posted Jun 17, 2009 8:06 PM by Kelley Cole
Thank you to all of our alumni, current families and auction donors for making this event a huge success. AND Without the efforts of Linnie Phifer and our fundraising committee, this event would not have been possible....a sincere thanks.
The first Alumni Fundraising Event for Cedar Valley Montessori School raised over $17,000. The money raised will be used to replace classroom & other school materials lost in the flood, as well as create more outdoor space and improvements to the flow & use of the downtown building that will greatly benefit the children.
We are so glad to have you in the CVMS family and look forward to seeing you all at the 2010 grand re-opening of our downtown school on Transit Way!
Please visit this link to view pictures of the event! Enjoy!
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posted Apr 8, 2009 7:53 PM by Kelley Cole
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Linnie Phifer cordially invites you to attend
An Alumni Fundraising Reception
To Benefit & Rebuild
Cedar Valley Montessori School
Wednesday, the Thirteenth of May
Two Thousand and Nine
Half past Five O’clock
to Eight O’clock in the Evening
Coe College Presidential Home
Pleasant Hill
James and Linnie Phifer
370 Thirty Fourth Street Southeast
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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An evening meal and cocktails
Will be provided
Seventy percent of your Ticket
Cost is Tax Deductible
The favour of a reply is requested by April 30th
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posted Apr 1, 2009 8:53 PM by Kelley Cole
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updated Apr 1, 2009 8:54 PM
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Thank you for all of your efforts and donations thus far this year. CVMS has survived its hardest year ever. Even though we have a long road ahead, we are so thankful to you, the families of CVMS, who helped make this year more successful than we ever anticipated last June! |
posted Feb 4, 2009 7:57 PM by Cedar Valley Montessori School
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updated Apr 1, 2009 8:44 PM by Kelley Cole
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CVMS participates in Box Tops for Education. Please help us participate in this great opportunity to earn free money for CVMS! Look on your boxes of Kleenex, Trix yogurt, Ziploc, GM cereals, and many more. A complete list of Box Tops for Edcucation products is available at www.boxtops4education.com . Simply cut, collect, and drop them at the school. |
posted Oct 6, 2008 2:16 PM by Cedar Valley Montessori School
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updated Apr 1, 2009 8:46 PM by Kelley Cole
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Please forward this message to any friends or family members who may be able to help our school:
September 15, 2008
Welcome to the Cedar Valley Montessori family.
As you have seen on the news, Cedar Rapids, Iowa was hit with devastating floods in June, as were many towns in the Midwest. In the downtown district, our Cedar Valley Montessori School (CVMS) was filled with 8 feet of floodwater. The water came with minimal warning, so there was little time to react. Volunteers were able to get some of our classroom materials up to the second floor storage area. Sadly, much was lost.
Due to the condition of our downtown facility, we may be forced to find a new location. The good news is that we have secured a temporary location to start the school year and have comparable rent to what we paid downtown. Our enrollment, however, is down 28 students, resulting in a loss of tuition income of $115,000 for this school year; most are directly related to the flood. We continue to look for a permanent location that will have room to grow, and green space that will allow us to expand our Montessori curriculum. We will also need to move all of our saved materials, replace our lost equipment, and renovate the future building to DHS school and Montessori standards.
Obviously, all of these things cost money. We realize that there are many worthy organizations currently asking you for funds to rebuild and while we are exploring all of the avenues available to us, we also need to ask our Cedar Valley Montessori family for help. If everyone who loves our school gave a little, we will be able to minimize the interruption to our children from the effects of the flood and reestablish our school.
Our total fundraising goal is: $405,000, excluding the loss of tuition income. All money raised is held in a separate account, which is being used for flood recovery efforts. This includes:
- Renovation of Downtown location or a future new space - $201,000
- Classroom Montessori Materials - $21,000 - such as all of Somchanh's monthly theme work (rain forest, human anatomy, solar system, etc.), Candace's entire set of bells, and the Discovering Great Artists series for all the rooms
- Classroom Built-In Shelving and Facility - $128,000 - such as classroom cubbies, blinds, playground, plants, etc.
- Office, Kitchen, Crafts, Consumables, Other - $55,000
Please consider a donation to CVMS on behalf of the Montessori child in your life. It will truly make a difference! With your generous support, this wonderful tradition will remain an important part of the Cedar Rapids community for years to come. We have established a method of recognition for all donors, such as plaques and garden pavers. If your employer matches charitable contributions, please include the form with your donation and we will complete it for you.
Please feel free to contact Kelley with any questions at 319-210-6800 or kelleyc7525@mchsi.com. Monetary donations can be made on our website through Pay Pal or checks could be made out to CVMS and sent to Cedar Valley Montessori School, PO Box 10082, Cedar Rapids IA 52410-0082. CVMS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization; all donations are tax-deductible (Tax ID #42-0982076). We all deeply thank you for your help and prayers.
Sincerely, Kelley Cole
Fundraising Chair and Parent
Cedar Valley Montessori School |
posted Oct 6, 2008 2:03 PM by Cedar Valley Montessori School
Many employers are participating in United Way donation drives. If you are donating to the United Way through your workplace, please check whether you can designate a specific nonprofit to receive the donation. One CVMS Board member recently did this, so we hope others can take advantage of this program to help our school!
More info on the United Way of East Central Iowa:
http://www.uweci.org/News/Detail/United_Way_Campaign.aspx |
posted Jul 28, 2008 3:10 PM by Cedar Valley Montessori School
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posted Jul 24, 2008 12:03 PM by Cedar Valley Montessori School
Target's Take Charge of Education program donates 1% of all your Target purchases to the school of your choice. There is not cost to you, but you must use a Target Credit Card, Target Visa, or Target Check (debit) Card for your purchases to apply. You will get a 10% discount when you open a card if you don't already have one.
Please designate CVMS as your preferred school by visiting www.target.com/tcoe, calling 1-800-316-6142, or visiting the Customer Service counter at your local Target store.
CVMS will get a check for 1% of all purchases registered, twice per year...could be big money!!!!
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posted Jul 24, 2008 11:50 AM by Cedar Valley Montessori School
Many companies will match their employees' gifts to charitable organizations. Before you donate to CVMS, please check to see whether your company has such a program (usually through the HR or payroll department).
Filling out a simple form could double your donation to our school!
Some companies with gift matching programs:
3M Community Affairs
3M Corporation
Abbott Laboratories Fund
ADM Foundation (Archer-Daniels-Midland)
ADP - Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Aegon USA
Aetna Foundation
AKZO Nobel Inc.
Alliant Energy Foundation
Altria Group
American Express
Amoco Foundation, Inc.
Aon Foundation
AT & T Communications
AT&T Foundation
Audubon State Bank
Avaya Communication
Aventis
Avon Products
Bank of America
Bank of the West
Beatrice Company
Bell & Howell
Bemis
Bituminous Insurance Companies
Blount Foundation
Boeing
BP Amoco
Burlington Northern
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation
Cargill
Caterpiller Foundation
Celanese Americas Foundation
Centel Corporation
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Chubb & Son
CIGNA Foundation
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Community Federal Bank
Cooper Industries
Dain Rauscher Foundation
Delta Dental
Digital Equipment Corporation
Dorsey and Whitney
Eaton Corporation
Eli Lilly and Company Foundation
Emerson Electric Company
Energizer Everready Battery Co.
Equistar Chemicals, LP
Equitable Agri Business
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable Life Insurance Co.
Federal Home Loan Bank
First Data
Gannett Company
Gannett Foundation, Inc.
Gartner
Gateway 2000 Foundation
Geico Direct
General Mills Foundation
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Grainger
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company
Guthrie State Bank
H.J. Heinz Company
Hewlett-Packard
Hickory Tech
Home Depot
Home State Bank Charitable Foundation
Honeywell Foundation
Honeywell, Inc.
IBM Corporation
IDS Financial Services
ING Foundation
Iowa Illinois Gas & Electric
Iowa Savings Bank Charitable Foundation
JC Penney
J. Heinz Company Foundation
Jefferson Pilot
John Deere Coummunity Credit Union
John Hancock Financial Services Inc.
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
Kemper Insurance Company
K-Mart
Kraft General Foods
Kuyper Foundation
Land O'Lakes Inc.
Lennox International
LMT Trucking, Inc.
Marion County State Bank
Maurices Incorporated
Maytag
McGraw-Hill Companies Foundation Inc.
Merck Company Foundation
Merrill Lynch
MidAmerican Energy Company
Monsanto Fund
Montgomery Ward &
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
National Computer Systems
NCMIC Insurance Co.
NCR Corporation
NCS Pearson
Norvartis
PAC Ltd.
Pearle Vision
Pella Rolscreen Foundation
Pepsico Inc. Foundation
PepsiCo Pfizer, Inc.
Perry State Bank Charitable Foundation
Pfizer, Inc.
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Piper Jaffray
Piper Jaffray, Inc.
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Pizza Hut
PPG Industries Foundation
Procter and Gamble
Prudential Foundation
Quad Graphics
Quaker Oats
R.J.R. Nabisco
Raccoon Valley State Bank
Ralston Purina Company
Raytheon Company
Rockwell International
RR Donelley and
Ruffalo Cody
Ryan Companies US, Inc.
St. Paul Companies
Sallie Mae
Sara Lee Foundation
Sauer-Danfoss
SBC Foundation
Sentry Insurance Foundation
Sprint Foundation
SPX Corporation Foundation
Square D Foundation
St. Paul Travelers Foundation
State Farm
Stelter Company
Tandy Corporation
Tenent Healthcare
Tetra Tech
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Travelers Companies
TYCO
Union Pacific Corporation
United Fire & Casualty
United Parcel Service
Upjohn Company
UPS Foundation
US Bancorp Foundation
US West Communications
USG Foundation, Inc.
Veridian Credit Union
Verizon Foundation
Waterloo Industries, Inc.
Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Whirlpool
Williams Companies Inc.
Xcel Energy Foundation
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posted Jul 16, 2008 2:46 PM by Cedar Valley Montessori School
CVMS Board member Kelley Cole is organizing a multi-faceted
fundraising campaign. While nothing is set in stone, we are
anticipating an alumni fund drive, as well as soliciting donations from
our sister Montessori schools (nationwide), and, of course, staying
abreast and on top of any "free" money out there to be had in terms of
grants, federal assistance funds, etc.
The Fundraising Committee has been meeting at least once a week for the past month. If you'd like to attend the next meeting, e-mail Kelley Cole at kelleyc7525@mchsi.com. If anyone can volunteer grant-writing expertise, please let her know.
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