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schools february22 2011 VHS Leadership Class Raises Funds For “Joy For Jaden” 11 The Vernonia High School Leadership Class Crystal-Ann wrote a letter to Jaden’s family the entire class, has begun raising funds for Jaden’s is raising funds for “Joy for Jaden,” a campaign they asking if the Leadership Class could help Jaden in some trip. They are selling colored bracelets with “Jaden’s started to help a local boy in need fulfill a wish. way. The family contacted Crystal Ann and, because of Friends” inscribed on them. The class is also selling Jaden Krieger the expense and paperwork involved in working with raffle tickets to students-- the winner will spend a day is a nine-year-old “Make A Wish,” the Leadership Class instead choose being driven from class to class in a golf cart by a boy who lives in to raise funds and grant a wish for Jaden themselves. faculty member of their choice. They are also planning Banks. “Last June, The Leadership Class asked Jaden what he a spaghetti feed and bingo night in Banks on March Jaden starting would like and he decided he would like to go with 19th and a community talent show in Vernonia on April having seizures,” his family to “Great Wolf Lodge,” an indoor water 2nd. explains Crystal- park resort in Washington state. The Leadership Class According to Carreon, any extra money the Ann Carreon, intends to raise the money for the entire four-day and class raises beyond expenses for the trip to Great Wolf a member of three-night trip-- lodging, gas and food for Jaden, his will be donated to Jaden’s family to help with medical the Vernonia three older siblings, and Mom and Dad. They are and personal expenses. Leadership Class. hoping Jaden will make his trip in May, after he has The Leadership Class introduced Jaden to “His parents took completed his chemotherapy and had some time to the entire high school during an assembly with a him to the hospital recover. PowerPoint presentation. They immediately sold 100 and they found Crystal-Ann Carreon is the chairperson of the bracelets. cancerous tumors Leadership Class committee which, with the help of Carreon says the Leadership Class has received in his brain.” two large donations from community A c c o r d i n g businesses to kick off their campaign-- Crystal-Ann Carreon is Chair of to Carreon, $500 from KLS Surveying and $279 the “Joy for Jaden” fundraising Jaden was from the Vernonia Free Wheelers. campaign that has been undertaken immediately Hopefully, the class will raise all the by the VHS Leadership Class. rushed into funds they need, and give some joy to a surgery where the tumors were removed. Since boy who deserves it. then, Jaden has been receiving three days of chemotherapy treatments in the hospital every Anyone wishing to contribute to the two weeks. Jaden is expected to be finished with “Joy for Jaden” campaign or participate his chemotherapy treatments in April; so far, tests in the community talent show can have shown that the cancer has not returned. contact any Leadership Student or the The VHS Leadership Class was looking Leadership Instructor, Teri Willard, at for a service project for someone in need, and the school. was considering looking for someone in another country. But, according to Carreon, the students really wanted to stay local and help someone near their community. One student in the class, who supporting supporting supporting had lost a brother to cancer, suggested “The Make a Wish Foundation,” which Carreon researched. Carreon’s mother told her about Jaden-- she Thursday, February 24, 6:30- had seen a fundraising jar in Jim’s Thriftway in February 24-March 1 February 24-March 1 February 24-March 1 8:00 PM will be this year’s Family Jaden Kreiger with his two brothers and sister. Banks. At Barnes and Noble or At Barnes and Noble or Reading Night at Washington Grade At Barnes and Noble or online online at School. We will have at booths set up online at www.barn es an dno activities. bl e. com www.barn es an dno bl e. co m with different reading www.barn es an dno bl e. com A few of the activities offered are 1 1 0 0 making gak, 10391100 10391100 learning how 1 0 to 3 9 knit, and making bookcovers for your FREE books. Barnes & Noble will also be offering activities and book sales in the gym. If you would like to support WGS by buying a book but cannot make it to Family Reading Night, then you can purchase books at the Barnes & Noble store (be sure to tell them you’re from WGS!) or online with code #10391100. Proceeds will Owned and Operated by go towards purchasing books for Don & Kim Wallace WGS. VHS Alumni Basketball Game Sat, March 12th 6:00PM Boys & Girls Varsity vs. Alumni Two games - 12 minute running quarters Tickets: Adults $5 12 yrs-High School Student $4 K-5th grade $3 Want to play? Contact Julie Ramsey at 503-869-0211 Fundraiser for Oregon School Employees Association Chapter 67 Washington Grade School Washington Grade School supporting supporting Washington Grade School February 24-March 1 At Barnes and Noble or online at www.barn es an dnobl e. co m 10391100 Washington Grade School February 24-March 1 At Barnes and Noble or online at www.barn es an dno bl e. co m 10391100 Family Reading Night Grade Washington School supporting Washington Grade School February 24-March 1 At Barnes and Noble or online at www.ba rne sa ndno ble .c o m 10391100
