Last week of August

Twenty-five days left till Build Day! Where did the summer go? Let's enjoy the remaining days of warm weather while we still have it. The teachers have begun arriving at the elementary school in Norton. For now, it looks like they have to park on the side of the road. But in a short while they will have a nice new parking lot!

I have some news to share with you all about this past weekend and our continuing fundraising efforts.

Last Saturday, during the day, several volunteers helped pack groceries at the Sobeys in Sussex. Their efforts helped raise $937.90! We would like to thank Sobeys for having us and all the people who donated money that day. As well, we want to give a big THANK YOU to all the volunteers:

Emily & Isaac O’Donnell

Kristen & Carly Booth

Shannon & Jill Hall

Derek Anderson

Emma & Callie Cook

Ryanna Boyd

Xander Jewer

Shealyn Jackson

Lara, Layne, & Isabella Johnston

And later on, we hosted a redneck kitchen party Saturday evening at the Norton Legion. Musical entertainment was provided by Tanya Sipkema, Jenni Sherwood & Ian Sherwood. There was redneck basketball (hopefully pictures will be available soon), a silent auction and a chinese auction. We would like to thank all the businesses who kindly donated items for our auctions. In total, on Saturday night we were able to raise $1203.40!

So, overall, as we begin the new week, we know the playground is at least another $2000 closer to the total we need in order to buy all the playground equipment.