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Room 2 Read and Carousel

Today was our last day for the bake sale.  We made $130 today to put us up to $500 for all four days!!  Thanks to Mike Thorsen (was doing his work job and helped out), Suraj and Ezra for helping out today.  A special thanks goes to Annika Lotze for helping her Mom set up today!!

The cast of Carousel also donated some of their party money to us.  Not just a little money but they generously gave up a fancier party to donate $100 to our cause.  If you see ANY Carousel members, please thank them enthusiastically!!

We made over $600 and should make more tonight as I sell the left overs in Tron (sorry but not enough left to go to other dorms)!!

We are now at...drum roll please....$1870!!

Good job, everyone!!  We are almost half way there so we need to come up with some other good ideas to earn the next $2000. 

- Tabatha Lotze

Room to Read -- Volunteers needed

Room to Read will be selling refreshments during the upcoming Carousel performance to help our cause of building a library for the underprivileged children of the world.         

We need volunteers to bake, bake, bake those yummy treats for the intermission on 26, 27, and 28th of February.

Making a monetary donation instead would also be greatly appreciated. Please reply to tlotze@nmhschool.org if you want to help in any way.  Thank you!! 

GOOGLE LAUNCHES ROOM TO READ 'THEME' ON IGOOGLE

From the Room to Read homepage...

San Francisco, CA – December 10, 2008 – In the spirit of the holidays, Google has launched a Room to Read "theme" on iGoogle as part of a collection called "Themes for Causes".

Room to Read is one of 25 nonprofit causes included in the special initiative which includes an iGoogle header of rotating photographs showcasing Room to Read's programs. With iGoogle, anyone can support the cause that inspires them most by adding that theme to their iGoogle homepage.

iGoogle is a service of Google where users can add features such web feeds, animation and gadgets to customize their homepage. Currently, iGoogle is available in 42 languages in over 70 country domains.

The goal of the "Themes for Causes" campaign is to help nonprofit organizations increase their reach by making their themes available to the millions of iGoogle users around the world. The intent is to raise awareness and donations, as users will have the ability to contribute to Room to Read through a special button that links directly to the Room to Read donations page.

We encourage all our supporters to update your iGoogle homepage by adding the Room to Read theme today. The more users we have, the higher we rank!

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A group of NMH students, teachers, and librarians support Room to Read through fundraising projects. Watch for book sales, bake sales, and more. Special thanks to the Theater Dept for their recent gift of the proceeds from their production of Antigone.

ROOM 2 READ ...IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS!!!

R2R is a fundraising program helping to provide educational opportunities for underpriviledged children around the world by establishing libraries, creating local language children's literature, constructing schools, and providing computer labs.

NMH's goal is to raise a total of $4000 to build a library in an area of our choice. Some of our activities would include dorm bake sales and poetry jams.
 
If you would like to join or get more information about the program, feel free to SWIS Tabatha Lotze, Casey Woo, or Anna Finbury!!

Garage Sale for a Good Cause

Last year we started raising money for a program called "A Room to Read". This organization helps build and stock libraries in third world countries. It also establishes publishing companies in these country and gives scholarships to girls so they can attend school. To learn more visit: www.roomtoread.org

We will be hosting a garage sale this upcoming 27th of September.

We are asking for donations of toys, baby supplies, and children's books. Winter gear and sports gear: Winter coats, hats, gloves, winter boots, ice skates, soccer cleats, sport balls, bikes, scooters, and any other sport stuff.

- You can drop off your donation from now until the 26th at Overtoun but please call first so I can be there: 498 - 3166.

You know you need to do so go through your closets and storage spaces and take out the 10 yr old baby stuff and give it to a good cause! All donations that are left over will be donated to the Greenfield Inn Homeless Shelter or the Women's Shelter of Greenfield.

Thank you in advance for your generosity and willingness to help others less fortunate.

Tabatha Lotze

Room to Read and Love Letter Day

There are only 4 Weeks left until the end of the school....
Have you told your friends and significant others how much you love them? 

Here is your chance to show how much you care...

Love Letter Day is officially on Tuesday!!

You can send your love in different ways:

For $1:  Write a love letter to that someone special
         Supplies will be provided during lunch and dinner this MONDAY!! 

For $3:  Have a Poem Gram sent.
         Pick out a poem that will be printed in a pretty font on special paper!  Sign up on MONDAY during lunch and dinner!!

For $5:  Have a student recite a poem to you and your friend/significant other.  Sign up on MONDAY during lunch and dinner!!


**Letters and Poem Grams will be sent out TUESDAY so keep an eye on your mailbox!  The Poem Reciting will be during lunch and dinner on TUESDAY**

Donations will be given to ROOM TO READ in order to build a library in a third world country. 
You can't beat it..you will be making people feel loved all around the world :)

Room to Read EVENTS

Over $100 has been raised so far, just under $3900 to go.

Want to help the Room to Read effort?

Attend/participate in one or more of the following:

Saturday 4/26 – WNMH Dance – Schauffler Library, 8:00 p.m.

· Entry fee for dance contest:  Bop ‘till you drop

· Refreshments for sale: good food for a good cause

· Poetry Grams for sale:  Give the gift of poetry - to friends, DLs, favorite teachers, etc.

Monday 4/28 –  Love Letters and Poetry Grams for sale

· Dining Hall – Lunch and dinner

· Craft table set up for love letter creation - Make a special message for a special someone

Tuesday 4/29 – Love Letters and Poetry Grams delivered!!!

Thursday –  5/8  & Thursday –  5/15   

  Story/Craft Time – Alumni Hall, East Room , 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

· Parents: Park your child with a librarian and a science teacher, for an hour of stories and activities (and enjoy your dinner with other grownups kid-free!) - $5 donation

Other opportunities for contribution:

- Buy A Brick! Well, a sticker brick..... Stop by the Schauffler Library for details

- Revolving book sale - Schauffler Library foyer - for as little as a quarter, pick up some leisure reading

For more information about Room to Read and the library fund raising project check out:

http://www.roomtoread.org/programs/libraries.html