Poetry Contest Voting OPEN!

We’re coming to the conclusion of week two of Alex’s Virtual Lemonade Stand. As of yesterday afternoon, we have raised more than $9,200 to help fund pediatric cancer research! Congratulations! (You can click on the table image below to see the data larger!)

Our poetry contest entries are now up online and voting is OPEN! So VOTE for your favorite - - and make sure your parents, friends, and colleagues vote too! You can access the online voting poll here:

Remember, we want your school to be included in our highlights video! Send us your video footage and photographs! Photos and video are due on MONDAY. Make sure your students aren’t left out!

We can’t wait to see your presentations during next week’s closing celebration videoconference! IF YOUR SCHOOL CANNOT ATTEND THIS CELEBRATION, please let me know by Monday.

Here are some of the GREAT things schools are doing:

EHMIS
On Wednesday, our Superintendent was the guest pourer of our cafeteria lemonade stand. She matched every staff contribution by buying them their second cup! Great day! Today our cafeteria lemonade stand sold Rita's Italian ice cups for $1. Today, its back to lemonade. Today is also our afterschool Lemonade Block party!

Brady Elementary We wanted to let you know that Brady Elementary has held Lemonade Stands the last two Wednesdays. Both days we sold more cups of lemonade than the numbers of kids in our school. Cups were sold for 25 cents and we raise a total of $102.40 so far. Next Wednesday we are selling bottles of lemonade for $1.00 and so far we have 420 bottles ordered.

Kilpatrick Elementary
Individual students have been collecting in their neighborhoods. Our BIG school lemonade stand will be the night of April 24...after the conclusion. We expect to make about $500.

Katy Elementary School
We sold lemonade and Stacy's Pita Chips the night of our 4th grade program. We are continuing to sell chips.

North Central School Today was our first lemonade stand. We have been doing a lot with learning about Alex, the type of cancer she had, other important information. We created a lemonade stand, a lemon tree with lemons for donations, and we also are working on a presentation to give to the whole school. We have a girl who wrote a song, and hosting an elementary coloring contest. We are having a great time with this and are learning a lot!