Parent Informational Meeting – Especially for New Cherry Chase Parents!

On Friday, March 5th, please join us in the Multi after "Mornings with Mom" to find out all you need to know about WAT 2010! We'll walk you through what event day will look like, share photos, and help you understand why this event is a critical part to making our Cherry Chase community even better!

Walk-A-Thon Packets
Walk-A-Thon Packets will be reviewed at the Parent Informational Meeting on March 5th and will be sent home with the students on March 11th. Please take the time to review this information with your child! The packet will include:

• The Pledge Envelope
• Schedule of Events and Prize Information
• Advanced Raffle, Special Raffle and Food Court ticket order forms
• Flyers about the blood drive and shoe recycling
• WAT Family Checklist to hang on the refrigerator and check off with your child
• Thank You flyer for your children to give to their supporters and invite them to the event
  

Sign-Up to Volunteer
Sign-ups are online this year (instead of on the wall outside of the multi). Please go to the Walk-A-Thon section of the school website and click on the Volunteerspot button to sign up. There are over 300 fun ways for you to volunteer and we need hundreds of parents to help us make this event a continued success.

Help Your Child Gather Pledges
Relatives (who live anywhere in the world), friends and neighbors are perfect folks for your child to ask for a donation. Practice with your child in advance so they are comfortable asking people for pledges and telling them what the money is being raised for (their awesome school).

Donate to the Auction
Do you have something special you would like to donate to the Auction? This is a great place to Re- Gift! Your contributions make the Auction a much bigger success. We also really need your donations of baskets/containers (medium to large only), cellophane and ribbon. If you have an item to donate or have questions, please e-mail May Sui at mrspedley@yahoo.com

Donate Toward the Classroom/Grade Level Baskets
You should have received a request from your room parent about donations to the Classroom/Grade Level Baskets. If not, please contact your room parent or Puja Sampat at pujasampat@hotmail.com.

Bid on Items in the Auction
Bid on exciting merchandise, services and gift certificates. The Auction is open from 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm on WAT Day! *Credit cards are only accepted on WAT day for the Auction.

Purchase Raffle Tickets in Advance
Win great prizes! Just $1 per ticket! Be sure to save money by purchasing your raffle tickets in advance    (12 tickets for $10 or 25 for $20)

Purchase SPECIAL RAFFLE ~ The Apple Ipad and iPod Nano ~ Tickets in Advance
That’s right – you heard it here first. Just $5 per ticket for the hottest items out on the market (well, the iPad is almost out)! Be sure to save by purchasing your tickets in advance (5 tickets for $20).

Read the Walk-A-Thon Raffle/Auction Online Catalog
The Raffle/Auction Catalog will be online starting March 19th! Preview the catalog to familiarize yourself with the items before WAT day – so you’ll be ready to place those bids!

Eat and Drink at the Cherry Chase WAT International Food Court
Chow down on the usual favorites like hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, nachos, also enjoy our wonderful Indian food, shaved ice, cotton candy, fresh fruits/veggies and bake sale treats!

Purchase Food Court Tickets in Advance
All food will be sold with tickets instead of cash. Be sure to save money by purchasing your tickets in advance    (12 tickets for $10)

Donate Sweet Treats/Fruits/Veggies
We need your baked goods and healthy snack donations. Please bring your donations to the Multi on the morning of the WAT!

Let Us Borrow – VERY IMPORTANT and at NO COST to you
We appreciate you letting us borrow your pop-up canopies, camping chairs, folding tables, and ice chests/buckets. Please bring them on the morning of the WAT. Be sure to label them and pick them up at the end of the day.

Recycle Athletic Shoes & Soccer Balls
Cherry Chase is making the world a better place by giving shoes and soccer balls to the world’s needy, and recycling! Beginning Monday, March 22nd, please bring your unwanted tennis shoes and soccer balls to the designated bins. Please tie each pair of shoes together.

Give Blood
1 - 5 pm on upper playground. Make your appointments now, at www.bloodcenter.stanford.edu. Click on “Find a Mobile,” search by city-Sunnyvale.

Get Out and Get Walking
Most students walk between 20-60 (1⁄4 mile) laps, so they need to get their leg muscles ready! Walk together after school to build up strong muscles (and spend quality time together).