Weekly Update #2

Hello KaBOOM!ers,

We are now in week 3 of our KaBOOM! Playground Project planning process; committee work is progressing behind the scenes and we had another great conference with Ariel last Wednesday. Many wonderful folks are working hard to make this wonderful community event a super success; here are some highlights to bring all of you up to date.

• Our $7,500 cash contribution fund is building. We have received $2,000 from individuals; approximately $1,000 from our Art/Pizza PTSA event and $1,284 from our Jump Rope-A-Thon, for a total of approximately $4,300! We are awaiting word from a Rotary Community Grant request and another $400 gift request from a WRAFB Contract Company. We are selling Krispy Kreme doughnut coupons for $6 each or two for $10 with proceeds to go to this fund, but you may also elect to purchase coupons and donate them to our food committee. Our due date for payment of our contribution is the 26th of May, so please call the school office at (478)477-9844 if you would like to help! Thank you!



• Our Food Committee is actively seeking in-kind donations for Prep Day and Build Day breakfasts and lunches for our volunteers. So far, we have confirmed pizzas, coffee, tea and water, breakfast baked goods, and chips. We have requested more pizza, sub sandwiches, breakfast items, and gift cards. Please brainstorm any ideas and do not hesitate to use your contacts to help us with this part of our event.

• The necessary site clearing/rading and the digging of all of the holes necessary to cement in the supporting poles for the equipment has been donated!



• The soil testing for lead and arsenic has been donated!



• The Construction Committee has been working on identifying the necessary tools needed for the prep and build (see the tool list on the blog). We can use your assistance if you are a tool person.



• Our Youth Involvement Committee is very busy. This week they are creating personalized thank you cards for Beverly Blake, Knight Foundation Program Manager and Beverly Olsen, Knight Foundation Trustee, and creating their very own personalized stepping stones that will be placed on Build Day as a pathway to the playground. All of this on the last week of school!



• Our Registration and Recruitment Committee needs your help! It is time to begin signing up to work on Prep Days and Build Day. We are keeping a count of committed workers in the school office, to maintain an organized, central location for this information. To sign up to work, please fill out this online volunteer form.
  You may also come by the office to pick up a form. You may get as many as you want, each form is for one worker or one family of workers. Feel free to call the office at (478)477-9844, if you would like us to fax it to you.

I hope you have a great week - tune in to our blog often. This should be a big week for KaBOOM! updates.

Let's Build A Playground,

Becky Sessions, Head of School
Woodfield Academy
4375 Rivoli Drive
Macon, GA 31210
(478)477-9844
(478)477-9866