Another place to buy tickets!

When you are picking up your groceries at Save On Foods, you can also purchase your Duck Race tickets ! They are on sale there starting Saturday Sept 17.  They are $20 and you have a chance at winning $1000  

Weekly update =)

The booth at the Fall Fair went extremely well. A huge thank you to everyone who helped out at it!! Just over $1600 was raised during the weekend.

Duck race tickets are for sale right now, they can be purchased at the Silver Creek Store, Silver Creek Elementary, and Bell Connects in Picadilly Mall. You can also contact Candice if would like a booklet to sell.

The Fall Dance has been postponed till Oct 22.

Volunteers are still needed, so please make sure you have clicked that join button!

Our tool list:

Tools needed:
Concrete-0.42 cubic yards or 16 bags of premix
Shovel- 16
Sono Tube- 4@ 12"x36" 1@ 12"x24"
Bobcat/Tractor w/10"-12" auger
2x4 for cribbing/bracing
String line/Marking paint
Tape Measure- 6
Stick Welder- 200 amp gas powered, cables req'd
7018 Welding rod- 2 boxes
1'.2torpedo) &4' level- 2 each
Impact driver- 4
Cordless drill- 4
Drill bits- 21/64",5/32",1/4", 1/8" - 2 each
Heavy Duty Grinder/Metal cutting chop saw- 1
Wheelbarrow- 16
Generator- 1
Rake- 16
Wrenc/ratchet- 3-4(common sizes)
Torx Bits- common sizes
Sledge Hammer- 1
Stepladder-2 (8'-10' if possible)
Extension cord(25')- 2

This will also be updated on the side of the blog as we get the items needed

Exciting news

Full details aren't know yet, but this just had to be shared (will update as soon as we know more)

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release 2011PREM0103-001107 Sept. 2, 2011

Office of the Premier Ministry of Education

Premier commits $8 million for school playgrounds

DELTA – Premier Christy Clark announced today $8 million for 44 new playgrounds and playground upgrades for schools across British Columbia to help provide safe play spaces for kids to be happy and healthy.

“Learning continues outside the classroom and playgrounds are a venue where kids come together and learn from each other through play,” said Premier Clark. “Playgrounds are a reminder to all of us that providing access to safe spaces helps make kids happier, healthier and ready to learn.”

These 44 new school playgrounds and more than one hundred upgraded, replaced or recently installed playgrounds are thanks to $8 million over two years from the province.

Public elementary and middle schools provincewide will be eligible for the playground funding, which will ensure that every public elementary school – and every middle school that wants one – will have a playground for their students. Currently there are about 1,347 public elementary and middle schools in B.C. – 44 of which have been identified as having no playground equipment at all – and these are the schools that will be given first priority.

The Ministry of Education is currently working with school districts and parent advisory councils in the province to identify schools that had playgrounds built this year that will benefit from up to $50,000 in reimbursements. The remaining funds will go towards upgrading or replacing equipment at existing public school playgrounds......

School District 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap)

·      Silver Creek Elementary

The full article can be read at www dot news dot gov dot bc dot ca

Upcoming Events....

On Sept 17, there will be a Dance and Auction held for the playground fund. Tickets are now available and on sale at the Silver Creek Store and Wearabouts in Salmon Arm. Tickets are $15 each and as there will be alcohol served, it is a 19 and older dance only. If you are wanting to donate items for the dance and auction, please contact Tina @250-832-4346

We are having a Duck Race!!!! And tickets are now going on sale for it as well.$20/duck. The race will be held on October 8 with a grand prize of $1000. We are looking for people willing to sell tickets for this, and if you would like to take a booklet to sell, please contact Candice Mitchell
(BC Gaming Event License # 36297 19 and older, know your limit, play within it {the fine print we have to say})

We also have the chance to raise money by taking yellow pages delivery routes. Amanda is looking for volunteers to help with doing this as it is a great way we can make money for the playground. For more information, and if you would like to help, please contact her.

She will also be looking for volunteers to help at the fall fair. We have the opportunity to set up a pop/water booth for donations there.


There is also another bottle drive in the works for I believe the first of October. Sorry, heard about it and forgot to write it all down, but I will update this when I find out more information, just start saving those bottles!

Updates =)

This summer has been busy, and I apologize for the updates not being done as quickly as should have been, but sometimes life gets in the way. So without further ado a list of what has been happening since the last update!!!

Roots & Blues: An amazing $3497 was made in donations by the people who attended the event. From all accounts, it was a great weekend, the sun was out and the music was amazing. Thank you to everyone who both volunteered and donated


Movie Afternoon: $126 was raised at the movie afternoon which saw the kids enjoying a special viewing of Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 on the big screen.

Paypal Donations: Last week saw an amazing donation of $500 from Marilyn Flemming. Thank you so much for the donation Marilyn, when we received the news, I think there were a few jumping up and down with excitement.

Salmon Arm Derby: Yesterday Salmon Arm was home to the crash, bang, dust, and cheering that always comes with the derby. It was a wonderful hot day, and we were there to help quench the thirst of the masses. $942.15 was raised selling water at the booth.

All the events have made our total soar up to $16446!!!

Update on receipt day

On July 28 the Receipt Day fundraiser was held outside Save On Foods in Salmon Arm. An amazing $873.75 was made in one day with the generous donations from  the community. Thank you to everyone who donated, and to Michelle and Amanda for spending the day at the store =)