I am so incredibly excited and proud of our schools for all of the money they raised for the Imagination Library Project. Sugar Creek, on the other hand, was a little bit confused about the project and, in the future, if someone volunteers to help continue the tradition then they will need to figure out a different plan for them. Sugar Creek is so large that it is almost impossible to accurately do the Penny Wars, especially since most students don't travel to other classrooms and therefore can't access the other buckets. We didn't really take this into consideration when we started their Penny Wars. Another big problem at Sugar Creek was the lack of communication. Many teachers knew very little about the project and did nothing to encourage their kids to compete with the other classrooms. A few of the teachers contributed nothing all week long. Some teachers did such a great job and really got into the spirit, which was helped by telling their kids about the competition and encouraging them to donate money. In the future, I would recommend that you make sure everyone communicates clearly and accurately and be sure that each of the teachers receives the rules and prizes. New Palestine Elementary and Brandywine Elementary both did a fantastic job though and their schools got into the competitive spirit almost immediately. New Palestine rose over $1,200 and Brandywine raised over $600! Sugar Creek raised around $200 which was unexpected considering they are the largest school out of the three.
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This week has been absolutely crazy, but I could not be happier with the results! We had a small setback, as Sugar Creek forgot to start the Penny Wars on Monday, but that turned into a blessing. All week we have been going to the elementary schools and counting pennies, which was exciting but also a little bit overwhelming. Yesterday I spent 9 hours counting pennies, as Caroline and Allison had work and volleyball. I went over to Brandywine during my last period study hall, at 1:00 and I finished New Palestine's Buckets with Caroline at almost 10:00. Honestly, I couldn't care less, because it was so rewarding to see all those kids and how excited they were about the Penny Wars. Several kids stopped me and energetically asked me questions about the winners and how many pennies we had. I am also so glad that Sugar Creek Elementary decided to do their Penny Wars next week, because we definitely underestimated how much money we would raise and how competitive they would be. Today after New Palestine and Brandywine Elementary release we will go over with volunteers and start our final counts.
This week my group and I have accomplished a lot. We called Mama Nita's and received a discount for pizzas, for the winning grade/classroom of each school. We called the New Palestine Engraving Service and have a trophy in the process of being made for each school winner, and we confirmed the expenses would be paid through the school. We also went to Frey Water and borrowed some old jugs for New Palestine Elementary, as they are competing by grades, and need bigger containers. This week has all been in preparation for the start of our Penny Wars next week, and I personally am very excited to officially start our project with the kids!
Our project proposal for the Imagination Library is ready for pitch day. We will be pitching our ideas for fundraising for the Imagination Library to administrators. Our specific goals for this project would be to raise at least $500. We will accomplish this by holding a penny war at all three elementary schools, Each classroom is going to compete against the other by bringing in pennies to try to win against the competition. We will start the Penny Wars the week of September 15-22 and the next week we will have a kickball tournament at the high school to raise money. It was very intimidating to present to a classroom full of administrators, but we worked hard on our presentation and I think we did a good job. We learned that our project needed a more concrete timeline, as ours was very hypothetical and we needed to work out a few more details involving our sponsors and prizes. Our idea was very well received by the administration and their support is integral to our project.
The project my group decided on was to fundraise for the Imagination Library. In reality my group didn't really choose the project, we were struggling to come up with ideas and Mr. Large helpfully showed us potential projects that we could help with. The Imagination Library Project is important because it encourages children (who have working parents), to learn and read on their own. We hope to raise at least $500 to donate to the Imagination Library Fund. This in turn will help raise the literacy rates of children entering kindergarten, which is our ultimate goal.
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