In a Nutshell...
Project SANDbox is Hopewell Avenue Public School's school council led initiative to create a natural playground that encourages nature play for 200 kindergarten students and 16 preschoolers. The current play structure is dated and has a compacted sand surface that prevents drainage, creating floods and hazardous icy conditions in the winter.
If you, or anyone you know, is interested in contributing to our school project by leading, or joining the fundraising committee, please reach out to us at hopewellsandbox@gmail.com.
You can donate to us directly on the Hopewell SANDbox Fundraising Page
1. Follow us on twitter @hopewellsandbox
2. Post a pic of the yard and use our hashtag: #hopewellsandbox
3. Like our Instagram at hopewellsand_box
November 2020 Communication
If you missed it, here is the email sent to all parents on November 23, 2020
Project SANDbox - We're building fun and you can help!
As you may have heard, Hopewell has a big project underway. Your school council has undertaken the "Project SANDbox" initiative to raise $140 000 to renovate the kindergarten yard this summer. It's a huge amount to raise, so we spent last year gathering $90 000 through community fundraisers, grants, and donations.
We had hoped to complete our project this past summer, but like the rest of the world, we've found ourselves on a bit of a detour!
This year brings us a greater challenge to complete our fundraising in a school year like no other and we need your help to get to the finish line! Now more than ever, our kids need a fun, safe, outdoor space to play in.
You can help right now by donating to our CHIMP account:
https://chimp.net/groups/ project-s-a-n-d-box-at- hopewell-ave-p-s
Just $20 for each kid at Hopewell means that we can raise over $14 000. Direct donations are the most efficient way to reach our goal!
It’s time to give the tiniest members of our school a safe, natural playground! One that includes:
· increased Shade
· improved Accessibility
· Natural play elements
· proper Drainage
Feel like lending a hand and getting to know more people from your awesome community? Join us! We need your energy with fundraising and building an amazing new yard! You can email or connect through our social media:
hopewellsandbox@gmail.com
Please donate $20 today and come build some fun with us!
-The Project SANDbox team
September 2020 Update
COVID-19 has certainly thrown our new Kinder yard plans for a loop... to put it mildly. The Project SANDbox Team would like to share some updates of the project.
Please CLICK HERE to get the full scoop.
Thank you!
2019 Posts
Project SANDbox's Valentine's Beach Party Dance-A-Thon! Was a great success!
OnWednesday, February 12, a DJ spun tunes for the older students, and the little ones danced along with Monkey Rock.
Thank you Monkey Rock for donating your time and energy to our dance, the kids (and teachers) LOVED having you.
The school came together and raised almost $24,000 for the Kinder Yard - this is amazing! We want to send out a massive and grateful THANK YOU to all who participated and donated to this very worthy initiative.
Prizes!
Prizes have been announced and students will be receiving their well earned prizes over the next little while. Some examples of what was won:
- A firetruck visit for theKinders
- Principal for a day for the Primaries
- A tour of the "Chamber of Secrets" underneath Hopewell for the Juniors
- A pair of AirPods for the Intermediates
Other prizes included67s tickets,passes to Mont Cascades, Class pizza partiesand more!
Tax Receipts:
For any sponsors requesting tax receipts, please have them donate via CHIMP where one will be provided immediately.
Please Find Us on Social Media!
For Twitter, click HERE
Like our Instagram at hopewellsand_box
For Facebook, click HERE
Thank you to everyone who came out for Trivia Night!
Everyone had an amazing time testing their trivia skills at Trivia Night - Paul Paquet was a fantastic host and Live 88.5's Dave Schellenberg kept the night moving along as the perfect MC. Thank you to everyone who donated items for the silent auction. Between ticket sales and the silent auction, the team raised $3000!
A special huge thank you goes to Fran Morrison and her team who organized the night - so much work went into each aspect of the night and the event wouldn't have been so successful without their hours of dedicated work.
Thank you to everyone who bid on the fantastic on-line auction prizes! And of course, thank you to all the individuals and businesses who donated to allow the on-line auction to happen.
The auction raised $1000!! Amazing!
Have you ever thought, "I know how to make the Kinder Yard waaaaaaay better"? If so, you are in luck - now is your chance to share your ideas with people who actually want hear them.
Since almost 200 kindergarten students play in the space each day, we want to maximize the space and emphasize all-season play elements. The yard suffers drainage issues that create pools of water which freeze and thaw as temperatures change creating dangerous conditions. We want to ensure your views are counted as we enter the design stage.
We are asking that parents and guardians, students and staff please provide your feedback on our on-line survey.
If you have questions or want to join our group please contact hopewellsandbox@gmail.com.
Thank you - we appreciate your feedback!