|
 Thank you to all friends of Murch who have donated to the March 17 Spring Auction. There’s still time today to make your donation!
Some suggested donations:
- Get a gift certificate from a place of work (restaurant, hotel, etc.)
- Secure a donation from your hair stylist, manicurist, photographer, tutor, etc.
- Put together a gift basket. Click here for details.
- Give tickets for a show or sporting event.
- Host dinner party or combine with a friend to host a dinner party.
- Donate a stay in your vacation home or time share.
- Ask a favorite restaurant to donate a gift card.
- Offer special dessert or dish made to order – like providing a dessert a month for 6 months or a dinner from your native country.
- Provide a special service – tax prep, landscaping, tutoring.
- Invite your favorite Inn or B&B to donate an overnight stay.
To submit your donation:
Print and fill out the Auction Donation Form and submit it one of three ways:
1) Snailmail to PO Box 6356, Washington, DC 20015;
2) scan and email it to murchauction2012@gmail.com; or
3) hand it to one of the auction chairs, Courtney Bergeron or Kirsten Anderson.
If you’d like to volunteer on some aspect of the auction, please contact Laura Albert.
Please print this page and fill out, then submit one of three ways:
1) Scan and email to murchauction2012@gmail.com;
2) Mail it to the PO Box listed below;
3) Hand it to one of the auction chairs in person.
Thank you!
MURCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Auction Night: Saturday, March 17, 2012
DEADLINE FOR DONATIONS: January 27, 2012
Please return all completed materials to:Kirsten Anderson and Courtney Bergeron, Murch HSA Auction Co-Chairs
Email: murchauction2012@gmail.com
Phone: (202) 425-4045
PO Box 6356, Washington, DC 20015-6356
DONOR INFORMATION
Name of Donor to Appear in Catalog:
_______________________________________________________
Contact Person _______________________________________
Phone ____________________________
Address _____________________________________________
Fax ______________________________________
Email ______________________________________________
ITEM DONATION
NOTE: This offer is valid from March 17, 2012 until March 17, 2013 unless specified otherwise below.
Name of Item or Service ___________________________________
Fair Market Value $ ______________
Please let us know if there is anything special you would like us to use in the description of your donation in the catalog: _______________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________
Restrictions, Expiration Dates, Special Handling: ____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________
If you would like, please attach brochures, menus, or promotional material to display at the auction.
Delivery Procedures
___ Certificate enclosed
___Please have Auction Committee create certificate
___Please call to arrange pick-up at this number: ( ) ____________________
SIGNATURE OF DONOR _____________________________________________
DATE _______________
Thank you!!
 Murch has partnered with Whole Foods to teach our students how to prepare and eat some of the healthy foods we grow at Murch. On Wednesday, Jan. 11, representatives of Whole Foods of Tenleytown made corn bread for the fifth-grade classes. (See “Cooking Cornbread” on the Student Blog.) The corn we grow in the Murch Native American Three Sisters garden is dent corn, which is easily dried, stored, and ground for corn meal or corn flour. Corn meal is an ingredient in corn bread.
 Want to know what we are planning for the gardens this year? Looking for a fun way to volunteer at Murch? Come to the Murch GreenScene general meeting on Feb. 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Murch library. This will be the GreenScene’s primary planning meeting for the Spring 2012 session. We will discuss our partnership with Whole Foods to teach healthy cooking to every grade, our new urban orchard, the exciting garden learning sessions planned for each grade, our new composting program, Earth Week, and the budget (the other kind of green). Our hands-on green learning program cannot succeed without a strong showing of parent volunteers. So please join us and help our children G.R.O.W. For more information contact Lisa Burke.
Posted in 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, All Grades, General News, GreenScene, HSA, Health & Safety, Kindergarten, Murch News Digest Submissions, News, Parent Info, Pre-K, Science, Uncategorized, Volunteer
|
Worried about your child’s behavior? Almost every child, on one day or another won’t listen, will throw a tantrum, will be mean or aggressive, shy or withdrawn, be a picky eater, and more. However, when are these or other problem behaviors a cause for concern? Please join childhood development specialists from the Ivymount Outreach program on Thursday, January 26 at 7 p.m. in the Lafayette auditorium to talk about how to assess whether the behavior you are concerned about is likely to be a “big” problem or a “little” problem. Geared to parents of children through age 7, this session will feature three of the authors of the book, Is it a Big Problem or a Little Problem? When to Worry, When Not to Worry, and What to Do.
The speakers will be Amy Wusterbarth Egan MA, Amy Freedman, MA,CCC-SLP, and Judi Greenberg, MS, OTR/L. They are based at the Ivymount School’s Center for Outreach in Education (CORE). CORE’s mission is to help teachers and families identify needs and implement strategies to enable young children to be more successful at home and school. This unique developmental team includes a speech pathologist, an occupational therapist, and a special educator/behavior specialist. They hold lectures and workshops throughout the Washington, DC area for parents and professionals.
The Lafayette Elementary Home and School Association (HSA) is sponsoring this presentation. Lafayette Elementary is located at 5701 Broad Branch Rd, at the corner of Broad Branch and Northampton Streets in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
 The Murch Spring Auction is less than three months away, on March 17, which means now is the time to purchase an ad in the widely anticipated and well-read auction catalog. Distributed to more than 400 households and the local business community, the catalog is a great way to advertise your business or raise awareness for a great cause. Or consider a commemorative ad to honor a beloved teacher, coach, or grandparent–a terrific memento and a longstanding Murch tradition! And remember, all ads are tax-deductible!
Deadline
To secure your advertising space this year, please contact
murchauctionadvertising@gmail.com by February 2, 2012.
Advertising Rates
- Option C: Full page (4 1/2″ W x 6 1/2″L), $200
- Option D: 1/2 page (4 1/2″ W x 3 1/2″ L), $100
- Option E: 1/3 page horizontal (3 1/2″ W x 2″ L), $80
- Option F: 1/3 page vertical (2″ W x 3 1/2″ L), $80
Production Specs
The Murch HSA will accept electronic files (preferably pdf with embedded fonts or tif files), camera-ready art work (on disk if available), or business cards. Please email copy to the Murch Auction Advertising Committee; or call (202) 545-0155 with any questions.
The Executive Board meeting starts at 7pm in the library and is open to the public. Minutes of meetings are posted under Community/HSA. >> Learn more.
Attention Murch Parents: Watch your inbox for a personal invitation to the the Sixth Annual Murch Build-a-Bar Party, on Saturday, February 11 starting at 6:30pm. Most important: Book your sitters now!
Get into the spirit for the Spring Auction as Damian & Martha Saccocio once again graciously open their home for the annual ”Build-a-Bar” Party to benefit the Murch HSA. Price of admission: A bottle of cheer or some cool Crate & Barrel barware (see info below). These donations will stock fabulous bar and the whole collection will be sold during the live auction on March 17!
All Murch parents welcome to this adults-only party. (Again, book your sitters now!) Light appetizers and drinks will be served.
To ensure a fully stocked bar with matching barware that any Murch parent would be proud to own, please plan to purchase your donations from the Murch “registries” at:
Paul’s Wine and Spirits, 5205 Wisconsin Avenue
Calvert Woodley Wines & Spirits, 4339 Connecticut Avenue. NW
Crate & Barrel (to order online, specify first name “Auction”; last name ”Murch”)
Can’t attend? Don’t like to shop? The Murch Auction Committee will happily accept a financial contribution and do the shopping for you! Donation details and party particulars coming soon.
Dear Murch Community,
Now that my family and I have relocated to San Carlos, Calif. and I’ve wrapped up the last of my PTA duties, it is time for this HSA Co-President to step away. It has been a distinct pleasure supporting the school and lending a hand with so many other parents to make a positive impact at Murch. I’ve enjoyed various projects and fundraisers over the years, but as Co-President it has been especially gratifying to work closely with our excellent Murch teachers, staff, and inspirational Principal Chris Cebrzynski. Witnessing dedicated educators pour their combined experience into improving our children’s future spurred me to help our school leaders any way I could.
My favorite part of involvement was encountering kids in the classroom and making new acquaintances among other parent volunteers. Kids are truly in their element when they are learning and interacting in a directed way with their peers and teachers. It is fun to watch it happen, and fulfilling to join the parents who care so deeply about the many things that make a good school great. I have been privileged to experience this often as member of the HSA.
Across the street, as member of the executive committee at Murch Extended Day, I was similarly impressed by the professionalism and dedication on display by the team expertly led by Executive Director Brenda Shaw. I’ll miss my pleasant interactions with everyone there, and can only hope that the folks out West have as keen a sense of what kids want and need after school.
Thank you all for my opportunity to be involved and engaged at Murch and beyond over these 4+ years. I wish you well, confident that with everyone’s active support Gavin, HSA officers and committee chairs will continue to turn the good intentions and abundant volunteerism of your community into Murch Magic.
Sincerely,
– Stewart
|
Thank you to all friends of Murch who have donated to the March 17 Spring Auction. There’s still time today to make your donation!
