Berkeley Elementary School, in Spotyslvania County,VA has SOME GREAT NEWS. With the help of the school and the PTA an effort is underway to raise funds for new playground equipment. Currently children in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades do not have equipment to help them make the most of their daily recess period.
Because the school is small and almost 50% of the school's families are economically disadvantaged, the school and the PTA continually have problems raising enough money through their fundraisers to buy the equipment.
Now for SOME GREAT NEWS...although the PTA has only been able to raise a small amount over the years for the equipment, DORIS BUFFET's SUNSHINE LADY FOUNDATION has now provided a $25,000 "CHALLENGE GRANT" if they can raise the rest of the money needed, approximately $16,000. This challenge grant should be an incentive for the community to meet Ms. Buffett's challenge. Let's do all we can to make that possible.
Below is an example of activity equipment proposed for the children.
Mr. Michael Brown is the principal at Berkeley Elementary. If you would like to contact Mr. Brown you may reach him at (540) 582-5141 or e-mail him at kmbrown@es.spotsylvania.k12.va.us.
If anyone would like to contribute to the Berkeley Elementary School's Playground Improvement Project, it is tax deductible (ID # 52-1361694) and donations can be sent to:
Berkeley Elementary School
5979 Partlow Road
Spotsylvania, VA 22551
Phone: (540) 582-5141
Attention: Mr. Michael Brown, Principal
Helping the children of Berkeley Elementary is good for the kids and good for the community. Please do what you can to help with this project. It will be greatly appreciated.
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Hi Kate: This will be very helpful, good luck to the school in their quest to get the rest of the money. They will need lots of help to meet the challenge. Lots of fundraisers!
I would think that will get the community energized! How long do they have toraise the money??
Kate That is a real accomplishment - the community now has to pull out all the stops and raise the balance - good luck
Hopefully with the incentive from Doris Buffett they will get the equipment they need.