on an auction! While I don’t want to forget anybody, I really must acknowledge certain generous and talented individuals who put in many hours before the auction in order to guarantee its success.

I think we can all agree that the artwork from the classes was outstanding! It caused a few friendly bidding wars and raised a lot of money for the school. There was a very hard-working and talented art committee, comprised of Andrea Egan, Crystal Hadfield and Melissa Perretti. These ladies met several times, their emails were flying, supplies had to be purchased and of course they helped out with each of the classes. Thank you also to the teachers for giving of their class time and to many who provided the art supplies themselves.

Many, many thanks to Jessica Schmiedchen (godmother of auctions past, trusted advisor and live auctioneer), Crystal Hadfield (yummy food coordinator and planner) and to Renee Cullen (Bid sheet babe and 50/50 raffle queen). Rosie Jeffares  and her talented team transformed the gym beautifully. They were there first, left last and working with them was truly a pleasure.

Thank you to everybody who donated to the auction and solicited items from local businesses. A lot of work is involved in this and it is much appreciated. Thank you to everybody who advertised, made food, iced drinks, greeted, counted money, monitored tables, moved stuff and then moved it again.

Thank you to the gentlemen: Andy McLachlan on sound, and for jumping through the hoops and over the hurdles necessary in order for us to have the auction where and how we wanted it. Thank you to Peter Schmiedchen for the great music! Thank you also to Pod Cullen and Gary Nassif for letting me boss them around for a day!

The goal of the auction, of course, is to raise money for our many SACA programs. It was wonderful, however, to also witness the heartwarming support from our community both before the auction and on Friday night. Many Gledhill parents and staff came out,  as well as our friends, families, local business owners and politicians!

Once again, many thanks. Happy holidays!

Andrea Rourke

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Silent Auction Success!

A Huge Success!

Tonight’s Silent Auction was an amazing event. Thanks to all of the parents, staff and community members who came out for an evening of fun, food, drinks and bidding in support of Gledhill Jr. P.S.

Our organizer, Andrea, and the team of volunteers did a tremendous job of ensuring the evening went off without a hitch. Every detail was considered – from decorations and music choices to food & drink and donated auction prizes courtesy of very generous local businesses and organizations. Special thanks to Mrs. Darling for her artistic touches and work with Gledhill students in preparing their auction pieces.

An incredibly co-ordinated effort by all!

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Posted on November 22, 2013 in Community Event, Fundraising

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The Silent Auction is Nigh!

Posted on November 17, 2013 | Comments Off on The Silent Auction is Nigh!

Silent Auction

One of the most anticipated events of the school year (at least for adults) is almost here! Gledhill’s Silent Auction takes place this Friday from 7:00 to 10:00 in the school gym.
There are over 100 fantastic things up for bids. Feel free to bring a friend or two to this adult only, licensed event. We have a lot to bid on and the more the merrier!
Read this post and this one too for more information on this year’s Silent Auction.

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Top 10 Reasons to attend the silent auction

Posted on November 13, 2013 | Comments Off on Top 10 Reasons to attend the silent auction

auctionGLEDHILL SACA SILENT AUCTION
Friday, November 22, 2013
Gledhill Gymnasium
7pm – 10pm

Still thinking about whether or not to attend the Gledhill Silent Auction on Friday November 22?

Here are ten excellent reasons why you should…

10. We have amazing art up for bids and produced by your kids!

9. Where else can you do your holiday shopping while enjoying hors d’oeuvres and sipping a glass of red wine?

8. 50/50 draw gives you the chance to walk away with a fistful of cash!

7. Get a head start on your New Year’s resolutions by bidding on a fitness consultant, yoga classes, and personal coaching.

6. You can bid on a sushi lunch with Mr. McLachlan for your child.

5. We have a Laserquest party and passes for Skyzone that your kids think are for them.

4. Our Live Auction gives you the chance to outbid your neighbour on hot-ticket items, including Leafs tickets, a Two-week session at Theatricks (Drama Jeff’s) summer camp, a Bartending course or a special night at One King West.

3. Prepare early for March break by bidding on passes to many distractions in the city, including the AGO, Science Centre, ROM, Hockey Hall of Fame, etc.

2. You can bid on goods and services you may already use and get them at a discount or try something new donated by one of our generous neighbours.

1. It’s an adult-only event…how many of those have you had lately?!

Bonus Reason: You know the bike rally/ skate day /author visit /Scientist in the School workshop / drama with Jeff class that your child raves about? Those programs exist at Gledhill because of parents like you attending events like these!

Please don’t forget: we will take your cash and your cheques!

If you have any questions, contact Andrea Rourke at rourkenassif@sympatico.ca

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Silent Auction Items – Can You Help?

Posted on November 6, 2013 | Comments Off on Silent Auction Items – Can You Help?

Live-AuctionWe have collected many wonderful items for the Gledhill SACA Silent Auction on November 22! If you would like to contribute but need some ideas, perhaps some of these might spark your imagination:

  • Do you, or someone you know, have season tickets to the Leafs?
  • How about tickets for the theatre or the movies?
  • Do you have a favourite restaurant? Ask them for a donation. It’s great advertising for them.
  • Perhaps you can offer a Toronto CityPASS, entrance to our amazing new Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
  • or a lift up the CN Tower…
  • If you love to shovel or have a snow blower, perhaps offer a gift certificate for snow removal.
  • Host a party.
  • If you love to house paint, offer to paint a room.
  • Cook a dinner, maybe vegetarian?
  • Dog walking
  • Interior design? Offer a couple of hours of design advice.
  • Do you have a cool job? How about bringing someone to your work?
  • Are you artistic? Offer to draw a caricature or donate a work of art.
  • If you have a cottage, how about providing a weekend away?
  • If you’re handy, could you offer a couple of hours of handyman services?
  • Can you teach self-defense, cake decorating, scrapbooking?
  • How about guitar or piano lessons, web design? Or photography?
  • If you are a knitter, maybe you can offer up something to keep us warm in the cold months ahead.

Should you require a letter of introduction from Gledhill about the auction, please contact me and I will provide that to you. ( rourkenassif@sympatico.ca ).

Thank you and see you at the Auction!

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