An Afternoon with House 43 Working to Help NYC and NOLA
The following information refers to our event next week to raise awareness about taking care of our natural green spaces, as well as raise money to help our friends in New Orleans build a circulation library and reading group book collection. The information on the date and time we are meeting are in the parent handouts given to you privately on email or with your children.
We are excited about parents volunteering for this big event. So, if you are interested please contact us.
An Afternoon to Benefit
New York City and New Orleans
Fall Clean Up at Inwood Hill Park & Isham Park with House 43
Who:
House 43 Students, Teachers and Parent Volunteers
What:
We will join together to clean-up Isham Park in Northern Manhattan by raking leaves, planting bulbs, weeding and laying wood chips
Why:
As an extension of the students’ experiences in Inwood Hill Park and study of our natural environment in New York and beyond, House 43 students will work to maintain one of Dalton’s own cherished green spaces to clean and ready it for new growth in the Spring. These efforts also parallel those of the 3rd grade students at the Lusher School in New Orleans in their attempts to rebuild Louisiana’s natural wetlands through a restoration and nursery project on school grounds. Proceeds of the money collected from the pledges of you, your family and your friends will go directly to the children of Langston Hughes Academy (our current New Orleans buddies) in New Orleans. We hope to buy books for both classroom use and library circulation there.
How:
Please pledge a dollar amount on the attached pledge form for each 15 minute period of time your child works. We expect to work for 2 hours (or eight 15 minute blocks). Your child can place money collected in the attached envelope. Checks can be made payable to The Dalton School. All forms are due on the day of the event, November 12 (rain date: November 17th). All collections are due a week after the event.
To volunteer to accompany House 43 on this special day, please contact Tracy Fedonchik at tfedonchik at dalton.org