Dear Parents,
Every year we do our Second Grade Service Learning Project by helping
families from Arapahoe House. This is an organization in the Denver metro
area that provides homes for mothers who are trying to get off drugs. These
moms are allowed to keep their children with them while they live at
Arapahoe House and go to classes to learn how to begin a new life. The
families we will help have graduated from Arapahoe House but are in their
half way program and have set up housekeeping on their own under
supervision. Please open your hearts to these courageous women who cannot
provide Christmas for their own children.
The wish lists of these families will be coming home in Thursday folders
this week so that you can shop for them during the holiday sales. Please
sign up for the gifts you wish to purchase by signing up on the lists
outside the classrooms or email your homeroom teacher. There will be an
updated list available on the class sites that you can check to see which
gifts have been purchased.
Instructions for sending the gifts to school are included on the wish lists.
Thanks so much,
Platte River Academy – 2nd Grade – Adopt-a-Family Wish Lists For Arapahoe
House Service Learning Project 2008
Arapahoe House asks that we limit the amount spent on each person to $50 so
everyone gets at least one gift.
Gifts need to be brought to school unwrapped, but boxed and tagged with the
name and Client # by Wednesday, December 10th so our students can wrap them
on Friday, December 12th (we also could use some parent volunteers to help
with the wrapping. Just let your homeroom teacher know if you can help –
12:30-1:30 am). Donations of wrapping paper, boxes, gift tags and clear
tape would also be appreciated. Thanks so much!
**Please email your homeroom teacher with your gift choice or sign up on the
list by the classroom door.