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Key Club Kickball for RavensBuild - Habitat for Humanity

Sunday, November 22nd - 1 PM - 5 PM on Softball Field - organize teams now with this form - $5 per player, 10-15 players per team. Hurry - 16 teams max (we only have 8 fields!) See Patrick Bailey to create a team or Allie Withers to volunteer for foodservice. Bring money for lunch too, all proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity! Adult Chaperones and Referees needed.

November 11-24th

Nov. 2 - 19th Food drive for Wake Relief - Advisory Competition!; see Catherine Colonna and Elisabeth Schricker for details

Sat. Nov. 14th Warmth for Wake sign up on Bulletin Board. Meet in US lot at 8:30 AM and bring your permission form. See Steven Lim or Riley Ray for more info or read our policies.

Thurs. Nov. 19th Wake Relief Food Drive
9:35 - Canned Food Counting for Wake Relief in Commons and Stairwells. Count your cans for your advisory and bring them down to be tallied. Winning advisory gets a PIZZA lunch!
3:45 - After School, meet in commons to load cars and deliver and sort cans at Wake Relief, off Glenwood Avenue South near Mellow Mushroom! DRIVERS needed! SEE Catherine Colonna and Elisabeth Shricker for details!

Sun. Nov. 22th Key Club Kickball Tournament for RavensBuild 1 - 5 PM on Softball Field - organize teams now - $5 per player, 10-15 players per team. Hurry - 16 teams max (we only have 8 fields!) See Patrick Bailey to create a team or Allie Withers to volunteer for foodservice. Bring money for lunch too, all proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity! Adult Chaperones and Referees needed.

JDRF Walk Saturday!

We're going to be helping in the Kids Korner! When you arrive at 8:00 am (or for the 11 AM shift), report to the volunteer tent to check in, receive your instructions and your t-shirt. See other details and a map here:

http://www2.ravenscroft.org/upperschool/keyclub/jdrfwalkdaydetails.pdf

Wake Relief Food Drive

Thursday, November 19th, we will gather cans and food items in the commons during 9:35. The food will be delivered after school to the Saint Saviour's Center for Outreach, at the corner of Boylan and Tucker Streets (map) in downtown Raleigh.
You can help:
•bring in items to your Advisor’s donation box by Tuesday the 19th
•deliver cans to the commons to be counted during 9:35 on the 19th
•load cans for Upper School and Lower School drives into vehicles during and after school on Thursday the 19th (meet in the commons at 3:10 or after tutorial)
•deliver, unload, and sort cans at St. Saviour’s from 3:45-5:30 PM
•eat pizza together at Mellow Mushroom from 5:30 -7!

Listen in Morning Meeting to Catherine Colonna and Elisabeth Schricker for more information. The Advisory Group with the MOST items wins a free pizza lunch!

November 3-7!

- Conference Keepers Wed. and Thursday - watching LS kids while their parents have their conference – see Corinne, Lauren, Perry or sign up on the bulletin board. Remember, go over ASAP after school, cafeteria - noon -3:30!. Free pizza provided. Stay as long as you can both days, come before/after your Thursday conference.

- NC Food Bank – 1-3 PM Wednesday – Caroline Spence – Meet in US Commons on Wednesday at 12:40 to ride with Mrs. Bower, or meet at the Food Bank. Bring your Permission forms if it's your first time going. Forms are on the bulletin board.

- JDRF Walk at Walnut Creek - SATURDAY 8 -3 PM (2 shifts) – Working in the Kids Corner - Concert by Patty Loveless at 1 PM - see Carson Smith and Aaron Sugar. Sign up on the bulletin board.

- Exec Board meeting with Kickball and Food Drive coordinators – Wednesday, Nov. 11th at noon in room 251

- Kickball for RavensBuild – on fields – Sat., Nov. 14th 10:30 -3 – Patrick Bailey has team signups. Allie Withers is in charge of food!