Dear Shawsheen
Families,
As the holiday
season approaches we are continuing our tradition of having a Shawsheen
Elementary Tree at the Wilmington Festival of Trees! Proceeds support WOW
(We’re One Wilmington) and all they do for our students and families. The
festival is being held Saturday, December 7th and Sunday, December 8th
2019. Here is a link with more information: http://onewilmington.org/events/festival-of-trees/.
This year the
theme of our tree will be Acts of Kindness. The PAC has
generously donated a tree & lights. As a school, we would like to
collect monetary donations and/or gift cards for the tree. Donations are
completely voluntary; families only donate if they wish to. We will have
students think of kind acts that go along with the gift cards we receive.
Regardless of what we receive, the tree will be from the entire Shawsheen
School.
You are welcome to contribute in one of two ways:
1.
Buying a gift card that
can be used as an act of kindness. We have included a list of ideas below, but
feel free to come up with your own!
2.
Making a monetary
donation toward a larger gift. We are suggesting monetary donations in the
$5.00 range (again, this is strictly optional).
Please send any donations to Shawsheen Elementary in an envelope labeled
Festival of Trees by Monday, November 25th so we have enough time to
put everything together.
Thank you for
your generosity and kindness!
With
Appreciation,
Please use this list as ideas of acts of
kindess for our tree. These are simply ideas-we welcome any donation!
Act of Kindness
|
Examples of Gift Card
Ideas:
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Pay for the coffee for
the person behind you in line
|
Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Heav’nly
Donuts
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Buy someone lunch
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Local restaurant
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Feed the birds
|
Home Depot, Lowes
|
Write a loved one a
letter
|
The Paper Store
|
Donate to a local food
pantry
|
Market Basket
|
Take someone to the
movies
|
AMC, Showcase Cinemas,
Redbox
|
Make a craft to
brighten someone’s day
|
A.C. Moore, Michaels
|
Help someone destress
and relax
|
Spa, Nails Salon, Bath
& Body Works, Yankee Candle, Yoga Studio
|
Send a care package to
soldiers
|
Dollar Tree, Walmart,
Target
|
Help an animal/animal
shelter
|
Petco, PetSmart,
Target, Walmart
|
Bring coffee to your
friends
|
Starbucks, Dunkin
Donuts, Heav’nly Donuts
|
Bring home dinner
|
Local restaurant/take
out shop
|
Fix something for
someone in need
|
Home Depot, Lowes
|
Read a story to a
child(ren)
|
Barnes and Noble, Used
Book Superstore
|
Donate toiletries to
those in need
|
CVS, Walgreens
|
Play some music to
make someone’s day
|
iTunes, Amazon
|
Buy a toy for a child
|
Target, Walmart
|
Send someone flowers
|
Local florist shop,
Mahoney’s
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Wash someone’s car
|
King Triton Car Wash
|
Send a sweet treat to
someone
|
Winfrey’s Candies,
Edible Arrangements
|
Donate a care package
to a nursing home
|
Target, Walmart,
Dollar Store
|
Provided shoes/socks
for a homeless shelter
|
Target, Walmart,
Marshalls, TJ Maxx
|
Donate items needed to
children in foster care
|
Amazon, Target,
Walmart
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