Subject: SFS PA Grade 11: Upcoming events for the SFS Community
From: "Barbara Swoboda" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:36:58 +0000

Two upcoming events for your consideration:

1) Just in time for the holidays, Sidwell Friends families have the opportunity to give a gift to the littlest ones in our wider community.
FAPAC, The Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center provides gifts for the children of families in their programs and will be hosting small parties to present gifts and for families to share in holiday festivities! Please click https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/3PTASOD162DC2 to donate directly to the 2017 Holiday Toy Registry until December 8.

Long-term SFS partner, the Rosemount Center, a bilingual preschool in Mt. Pleasant with 240 children in their wider community, has a need for gifts and toys for infants up to 12 months old, toddlers ages 1 to 3 and preschool, ages 3-5. Items can be dropped off in Mr. Woods’ office or in the Zartman House lobby until Thursday, December 14. Questions? Please contact Shoshanna Sumka at [email-masked].

2) The SFS PA - Parents of Black Students (PBS) committee, in collaboration with Quaker Life, Community Service, Parents of Asian Students, Parents of Latino Students, and Equity, Justice and Community committees, cordially invite and encourage all members of the Sidwell Friends School (SFS) community (faculty, staff, parents, students, and alumni) to honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the third annual SFS MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 15, 2018.

In the spirit of shared learning and service, and to promote one-SFS community, we will gather at the Upper School to explore this year's theme: Building a Just Community through Literacy and Water Access.  Participants will begin the morning by gathering for a brief query-based Meeting for Learning where first-person experiences will be shared by panelists that have been impacted by literacy and water issues.  The meeting will be followed by service activities that will benefit members of the local community.  There will also be smaller group discussions called "Coffee and Conversation" with our panelists and community partners.  We will then regroup for a few moments of reflection before closing with a moment of silence.

Date: Monday, January 15, 2018 (MLK Holiday)

Time: 9 am - 12:30 pm (light breakfast available at 8:30 am)

Location: Upper School - Robert L. Smith Meeting Room

More details and sign-up information will be provided.

Thank you - PBS Clerks

Nicole Lang & Kim Hurley - All School
Kelvin Reaves & Damara Chambers - Lower School
Priscilla Muntemba-Taylor & Sara Bowsky - Middle School
Wendy Cividanes & Gina Williams - Upper School

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