Walden PTO Weekly October 25th,2019

• Wildcat Lunch
• Veterans Day
  
• Veterans' Photos Needed!
• Thank You Skate Night Volunteers and Bakers!
• GIVE WHERE YOU LIVE DEERFIELD: VETERAN'S DAY
• Thank you from the Philanthropy Club!
• Pumpkin Decorating Contest Fundraiser

Walden Wildcat Lunch Ordering is open!- Go to the KIDDOS website at www.kiddoscatering.com/WALDEN

Weekly orders can be placed through January 31, 2020! Orders, Changes, or Cancellations need to be checked out by Wednesday at NOON for the following week of lunches.

Please contact Kiddos support@kiddoscatering.com with any questions!

On Friday, November 8th Walden will be hosting their third annual Veterans Day breakfast and assembly. The staff and students had such an impactful experience the past two years thanks to the amazing veterans and their families who came to share stories, answer questions, and be honored and recognized!

We are inviting all local veterans back this year to join us starting at 8:00 in the MPR for a breakfast with the staff and then attend our all school assembly. For those veterans available and interested, we would love to have them back in our classrooms after the assembly to meet with the students.

If you or someone you know is a veteran or is currently serving, and would be interested in joining this wonderful experience, please email:

Kelly Jakymiw (kbandur@yahoo.com)

We are looking to create a display of photographs of our students' and staff's family members that have served or are currently serving in the military! If you are interested in participating, please email Kelly Jakymiw (kbandur@yahoo.com) a jpeg of your family member in the service, along with their name, which branch they served, and their relation to your student or yourself. We will be displaying these in the hallway in the days leading up to our Veterans Day assembly - thank you!

**IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SENT US A PHOTO LAST YEAR, WE STILL HAVE IT :-) NO NEED TO RESUBMIT! THANKS!!**

A big thank you to all who volunteered, baked, bought, donated raffle items, and showed up for Walden Family Skate Night! It was such a fun night and we could not have done it without all of you! Your help was greatly appreciated!

The Deerfield Village Hall is inviting Walden to partner in our annual Give Where You Live Deerfield for Veteran’s Day. This is a program that assembles care packages for Veterans. To help accomplish their goal, they are asking Walden Elementary School students and staff to collect: non-perishable food and/or toiletries, socks, travel size hygiene products (soap, shampoo, conditioner, tissue, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc.), water bottles, gift cards, lip balm, wipes, hand sanitizer, and warm and comfy clothing. By involving our children in this process we are teaching them what Veteran’s Day is truly about: these men and women put their lives on the line to protect us and our freedom. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment. There will be a collection box in the front lobby of our school starting October 28th. We will be collecting through November 7th. Thank you for all of your support.

The Walden Student Philanthropy Club would like to thank everyone for your generous book donations. Together we collected 1800 books to donate to Bernies Book Bank! These books will enable Bernies to serve 150 children with 12 books this year. Way to go Walden!

Stay tuned for our next philanthropic event, our CASA holiday wish list gift drive.

The Pumpkin Decorating Contest is next week! During lunchtime on Monday October 28 through Wednesday October 30 the students can bring in coins to donate and vote for their favorite pumpkin. This year, the money raised will go towards Fill a ❤️ for Kids which helps homeless and foster children throughout the Chicagoland area.