Express Metals Fundraiser

 

As part of our fundraisers, the Senior Party Committee has an account with Express Metals, a recycling company in Hopkins (just east of Blake Road on Excelsior).  They accept almost anything with metal on it, as you can see below.  Clean out your house, do something green, and help make money for the class party.

 

 

Express Metals – 8094 Excelsior Blvd

M-F 8-4:30, Sat 7:30-11:30

 

WHAT WE BUY:

• lawn mowers, snow blowers, snowmobiles, etc. – do not need to remove tires or plastic parts (all fluids need to be drained (i.e. oil, gas, coolant))
• engines, transmissions (all fluids need to be drained (i.e. oil, gas, coolant))
• BBQ grills (no propane tanks)
• washers, dryers, dishwashers, hot water heaters, furnaces, stoves, air conditioning units
• compressors-either un-drained or drained (price specific)
• all electric motors
• wire of all kinds – electric, communication, Christmas lights
• drop cords, electric extension cords, etc.
• all plumbing pipe that is not plastic
• copper: pipe, sheet copper, wire
• aluminum: wire, radiators, foil, siding, cast
• aluminum cans
• brass: yellow, red
• lead: lead weights, wheel weights
• lead acid batteries: car, truck. lawn mower, etc. – Any Size
• stainless steel: sinks, countertops, etc.
• all steel, sheet metal
• brake rotors, brake drums, tire rims from cars and trucks
• iron, cast iron
• bicycles, exercise equipment

What We Don't Buy

• alkaline batteries
• e-waste: computers, light bulbs
• paper or plastic
• tires
• propane tanks
• hazardous material
• refrigerators, dehumidifiers, freezers and microwaves

 

Kick Off Meeting

Last night we had our Party Committee kick-off meeting.  After some quick housekeeping updates, the reason for the meeting, 570 days before graduation was announced.  Dannette is working with the Renaisance Festival to have our committee, family, and friends run a concession booth over the course of the festival, and a portion of the profits will go directly to the Senior Party coffer.  We will have fun, make money, and be in costume at the same time.  That's a hat trick!  We need to have our volunteers secured, 5-15 people/day for the 16 days of the fair, by March, so this gives us enough time to sign up workers.  To get more information and to sign up, please contact Dannette at dfcasper@comcast.net .

As of this time, we have our entire committee chair roster in line.  Hard working, fun-loving parents have stepped forward to lead planning areas.  In our interest in encouraging and embracing all volunteers, if you have not yet signed up, we welcome you and will find a place and a job that is the right fit for the interest and time commitment you have to give. To volunteer, please contact Stacey Spencer at wespencers@comcast.net .

Come and volunteer.  All the cool parents are doing it.

The Countdown Begins

Believe it or not, there are only 616 days until our juniors graduate! It’s almost October. While our official planning for their Senior Party will get underway in the spring, we would like to invite anyone interested in working on the committee state their interest in a particular area. At this point, if you have a desire to chair a committee or to work on a committee, but not chair, please let us know. Our official meetings will begin in the spring, along with a couple of fundraisers over the summer, but at this time we would like to get our team in order. 

I know it may sound early to begin planning, but our reason is two-fold. Historically between 50-65% of the class attends the after graduation party. Also, the price of the party to the grads can be as high as $75 ($175 at other schools). We would like to keep the ticket price very low – possibly $25-$40, so it is affordable for more students. This takes fundraising and we are particularly excited about our irons in the fire.

As of today, the following chair positions are available: Decorations, Entertainment, Food, Fundraising, Medical, Registration, Security, Transportation, Treasurer, Venue, and Coat Room / Gift Bag Chairs. We also invite anyone who would like to help with the planning but without the chair responsibility. For those of you who would like to work at our party, there will be opportunity to sign up next year. Junior parents will be needed to help set up this year’s party, as well, while the senior parents are at graduation, not only something we will need in 2014, but a good way to get a glimpse of things to come.

We also invite you to follow our planning at our blog - schoolsout2014.blogspot.com/.

Also, don’t forget to recycle your metal (aluminum cans, tin cans, scrap metal) at Express Metals, Hopkins, with proceeds going to Senior Class Party Hopkins 2014.

Here’s to a great junior and senior year!

Four ways to help

Welcome back to the first day of school. It's hard to believe our kids are juniors. 

With his year's focus on college testing, AP courses, varsity sports, our attention to the post-graduation party will be more limited. Once we are into the second half of the school year, the planning pace will pick up.  Our goal is to have a safe place for celebration for the largest number of graduates at a modest price.  A few of our fundraisers will take place before senior year begins, thus the need to get started on them before next summer.

As we would like to see as many students at the party as possible, we would also like to involve as many parents as we can. There are four ways to support the party, depending on your interest and time. 

• Chair or co-chair a committee (see the earlier post)
• Work as a member of a committee
• Help set up, work the night of the party, or on an earlier activity (such as a fundraiser)
• Donate money or in-kind (refreshments, gift cards, prizes, etc)

Feel free to contact us, whether you have questions or are ready to commit to your level of involvement. 

Don't forget to recycle your metals at Express Metals and ask that your donation be credited to the Hopkins High School Senior Party 2014.

Here's to a great junior year!

Sally McNamee and Dannette Casper
Senior Party 2014 Co-chairs
stmcnamee@comcast.net
dfcasper@comcast.net

Welcome to School's Out 2014

Welcome to 'School's Out 2014', the official parent blog with information on volunteering and fundraising for the Senior Party 2014.  You will be able to find updates on events, answers to your questions, and contacts for donating cash or products for our students' final blow out after graduation.

At the bottom of the sidebar on the right, feel free to sign up for emails of this blog sent to you with new posts.

Time is flying by; excitement is building.  Before you know it, we will be tearing up to Pomp and Circumstance, and knowing that our children will have a fun, safe time with their friends right after graduation.  Get involved.  We guarantee you will have as much fun as the grads will.

Hope to see you supporting this worthwhile event.

Sally McNamee and Dannette Casper - Co-Chairs Senior Party 2014

Volunteer Opportunities

• Party Co-Chairs -Sally McNamee / Dannette Casper
• Coat Check / Gift Bag Chair - Needed
• Responsible for individual bags for grads' personal belongings during party
• Responsible to gather items and fill grad's bags for party
• Coffee Lounge Chair - Eva Marthaler / Julie Jochim
• Decorations Chair - Joelle Purvis Allen
• Responsible for decorations for venue
• Directory Chair - Needed
• Responsible for student directory fundraiser
• Donations (In-Kind) Chair - Needed
• Responsible for obtaining items for gift bags, the silent auction, and the party
• Entertainment Chair - Rolf Johnson / Mary Jo Wiechmann / Rocky Beaty
• Responsible for activities at party, including major all-student activities and smaller special interest activities
• Food Chair - Nancy Torrison / Shauna Novak
• Responsible for planning, purchasing, preparing serving and cleanup of dinner, snacks and breakfast for grads
• Responsible for feeding of volunteers
• Fundraising Chair  - Needed
• Responsible for organizing and implimenting fundraising activities for the senior party
• Responsible for student directory fundraiser (may be a separate chair)
• Medical Chair - Mary Sanderlin
• Responsible for staffing a first aid room at the party
• PR / Website Chair - Alison Albrecht
• Registration Chair - Daon Karpan
• Responsible for all aspects of registering seniors for the party throughout the year 
• Responsible for working with clubs / organizations to insure participation from entire class
• Security Chair - Susan Bruce
• Responsible for staffing and carrying out security at the venue
• Service Project Chair  - Beth Kreitzman
• Responsible for planning and carrying out a small service project as an activity option at the party
• Transportation Chair - Carrie Johnson
• Responsible for arrangement of transportation to and from the party
• Responsible for staffing the buses with parent chaperones
• Treasurer - Miriam Goodman
• Responsible for all aspects of financial matters pertaining to the party
• Venue Chair - Joelle Purvis Allen
• Responsible for working with the venue management 
• Responsible for communicating venue specific information to the committee chairs
• Video Chair - Ahn Tran
• Volunteer Chair - Stacey Spencer / Sheila Derech