This has been postponed due to the bad weather. New Date as follows:
Drawing on Wednesday, December 30 (5:00 pm)
Buy a $10 raffle ticket at anytime, get your chance to win
Professional Photography Package!!
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Buy your raffle ticket from Ms. Adrian TODAY, or any day for the next week, for a chance to win! Each raffle ticket costs $10; there is no limit to the number you can purchase. The proceeds will be donated, in full, to the Soles 4 Soles Fundraising Campaign (remember, $10 will purchase 4 new pairs of shoes). The raffle winner, selected at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, December 23, will receive a Professional Photography Package which includes 1) a two hour photography session with photographer, Maureen Porto, 2) an online gallery of 25 images, and 3) an archival cd of the digital negatives! For more information about the photographer, visit her website at http://www.memoriesbymaureen.com/#
Wednesday, December 30 (5:00 - 9:00 pm)
Bring in 2 items for Maryland's "Newborns in Need," - OR - 2 gently used pairs of shoes for "Soles 4 Souls", - OR - $10 for the "Soles 4 Souls" Fundraising Campaign, attend the BLS Charity Party and Movie Night!!
From 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Wednesday, December 23, Balanced Life Skills will be hosting a Charity Party and Movie Night for BLS students (5/6 Lil Dragons and older), siblings, and friends (5 yrs old and older). During the event, students will be photographed with the shoes they worked so hard to collect, write notes about themselves to be shipped with the shoes, sort and bag the shoes in preparation for shipment, and CELEBRATE all their hard work with popcorn and a movie!! Parents are welcome to drop off their student(s) at 5 pm or at any time after 5 pm.
Monday, December 28 and Tuesday December 29
Bring in 2 items for Maryland's "Newborns in Need", wear your favorite sports jersey/uniform to class!!
This winter, in addition to our collection of shoes and donations for Soles 4 Souls, Balanced Life Skills is collecting items to make "baby kits" for the Southern Maryland Chapter of the non-profit Newborns in Need. According to the organization's website, "one out of every four babies in this country is born into poverty....The '911' for babies, Newborns in Need is the organization mobilized across the United States to offer baby items to those families who need help."
On Monday, December 21 and Tuesday, December 22, we are inviting all Balanced Life Skills students to bring in two items from the list below for Newborns in Need, and wear their favorite sports jersey or uniform to class!!
The following is the complete list of items requested by Newborns in Need:
Clothing: Hygiene Feeding:
Outfits - tops, bottoms, sets Changing pads Bottles - all sizes and types.
Onesies and undershirts Diapers - disposable or cloth Bottle liners
Booties, socks and shoes Diaper Bags Bibs
Baby hats and bonnets Baby wash, shampoo, oil, etc. Burp cloths
Sleepers and gowns
Baby Furniture: Comfort Items: Bereavement Items:
Bassinets and bassinet sheets Receiving blankets Burial layettes - gowns, bonnets, blanket
Cribs Comfort toys and memorial items
Changing tables
Dressers
High chairs
Play pens
Balanced Life Skills is holding a contest.
It is a challenge to young and old to create something that depicts kindness.
There are 4 categories to choose from to create an inspiring work of Kindness. Kindness is... Art Contest