EDISON PTSA ANNOUNCEMENTS
April 23
· Volunteers for International Day: Volunteers are needed for Edison’s International Day which will be held Thursday, May 6 from noon to 2:45 p.m. If you can help, please contact Angie Patton at apatton2@illinois.edu or call 766-8712. This is a fun day for the students to experience different cultures.
· Reception for Volunteers: Have you volunteered to chaperone a dance, a field trip or helped out in a classroom? Are you one of the many who provided treats for our teachers? If you take the time to volunteer at Edison, we would like to invite you to attend our annual Edison Volunteer Reception on April 28 from 10-11 a.m. in our cafeteria (see attached, Volunteer Reception). If you are planning to attend, please let the school know as soon as possible. You can R.S.V.P. to Marilyn Mastny at mastnyma@champaignschools.org. Thanks for all you do at Edison!
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
· Keegan Bannon Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser: A fund-raising benefit for the Keegan Bannon Memorial Scholarship for a graduating Central High School Senior will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010. Entertainment and food is included. There will be performances by: Central High School Jazz Ensemble, Edison Middle School Jazz Band 1 and The Boat Drunks (Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band). Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. The Edison Middle School Jazz Band and Central High School Jazz bands will perform from 6:00-8:30 p.m. The Boat Drunks perform from 9 p.m. til midnight. It will be held at Peter B's Automotive Annex, 1304 Butzow Drive, Urbana, IL (the blue and white building diagonal from our main business). Tickets are $15 for students and those under 21 (Ticket good from 5:30 p.m. til 10 p.m.) and $35 per person or $60 per couple for adults (Tickets are good from 5:30 p.m. til midnight. Make checks payable to "Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation" and put "Keegan Bannon Memorial Scholarship Fund" in the memo section. Tickets may be purchased at Peter B's Automotive, Corson Music (Champaign and Urbana), J2, Billy Barooz, and Central High School. If you would like to purchase on line, you can go to eiphc.com and click on the News section. If you want to donate ONLY, you can go online to www.give2schools.org and click on "ways to give". Then scroll down to the Keegan Bannon fund which will open the page to donate. This is for donations only and NOT for tickets.
· Busey Illinois Youth Run at the Illinois Marathon: This year, the CU Schools Foundation (CUSF) is a charitable partner of the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon. We want to double the number of area kids who participate in the Busey Illinois Youth Run, a 1K race for children ages 3-10. Fitness contributes to excellence in education! And, $1 of every child's registration will be donated to CUSF. Over the last two years, CUSF has given nearly $320,000 in grants to CU public school teachers to benefit your kids in the classroom. For more information, see the attached flier (Busey Illinois Youth Run)or go online: http://www.illinoismarathon.com
April 21
· Annie Jr.: Come out and enjoy a fun evening as Edison students present Annie Jr. at the end of April. This wonderful, shortened version of the musical Annie, features our favorite, spunky girl and other interesting characters. You will enjoy the music and the talent! Shows will be held at 7 p.m. in the Edison Auditorium on Thursday, April 29, Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1. There will also be a 2:30pm matinee on Saturday, May 1. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students. Children under 6 are admitted free. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance with a cast member and theater doors will open a half hour before show times.
· Volunteers for Musical Still Needed: Parent volunteers are still needed to help before and during the musical! Please e-mail Mrs. Bahr at bahrmi@champaignschools.org if you would like to sign up to help for one of the shows (and see the musical for free. :)
· Baseball: The first day of Baseball tryouts, which is open to boys and girls, can be held on Monday, August 2. They will be held from 4 – 6 p.m. at Zahnd Park. Practices after tryouts will also be from 4 – 6 p.m. at Zahnd Park.
· Reminder: Flying Illini meets Mondays and Fridays in the cafeteria and Computer Club with the Geek Squad meets in the computer lab in room 232 on Thursdays. Students should bring music for their video next week. They will be taking apart and putting back together computers next week.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
· From the Champaign Public Library: re you a singer or poet, a juggler or a comedian? Show off what you do best at our first ever Teen Talent Show on May 28 at the Champaign Public Library, 200 W. Green St., 7pm. Contact teen librarian Betsy Su ASAP for details, at bsu@champaign.org or 403-2070.
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