Category Archives: School Fundraisers

Nelson Movie Night!

$1.00 admission or FREE admission if you bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank.
Friday, May 25th, 2018
Doors & Concession open at 5:30pm

Movie starts at 6:30pm
Nelson School Gym
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FOR SALE: pizza, Kernels popcorn, chips, candy bags, juice. water. coffee, tea, pop

*Concession sales supports PAC fund and Nelson Students

Jump Rope 4 Heart 2018

On Friday, March 16th, for the 36th year in a row, Nelson students participated in:
Participating in Jump Rope for Heart helps Nelson students learn the importance of physical activity, healthy eating and giving to others.
We jumped with our buddies & friends from 1:00-2:00 in the gymnasium & competed in challenges given by Mr. Morrison.
Click on the below picture to see us having fun & exercising our hearts!

Nelson Movie Night!

$1.00 admission or FREE admission if you bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank.
Friday, December 1st, 2017
Doors & Concession open at 5:00pm

Movie starts at 6:00pm
Nelson School Gym
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FOR SALE: hotdogs (beef/veggie), popcorn, chips, Fruit to Go, Rice Krispie Squares, juice. water. coffee, tea

*Concession sales supports PAC fund and Nelson Students

HOLIDAY RAFIKI SALE

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This week Nelson’s Me to We club is selling rafiki bracelets at lunch hour for $10 and $15.
Selling beaded rafiki bracelets helps a Kenyan artisan create a better future for herself and her family. Every bracelet she makes helps her earn a living, send her children to school and share the power of her skills and traditions with the world.

Me to We club members will be taking orders this week and the bracelets will arrive in December in time for Christmas!
They make wonderful gifts!!
CLICK on each picture above for a closer look and the price of each bracelet.

Thank you so much for your support of our fundraising efforts!

We Scare Hunger

1025_WeScareHunger_CampaignBooklet-USNelson’s ME to WE club is starting an exciting year of fundraising by holding a food drive for the We Scare Hunger campaign. Please bring non-perishable food items to school until November 23rd to help support our local community. Students in the Me to We club from Div. 1 will be collecting items from classes.
Thank you for your support!
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We have created theme days although you’re welcome to bring in any donation on any day!

November 14th:  Breakfast—hot and cold boxed cereals, oatmeal, granola, muesli, whole grain bran*, granola bars, breakfast bars

November 15th:  Snack—crackers, cookies, natural peanut butter*, powdered skim milk*, rice cakes, nuts and/or seeds*

November 16th:  Lunch—canned soup, hearty stews, pork and beans, chili, ready to serve meals, boxed macaroni and cheese

November 17th:  Appetizers—dried lentils and beans*, canned beans and chickpeas*

November 20th:  Side Dishes—canned vegetables*, dried vegetables, side kicks

November 21st:  Dinner—brown* and white rice, barley, whole wheat* pasta, and other grains, tomato sauce, pasta sauce, canned fish*, canned chicken* or turkey*

November 22nd:  Dessert and Beverages—fruit and vegetable juice in cans, tetra packs, bottles, canned fruit*, fruit cups

November 23rd:  Donation Day and misc. items

WE DAY

On Wed., Oct. 18th, grade 7 students from Nelson’s Me to We club joined almost 18,000 other students and teachers in Rogers Arena to be inspired to create change in their local and global communities. Click on the logo for a recap of the day!

Stay tuned for many opportunities to support these change-makers in their various fundraising initiatives during the upcoming year.

TERRY FOX RUN 2017

Nelson students participated in our annual Terry Fox Run on Fri. Sept. 22nd. After one week of fundraising, bringing in Toonies for Terry & collecting pledges, we raised an incredible amount of money for the Terry Fox Foundation! Way to go Nelson!! We are the 2nd highest fundraising elementary school in Burnaby with fundraising totals over the last few years being:
2013 ~ $1430          2014 ~ $1097
2015 ~ $1,967          2016 ~ $2, 200

This week Nelson students will find out what their fundraising total this year is and will be rewarded for all their hard work!

CLICK on Terry to see runners in action!

T is for Terry Fox

    
  
To celebrate the memory of Terry Fox on Canada’s 150th and Burnaby’s 125th birthday Nelson students presented what Terry means to them with the above letters during our run day assembly.
(click on the letters for a closer look)

Terry Fox Tees


Dear Nelson families,                            
As part of our fundraising for The Terry Fox Foundation, there is an opportunity for students and their family members to purchase Terry Fox t-shirts in order to have them to wear on our school run day on Friday, September 22nd.
The design is shown above and is black in colour.
Youth shirts are $15 and adult shirts are $20, with an adult only Dry-Fit option for $30.
SIZING CHART for Dry-Fit t-shirts
There is no shipping or tax & 75% of the price of every shirt sold benefits cancer research.

If you are interested, please have your order submitted to Miss Watt by Wednesday, September 13th. CASH ONLY.

Thank you so much for your support!

Terry Fox Tees

Dear Nelson families,                            
As part of our fundraising for The Terry Fox Foundation, there is an opportunity before the end of the school year for students & their family members to purchase Terry Fox t-shirts in order to have them to wear on our school run day in September.
Youth shirts are $15 & adult shirts are $20. There is no shipping or tax & 75% of the price of every shirt sold benefits cancer research. 
If you are interested, please have your order submitted by Friday, June 24th.. CASH ONLY.
You will also have an opportunity to purchase one in September, although sizes may be limited and it will not arrive by our run day.

Thank you so much for your support!
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