A couple of pictures of our new Playground and Fitness Park.

Land is ready and waiting...

It's been quite a busy few weeks. More fundraisers, more planning, more donations and a brand new baby from one of our committee members. Welcome baby Claire, we are so excited to finally meet you.  It's so hard to believe that next Saturday this time, our Build will be completed. Where has the time gone? There is still so much to do but we are getting there. The LAND IS READY AND WAITING. Thanks to everyone who helped prep the land, we really appreciate your time and talent.
Only 7 more sleeps till Build Day...Can we do it? YES, we can. Join us next Saturday as we come together and build a new community gathering place for one and all.

12 More days

Where has the time gone? Wow! Build Day is in another 12 days and we are closer than ever to reaching our goal....so excited! The students are in disbelief that they will have  a new playground in less then two weeks. So much so that three little Kindergarten students went door to door in their neighbourhood asking for money for the playground, without asking their parents. I thought this was priceless...We just finished another fundraiser, a BBQ Supper and raised $1600. Thank you to everyone who donated goods, and to those that came out to show their support once again. A special thank you to those who helped prepare the supper, without volunteers like you, we would not exist. THANK YOU!
We are starting an online auction on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10151777622465442&id=873990441&ref=notif&notif_t=feed_comment_reply#!/groups/133535930100137/
Feel free to check out the items up for bid in the next day or two.
As always, thank you to everyone for your continued support.

The Playground of Angels

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to share some news about the playground with you all. As part of the LTBK award, we had to decide on a name for the playground that either represented a fallen soldier, a fallen first responder or local hero. After talking with the families involved and getting their permission we have decided to call the playground "The Playground of Angels." We are dedicating the new playground to four angels that unfortunately didn't have enough time to play here on earth. They are: Tony Critch, Kenny Kerfont, Aaron Oake, and Destiny Regular. For those of you that knew these angels, you surely understand why we would like to honor these four former students of Hillside Elementary and Cape John Collegiate. We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to their families for allowing us to choose them as our heroes. When we started this project, our goal was to build a community gathering spot, which is one of our desired outcomes. We wanted to create a place where all residents, young and old alike, could become active in a safe, caring environment. Added to that, we felt it was important to have a place to sit quietly and remember the children that can`t play here; those four students who touched our lives for such as short time but will live in our hearts forever. Again, we would like to thank the families of Tony, Kenny, Aaron and Destiny for allowing us the privilege of dedicating our new community playground after their loved ones.
Thank you ALL for supporting our project and for understanding why it is so important to us.
 

Three More Weeks till Build Day

Wow, after another wonderful fundraiser in our town, we raised $640 towards the new playground. The weather was great, the food was delicious and the people were spectacular. We would really like to say thank you to everyone who came out to help, and to all the students who showed up, especially those of you on our committee. We know there was somewhere else you probably wanted to be on such a nice day but you all chose to help out instead.  A great bunch of students who already know so much about civic responsibility and giving back. This has been a wonderful learning experience for them and I am so proud to be a part of this project with them. There's a saying that goes like this " It takes a village to raise a child" but  I believe that sometimes it takes a child to raise a village. Children are honest, and real, and we need to have more faith in them. The kids that cleaned those vehicles today have taught me that giving a little means a lot.
In three short weeks, we will be having our very own Build Day. Right now, money wise we are just over the halfway mark of our goal. Since February, when we started fundraising, I never once doubted that we would meet our goal. Now with just three weeks left, I am starting to wonder BUT I still believe that we will reach our goal. The students of our schools chose the new playground and fitness park equipment, and I really want to give them what they picked during Dotmocracy. Have faith...it's a wonderful thing. This project is a wonderful thing and we are so looking forward to Build Day, June 16, 2012.
We hope to see you there.
Again THANK YOU to everyone.

Surf and Turf Ticket Sale

The wonderful staff at  Scotia Bank in La Scie have decided to assist in our fundraising efforts by having one for us. They are selling tickets on a Surf and Turf dinner, which is 8 lobsters and 8 steaks. Tickets are available at both La Scie and Baie Verte locations for $2 each. Please support this wonderful cause by purchasing a ticket the next time you are banking. Thank you to the staff at Scotia Bank.

Quilt Winner announced

The winner of our Hand stitched quilt was Kelly Foster. Kelly is the grand daughter of Dorothy Foster who made the quilt and was very excited to find out that she had won. Congrats Kelly, enjoy your grandmothers quilt for years to come. Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets, we appreciate your support so very much.

More Thank You's: Cold Plate Sale

A few Thank you's: 1. To everyone who donated something and cooked food for our Cold Plate sale, we THANK YOU. 2. We would like to take this opportunity to say a GIGANTIC THANK YOU to all the ladies who called around for orders, who helped cut out our cold plates, deliver them and clean up. 3. We would also like to say a very BIG THANK YOU to everyone who bought them and showed their support. Especially those of you that may not have gotten any ham, that was our mistake and we are sorry. The ladies cut out around 850 plates and every last one of them sold. The total amount raised will be counted tomorrow but it looks like it will be close to another $4000 for the playground. AWESOME, just AWESOME. As always, we really appreciate your continued support. A reminder to check back tomorrow as we will be drawing for the Hand stitched quilt.
Thank you, all.

Another successful Fundraiser

The weather may not have been as springy as we would have hope but the residents of La Scie and surrounding communities certainly showed their support during our BBQ fundraiser this past Friday. The volunteers worked extremely hard and cooked a delicious meal of hot dogs, hamburgers and homemade fries. We would like to take this opportunity to say a very BIG THANK YOU to all the ladies and gentlemen that helped out. We would also like to thank the students who came and helped with the Toll Booth, they brought in $479. Awesome support! Another thank you to Gene and Cindy Gray who provided us with their building for the event, you kindness is greatly appreciated.
To everyone who donated supplies for this BBQ, we thank you. Without the support of of communities we are not able to do this.

Below are just two of the reason we started this project.

Helping is appreciated at any age! Thank you to all involved.

Upcoming Fundraisers

On Friday, May 4, the Playground Project will be hosting a BBQ sale at 11:00 to 1:00 and 3:30 to 6:00. This event will take place next to Clover Farm Grocery. We look forward to your continued support.

On Thursday, May 10, we will be selling having a Cold Plate Sale. In the next couple of days we will be calling around for orders to all surrounding communities.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped in any way with these fundraisers. If you have not been contacted but would like to help, please call the Hillside Elementary.

Ticket Sale: Handstitched Quilt

This quilt which was hand stitched by Mrs. Dorothy Foster is currently on tickets just in time for Mother's Day. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. If interested, please call the school or one of the committee members.

Again we thank you for your continued support.

Possible Playground Design

Here are two pictures of the possible playground design for our new playground. It does not include the fitness equipment, just the play structures.

Penny Drive

Dear Cape John Collegiate and Hillside Elementary Families, Students & Staff:

La Scie Playground Committee Needs Your Pennies!!!

Hillside Elementary Staff and Students are challenging Cape John Collegiate Staff and Students to  Penny Drive! A large water bottle (or as many as needed) will be placed at the office of both schools where you can drop your pennies off. We'll do the rolling!!

Have pennies lying around? In your pockets? In your glove compartment? Underneath your sofa cushions? Start collecting your pennies to help us raise money to build our playground that the students chose. Remember, donating pennies turns cents into dollars!

We believe in the power of "change." Any "change" you wish to send along will be graciously accepted, pennies or other. Let's get rolling and see which school collects the most pennies!

In addition, we send this challenge out to the general public to help us out with this endeavor. Any spare pennies or change you have would be greatly appreciated to help us reach our goal and get our playground built.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,
La Scie Playground Committee

1st Build of 2012 for LTBK

Tonight is probably a night of little sleep for the folks of Providence Bay, Ontario as they anxiously await their Build Day tomorrow morning. How exciting for them, and for us to be able to watch it unfold. Thank God for technology. We would like to say congratulations to the Providence Bay committee and wish them a wonderful day building their dream. I just saw that we are down to 49 days,8 hours,26 minutes and counting and I am very excited and nervous at the same time.I really hope that we can build the playground and fitness park that the students of Hillside and Cape John Collegiate chose.We started a Penny Drive today, challenging the High school students to a race to fill up a water container with pennies. We hope that Hillside will cross the finish line first but CJC is up to the challenge. We believe in the power of "change!" We are rolling right along with our fundraising efforts. Currently we are selling tickets on an hand-stitched quilt made and donated by Dororthy Foster, a wonderful friend of the Playground Project. The ticket draw will be just in time for Mother's Day.If you are interested in purchasing a ticket, please contact either one of the committee members. As always, we thank you in advance for your continued support. Don't forget to check out Providence Bay Build Day tomorrow by going to www.ltbk.ca.

How many days?

One third of the way there with just 52 days to go. WHAT? Yes, that's right, just 52 more days until BUILD DAY and we can't wait. We will be providing a list of things that will be needed to make this day a success in the very near future. If you haven't already signed up to volunteer for Build Day,please do. We can't do this without you and it's going to be so much fun.We hope to see you there.

Recent Fundraisers Great Success

The Playground Project Committee would like to say thank you to everyone who came out and supported us during our recent fundraisers. At the Atom Hockey Easter tournament, we raised $725 by providing a yummy breakfast of bologna and pancakes with tea, coffee and juice. Our "Old Fashion Time" provided us with another $1320. A gigantic thank you to all who attended these events and donated food or time. Without your continued support, this would not be possible.

Easter Basket a Great Success

Congratulations to Mr. Marc Toms who won our Easter basket valued at $150. We raised $1374. We would like to thank everyone who purchased tickets and everyone who sold them.
Next week we will be serving breakfast at the Stadium on Friday and Saturday morning starting at 8 AM during the Easter tournament. There will be pancakes and balogna and juice. Tea and coffee will also be served.
We will also be having a Penny Drive after Easter Break. If you have any "pennies for play" please send them along to the school.
Again, thank you for your continued support.

So Many Thank you's

The Playground committee would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to everyone that has helped in any way, shape or form with the fundraising for the new playground. Tonight we recieved a wonderful donation of $1000 from the Baie Verte Peninsula Family Resource Program Inc. It is appreciated very much. We recieved a donation from the Walking Program at Cape John tonight totally $323; thank you ladies. Along with that, today we did a bottle drive and picked up 7 truck loads of bottles from La Scie,such awesome support. Our Easter basket tickets are selling quickly. If you would like to purchase a ticket please contact Hillside Elementary. Our goal seems so far away but with this kind of support, we have no doubt that we will be able to build the playground that our children picked. June 16th, 2012 will be a day no one will forget....and we can't wait.
Thank you one and all.

Announcement Video

Easter Basket

The Playground committee is selling tickets on a basket of goodies for Easter valued at $150. Tickets are $2 each or $5 for a book of three. This basket contains all sorts of fun things to eat and play with for any child, young and old alike. If you are interested in purchasing a ticket to support our playground which is being build in 86 days, please notify a committe member. As always, we thank you in advance for your support.

Thank you

The Playground Committee would like to say  a  BIG THANK YOU to Cape John Industries/Castle Building Supplies for their very generous donation of $1000 earlier this year. We greatly appreciate all your help. We look forward to seeing you on Build day, so please Join the Effort and be a part of this awesome day, June 16th, 2012.

A few people can make a difference

Some parents in Hr. Round have decided to help out with the fundraising for our new playground by hosting a Poker Run next weekend. The monies collected will be donated to our project. If you are interested in participating, please contact Stacey or Samantha  for more information.
We thank you in advance for your kind support.

Dotmocracy a gigantic success.

Dotmocracy was held on Thursday, February 23 at both Hillside Elementary and Cape John Collegiate schools. Around 200 students voted on their favorite pieces of playground and fitness equipment for the new playground. All students we very excited as they saw the pictures of the play structures and owed and awed over the "best" ones. Pictures will be available in the next few days.
We would like to say thank you to all the students who took time out of their schedules to vote. Your dreams will become our reality. Thank you.

Dot-mocracy

Dot-mocracy will be on Thusday, February 23, 2012. All children are invited to attend and vote on their favorite piece of play equipment for their new playground. The kids pick the pieces and the community builds it, what an awesome experience. Come, be a part of this wonderful event, we look forward o seeing you there.

Cake Walk and Singing Telegrams

Tomorrow we will be holding a Cake Walk at Hillside Elementary at 1 PM. Tickets are 0.50$ each. The event is open to our  school communities and the general public.
As well, we will be providing Singing Telegrams to loved ones tomorrow after school. The students of our committee are wonderful singers and are having a blast bringing love to your Valentine. They sung two telegrams today to some very special valentine's that are going out of the country tomorrow. It is a unique and calorie free gift that will surely bring a lot of smiles.
We would like to thank you in advance for your support.

Texas Hold Em A Great Success

We are just back form our first official fundraiser since our announcement and it was GREAT! We are so pleased with the turnout and the players who so willingly gave up their time and treasure to help us build a new playground. We are forever grateful for your kindness. Please keep checking the site for updates on money raised, as we have another fundraiser scheduled for Saturday. A very big THANK YOU  to ALL who helped make this night a success, without you nothing would be possible.

Texas Hold em

The La Scie Playground committee will be hosting a Texas Hold Em game on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 starting at 7:30 in the Curling Room. $20 to play with unlimited buy ins till 10:30. Come out and support this very worthy cause. We only have 5 months to raise money for this project and we can't do this without your help. We thank you in advance for your support.

Valentine' s Singing Telegram

If you are looking for a different kind of Valentine's gift this year that doesn't have any calories, try  a Singing Telegram that our committee will personally deliver to your loves ones. It's new, it's different, it only cost $5 AND it will support a great cause, a new playground for our community. For more information, please contact lisamorris70@hotmail.com or call Matilda at 709-675-2298.

Fundraiser Ideas

Hi everyone,
 stay tuned this week for fundraising ideas that will help make our dream a reality. We thank you for you in advance for your support.

Announcement

Well, that was awesome! We just had our formal announcement and it was great. There were 85 people there and they all had fun curling, playing Wii, table tennis, hockey and other physical activities. Now everyone needs to register for Build Day, June 16th, 2012. Not a lot of time but I know we can do it. I am so proud to be a part of this wonderful opportunity and to be able to give back to a wonderful community.
Check back soon for an update on Dotmocracy,which is when kids choose what pieces of equipment they want for their playground.
Thank you so much LTBK, you guys ROCK!