Subject: Junior Class Community Service
From: "Heather Coryell" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2015 12:31:24 +0000 (UTC)

Dear Junior Parents:This year's class-wide community service activity is a holiday celebration for a group of children from DC's foster care system.  We will be partnering with FAPAC -- the Foster & Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center -- for their annual Loving Circles Brunch and Party on Saturday, December 5th.  FAPAC's holiday party brings resource families and birth families together to "break bread" and share in the holiday spirit for the benefit of children in foster care.   The parties began as a response to learning that the holidays are often very stressful for these children  and can lead to feelings of deep grief and loss. At FAPAC's party, foster children enjoy holiday activities, great food, gifts, and quality time with both their families. 
This is the third year the SFS community has helped FAPAC by hosting the event in the US cafeteria and by providing volunteers and donating party supplies and gifts. There are two ways to contribute to the event:

   - Volunteer: Students can sign-up to serve as elves, face-painters, gift-wrappers, decorators, clean-uppers, and crafts helpers.  Parents may sign-up to wrap gifts, decorate, clean-up (and, if by Friday, 11/20, students have not filled all the slots, parents may volunteer for other roles as well). NOTE: Anyone who volunteers for a position involving direct interaction with our guest children (sign-up indicates which ones) will be required to attend an orientation on Friday 12/4 (times to be announced soon) with a FAPAC representative. 
   - Donate: We need gifts for children and adults (the children will present their foster and birth parents with gifts they select from well-stocked gift rooms at the party).  FAPAC will also ensure each child is given an age-appropriate gift.  Crafts supplies, gift wrapping supplies, gingerbread houses and face painting kits are also needed.

 Here is the link to the Sign-up: http://www. signupgenius.com/go/ 30e0e4badad2faaff2-fapac
If you would like to learn more about FAPAC, please go to their website: Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center (FAPAC)
Finally, the weekend of Dec.5th  is a busy one on campus. Juniors may be involved in the basketball tournament and/or taking standardized tests.  We have tried to include a range of volunteer commitments -- from one-hour shifts to five-hour positions -- so that as many students as possible can be involved.  Please ask your student to be sure the volunteer positions he/she selects are commitments he/she can keep.  FAPAC is counting on us to provide the volunteers and donated items they need to make the party a happy and memorable event for the kids and their families.
Please email any questions to [email-masked] 
Thank you.Your 11th Grade Parent Re