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CURRENT PROJECT - COATS AND MORE COLLECTION THRU DEC 3 The Foothill K-Kids community service group will be supporting a collection drive sponsored by the Boulder Valley Rotary Club and Art Cleaners for coats, hats, mittens, gloves, and boots from now through Thursday December 3rd. Donated items will be cleaned and distributed to Boulder County children and adults in need. Please place items in the container in the front hall of the school near the office - thanks in advance for your assistance!
SKI DAY - WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11 (click here for flyer) What are you doing on Wednesday November 11th - Veteran's Day? The Foothill Elementary K-Kids group is planning a ski day at Loveland Ski Area on that day off from school. 5th graders can ski for free with the Colorado Ski Country 5th Grade Passport (see http://www.coloradoski.com/Passes/PassportProgram/) and if 20 other students and parents participate a group rate is available of $15 for children age 6-14 and $30 for adults. With the $10 Colorado Gems Card adults are 2 for 1 Monday-Friday see http://www.shopcoloradoski.com/product_p/gem-0910.htm which will get you free or reduced price tickets at other smaller Colorado Ski areas (including Eldora)
Please send email to foothill.k.kids@gmail.com or call 303-731-2775 and leave a message with your contact information if you are a family interested in participating, either as one driving (where you need to complete a school district transportation form) or as one that would like to ride with someone else who has space--please respond on or before Friday November 6. More info on the area can be found at www.skiloveland.com. Link to BVSD transportation form - http://bvsd.org/transportation/Documents/Student%20Transportation%20in%20Private%20VehicleForm.pdf
Want to carpool on other days - check out www.skicarpool.org! Fall 2009 - Spring 2010 planning meetings - each Tuesday in the Library Conference Room
The K-Kids community service group meets on Tuesdays. Students can participate in planning meetings anytime during their lunch or mid-day recess each Tuesday between 11am and noon – parents are invited to participate as well. Meetings are held in the conference room of the school library – where it is ok to bring in lunch. Depending what plans the group decides to pursue, there may be activities that individuals or families can complete to help with a project, or times for group project work outside of school hours. The club website http://sites.google.com/site/foothillkkids/ will be used to post information about projects. You can contact the group via email at foothill.k.kids@gmail.com. Students can also be members and participate in projects without attending planning meetings. Background:
The Foothill Elementary K-Kids Club started in the fall of 2008. The group is involved in community service projects as directed by the students involved, with support from faculty and staff of the school along with parents. K-Kids is the largest international elementary school age service group.
The K-Kids' motto is "We Build" and its objectives are:
During the previous school year, K-Kids completed projects for Community Food Share, Share-a-Gift, Colorado Children’s Day, and other charitable activities. There is even a brick in the front hallway of the school announcing the formation of this group which in turn supports the acquisition of new playground equipment.
2009 Completed Projects and Results
Non Perishable Food and Personal Items Collection - totals after Oct 23
NON PERISHABLE FOOD & PERSONAL ITEM COLLECTION OCTOBER 19-23
The Foothill K-Kids community service group will be holding a combined collection drive for non-perishable food and personal items on the week of October 19-23. Food items will go to Community Food Share www.communityfoodshare.org which will support a number of local assistance programs. Highest priority are canned fruits, canned tuna & meats, dry cereal, canned meals (stew, chili) and peanut butter. The Boulder Shelter for the Homeless www.bouldershelter.org will receive collected personal items, which can include including toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, bath soap, deodorant-- preferably travel size), disposable razors, shaving cream, toothbrushes, feminine hygiene products, kleenex, and Q-tips.
The PTO co-chairs for the group are Paul Bailey (pbailey@esri.com) and TBD
The Faculty liaison is Anna Dicorleto (anna.dicorleto@bvsd.org)
Support also comes from the Kiwanis Club of Boulder and University of Colorado CKI Clubs as well as area Key Clubs in High Schools and Builders Clubs in Middle Schools.
Our club email address is foothill.k.kids@gmail.com and our website is http://sites.google.com/site/foothillkkids/
The Foothill Elementary website is http://www.bvsd.org/schools/foothill
For more information about the international K-Kids organization see http://www.kkids.org/
For more information about Kiwanis International see: http://www.kiwanis.org
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