Marcus Avenue Parent Association Paint and Sip Fundraiser a Success
This July 29 and 30, Marcus Avenue Preschoolers will enjoy a bubble show thanks to the fundraising efforts of the school’s Parent Association (PA). This event will be a first for the school and is highly anticipated by both students and staff. Bubble activities are a form of sensory play. They stimulate students’ visual sensory system as well as their vestibular system that deals with balance and coordination. All this takes place while students have fun chasing bubbles or making giant ones in whimsical shapes.
This spring, the Marcus Avenue Parent Association raised $5,500 to benefit the school’s students and staff. They did so during their second annual Paint and Sip fundraiser which welcomed 41 guests including parents, teachers, staff, and members of the local community. The event took place at Pinot’s Palette in East Meadow and presented a great opportunity for parents and school staff to mingle and get to know each other better while supporting the school in a meaningful way.
Parents were sent flyers to share and purchase tickets to the $50 event. They were also provided a book with ten raffle tickets that they could purchase for a chance to win one of 43 raffle baskets. The baskets were themed and created with items donated by parents.
The PA organizes and supports events year round to benefit teachers and students. In the past, they have hosted Scholastic book fairs, cookie decorating activities as well as a Fall Harvest Festival for the students to enjoy.
The funds from the Paint and Sip event also went toward end-of-year gifts given to students in June to celebrate the end of the school year.