 Community Outreach & PhilanthropyCommunity is an expression of our families and kinship and, as such, an integral part of the MHMC. The MHMC is a very active in our member community, where we provide meals for new moms; our town's community through the sponsoring, cosponsoring, and supporting of a variety of events; and in the world community via our philanthropic endeavors.
Helping Hands
Any active Member who brings a new child into their family, whether by birth or adoption, will receive three meals to help with the transition. The meals will be prepared by Members on a volunteer basis during a time frame specified by the new parent. The Leadership Team reserves the right to extend this program to other situations such as illness, surgery, or other life trauma or to extend the number of meals for a given family.
Community Events
For the 2009-2010 Membership Year, the MHMC will sponsor the following community events.
~ 6th Annual Halloween Parade & Children's Carnival
~ 4th of July Decorated Bike Parade
~ 4th of July Pie Bake-Off
Philanthropy
For the 2009-2010 Membership Year, the MHMC will participate in the following philanthropic endeavors. We will also support other community charity events and activities by sharing the details on our website and with our members. To submit your charitable event for approval, please contact
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~ Book Drive to support Bethany and Wicklund School Libraries
~ Bethany and Wicklund School Foundation Efforts
~ Gently Used Toy Drive
~ Great American Bake Sale
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MHMC Bakes to Raise Awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorders are the fastest growing category of developmental disabilities. Did you know that within the MHMC alone, we are aware of four children that have a diagnosis on this spectrum? April was Autism Awareness Month but we've decided to extend that to June in honor of them and their families!
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Open House and Silent Auction to Benefit Wicklund School Foundation!
Wicklund School Foundation will be hosting their Annual Open House and Silent Auction in conjunction with a BBQ to celebrate their Distinguished School designation! The BBQ and Auction Item Preview kick things off and are followed by the Open House with dessert served last. All auction and raffle winners will be announced during dessert, you do not need to be present to win.
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Bethany School Foundation Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week!
The Bethany School Foundation will be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week beginning Monday, May 3rd. In order to be able to thank all of their hard-working teachers, the BSF is looking for donations of food and gifts. If you have a business and are able to donate products, gift certificates, or are willing to offer speical discounts to teachers, your information will be included in an upcoming bulletin and will be published on the forum. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated!
For more information or to make a donation, please contact
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Shop Online and Earn Money for Our Schools
Place your on-line order through either the eScrip Online Mall or Box Tops for Education Marketplace. Merchants within these sites will donate up to 9% to your chosen school! Some merchants include Oriental Trading Company, Barnes & Noble, Macy's, Target, Land's End, Expedia, Current, Travelocity, Toys R Us, Babies R Us and hundreds more!!! |
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Box Tops for Education
Clip Box Tops for Education and earn money for your community school! Look for the Box Tops logo on hundreds of products like General Mills cereals, Hamburger Helper meals, & Kleenex. For every Box Top coupon collected, your select school will earn 10¢. That really adds up!
To donate your Box Tops to Bethany Elementary School, contact
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To donate your Box Tops to Wicklund Elementary School, contact
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eScrip
eScrip is a wonderful program that allows you to earn money for your school of choice by simply doing what you already do -- buying groceries and shopping online. Here's how it works...
- You register any one or all of your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards for use in the program.
- Participating merchants will make contributions to your chosen group, based on purchases made by you, just by using the cards you have registered.
- Your purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how much you are earning on your child's behalf!
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