Fundraising
Fundraising is how we develop our playgrounds, buy new equipment, and specialty items for the teachers. Parents are advised on what we are raising money for each year. 2024- we raised money to cover the cost of new floors in kindergarten, smart boards in pre-k, additional security features such as the exterior fence at the rear of the property, and a concrete slab on playground.
Gift Wrap Fundraiser - September
Packets will come home the first day of school or at the Meet and Greet. There are gift items as well as gift wrap. It’s called Believe Kids! We will receive 50% of the profits back. We’d love your participation!
CLAIRE'S GOURMET - October
Claire's Gourment offers yummy treats that arrive frozen just in time for the holidays! Lasagna, hot dogs, pretzels, lemon pound cake, cheesecakes, cinnamon rolls and cookie dough are just some of the wonderful-ness that is part of this fundraiser. We receive about 40% for our school. Frozen food will be delivered to the school on Nov 3, and must be picked up that day, as we cannot store it all.
Area Restaurant Spirit Nights- Winter/Spring
We will all meet for dinner at a local restaurant, where a percentage of the proceeds will go to the school. We’ll be looking for our Red School Spirit Shirts filling up a local restaurant!!
These fundraisers cover additional expenses on the playground and equipment needs for our school. The items below were all paid with fundraising money over the years:
Shade canopy over both playgrounds
Picnic tables for both playgrounds.
New fencing and gates for both playgrounds
Concrete pad and basketball hoop
Concrete figure 8 bike trail, and bike storage garage.
PE equipment and storage shed
New Fire Alarm System
Gravel!
New exterior doors- with special security glass.
Security cameras for the facility and classrooms.
New swing set.
New bathroom counter tops/sinks/faucets
Zono Sanitizing Machine for all toys and equipment
Smart Boards
Rugs
Fencing
Cornwall Mountain Preschool in Jamaica
Throughout the school year, we raise funds to help support a preschool in Jamaica. These impoverished children live in the mountains 1.5 hrs outside Montego Bay and cannot afford preschool. In 2016, we sent a teacher to college in Montego Bay - our parents helped fund her classes and books! We sent financial support and oft times she has done so well that the college has given her scholarships! She graduated teacher college in 2022 as valedictorian!! We have also hosted spirit nights at the local Chick-fil-A restaurant and have been able to purchase security bars for the school's windows and doors. We have taken them teaching supplies, books and puzzles in December 2012-2019. One family's donation has purchased fencing around the school. We raised funds in 2014 to have the facility painted (we supplied the paint and local preschool parents did the work!). In December of 2013, we provided a CD player, music, puppets, 3 storage cabinets, a bookshelf and Christmas gifts for every child. We did a Christmas party in December 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 - each year supplying the school children with new clothing, shoes, a toy, coloring book, and toiletries. We help teachers with computers, teaching supplies and manipulatives. For Christmas of 2018 we received some very kind donations from parents and we were able to buy a bag of groceries for each family for the Christmas holiday! Such a blessing!
In 2019 we greatly enhanced their library (which we initially started for them back in 2014) and also provided a bag of books for each child to take home in their own little reading book bag. During COVID we were able to fly into Montego Bay and drop off suitcases for the school to Miss Gardner. We provided lots of reading group books, and curriculum materials and art supplies. In 2022, we provided suitcases full of clothing, toys and supplies. This year in 2023, we are going over Thanksgiving to take school supplies.
In March of 2015, Mrs. Frasz spent a week at the school assisting with teaching and discovered many needs within the local families and community. In April, we brought a preschool teacher to Virginia and she spent 11 days with our staff, learning and being 'loved on' by staff and school families alike! For the 2015 Christmas party, we invited Christian singer/songwriter, Mary Rice Hopkins and puppeteer, Darcie Maze for the annual party. We put on a concert for the entire preschool and local elementary school. We gave each family a bag with goodies for each person in the family and Santa passed out sweet treats.
We ask that you support our spirit nights - not only to have a night out without doing dishes, but to support these little ones and their teachers who have so little in the way of educational and financial support.
Have an Idea?
Do you have an idea for a fundraising event or would like to sponsor Haymarket Baptist Church Preschool & Kindergarten? We'd love to hear more.
Please feel free to contact us online, and we'll be sure to get in touch with you as soon as possible.
Grants Basic School, Jamaica
In 2023 our school adopted a 2nd Jamaican preschool in an area of Montego Bay called Flankers. It is very impoverished and the needs have been many! In just one year we have replaced exterior doors that were rotted with termite damage, we created a play room, purchased a desk and bookshelf for each teacher, sponsored 8 children’s tuition, helped by lunch supplies, had the exterior painted with an adorable mural, bought the director a new chair, furnished the little kitchen with a microwave, toaster oven and some pots and pans. Our parents have been so generous with this new school- and we look forward to more partnerships with these sweet teachers and students. Mrs. Frasz returns in mid-November 2024 with school supplies, curriculum, toys, hygiene items and books! Please let her know if you’d like to sponsor any child or any items for this little school!