‘Into the Woods’
The Jordan-Small Middle School Drama Club will present “Into the Woods” on April 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. at the school. About 40 students from grades 5-8 will perform in the musical that is now a major motion picture. They hope you can join them. General admission is $5.
Perform for a Cure
CenterStage Project Dancers performed at the 10th Annual Perform for a Cure on Saturday, April 4. The mini and youth jazz teams were among 33 numbers that consisted of dance, musical theater, vocal, karate and bands. The additional numbers were performed by studios throughout southern Maine.
Perform for a Cure originated when Rachel Friedman was 10 years old and wanted to give back to those that helped saved her mother, Hannah, from cancer. The fundraiser has raised more than $60,000 the past 10 years. This year’s monies will be donated to the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
Bottle Collection
The Jordan-Small Middle School class of 2015 is on their final fund-raising efforts to celebrate their graduation. The students will be going to Mt. Cranmore in New Hampshire for zip lining, rock climbing, obstacle courses and more! Please bring your bottles and cans to Outback Redemption Center located at 1261 Roosevelt Trail. JSMS will receive 5 1/2 cents per bottle. Hours are Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. This fundraiser will be going through June 1.
Book Donations
The libraries at Jordan-Small Middle School and Raymond Elementary School will be hosting book donation boxes for the Teen Trendsetters program. The Teen Trendsetters program is an organization sponsored by the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. It works to pair high school mentors with struggling elementary readers to improve literacy for all of our students.
Allie Pandora, a junior at Windham High School and former student at Raymond schools has been involved with the Teen Trendsetters for a couple of years and is spearheading this community service project.
Any picture, middle school or young adult books would be accepted. For more information, contact Lisa Schadler at 655-4743, ext. 2621.
Box Top Collection Time
Our local schools benefit greatly from the Box Top program. The students at the Raymond schools are having a contest to see which class can collect the most box tops. Don’t throw your boxes away without seeing if there is a box top to be clipped! Box tops can be given to a student in a baggie or dropped at the schools. Any student bringing in box tops please include your name and your teacher’s name on the baggie.
Third Annual Science Event
Wildlife Encounters will display and discuss some of their animals on Monday, April 20, at the Raymond Public Safety Building beginning at 10:30 a.m. Wildlife Encounters is a family-owned business that teaches about animal habitats, safety and how people can save species from being endangered or extinct. They will feature a wide variety of non-releasable wildlife. Some will be interactive so the children will have a chance to touch and get close to certain animals. This is a community event for all ages. Be sure to mark the time and place on your calendars. This special event is sponsored by the Raymond PTO and Engineered Construction Services.
Basket Weaving
Looking for something new to do? Here is a fun possibility. On Sunday, April 26, from 1-4 p.m. Ida Atkinson will be teaching a basket-weaving course at the library. This is just in time for a May Basket or Mother’s Day. The colorful space-dyed reed sets the tone for your pocket basket. Weave this up with 1?4-inch flat reed in continuous method to form a subtle lightning bolt on the front side of the basket. It is finished with a seagrass handle and double lashing.
If this all sounds difficult to you, remember this is a class with an instructor to show how it is done. The finished project will be approximately 5.5-by-7 inches. All the materials to make the basket will be provided, but each participant is asked to bring a bucket, scissors, old towel, awl, clothespins, pencil, measuring tape and packing tool, if you have one. Since the number of students is limited, please stop in or call the library at 655-4283 to register before April 13. The cost for the class is $26 per student.
Scarfs for Breast Cancer
On Sunday, April 26, from 1-3 p.m., you are invited to join us at the library to knit or crochet a scarf to donate for breast cancer. Come and enjoy the company of others in this worthy group effort. If you wish, you may bring a favorite pattern to share. The library has pink yarn and some knitting needles and crochet hooks, or you may bring your own.
Essential Pantry Donations Needed
St Ann’s Episcopal Church is seeking donations of non-food items for those in need. Goods such as toilet paper, feminine products, soap, laundry products, napkins, etc. are items that are not provided at our local food pantries but are unaffordable for some. Donations boxes will be placed at businesses throughout Windham, Raymond, Casco for your donations. CenterStage, located at the Raymond Shopping Plaza next to the post office, will have a donation box and items can be dropped Monday-Thursday 3:30-7 p.m. or Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon. If you are a local business and would like to host a donation box or want more information, please contact Nicky Heanssler at 450-0916.
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