We made over $20,000 for Nixon!

If you were unable to attend the auction you sure missed a rockin’ great time! The live auction was exciting as there was lively bidding. The surprise prize donations were the highlight of the night, and afterward, many of us stayed and played blackjack and just had fun talking with other families. You can see the pictures and other info here.

With the help of our Nixon community, sponsors and patrons, our goals were met and we made over $20,000! These proceeds are going immediately back to the school for purchasing Smart Boards and other instructional supplies.

We’d like to extend our gratitude to everyone who donated their time and items. If you happen to find yourself in the store of one of our ad sponsors be sure to let them know you saw them in our catalog!

For those who didn’t get the chance to sign up for some of our parties and teacher donations, here is your chance! There are still some events that you can sign up for online!

One last note… Please observe the “PTA AUCTION RESERVED PARKING” spot in the Nixon parking lot (Visitor’s side). It was auctioned off and purchased this semester and next by two different families. Please, DO NOT PARK IN THAT SPOT. If someone else picks your child up please tell them not to park in that spot.

Gioia Allegretti, Catherine Matterson, Sheryl Humble

Don’t miss the fun with our annual Math Game Night in the Nixon theatre. Test your skills with tables of fun and interesting games. The whole family (and all grades) will enjoy games of challenge and chance. Be there or be square (or round or hexagon or triangular or…)

Don’t worry about dinner before coming to Math Night. The 5th graders will be selling pizza ($2), drinks ($1) and baked goods (50 cents) as a fundraiser for 5th grade promotion activities.

Volunteers are also needed to help manage the game tables. We are using UpToUs for volunteer sign up. Please click this link to volunteer your time.

There was a massive garage sale in the Nixon Theater on Saturday, January 30th. Some classrooms collected pennies for the Pennies for Haiti Jar. Mrs. Manou’s class helped bring the idea to fruition and many of B2 students helped with pricing, organizing, and making signs.

In total we raised $5,000 for Operation Rainbow. Eighty percent of the total was in small garage sale purchases and small donations. The Pennies for Haiti Jar added up to a whopping $161.04! We also got a promise of thousands of dollars worth of sterile surplus medical supplies from a local group who heard about the fundraiser.

Thank you to all the children and families that contributed; please read the unabridged version of the above article and more on February’s Nixon News. Learn more about Operation Rainbow and updates about the mission here.